An observational study of patient characteristics and environmental risk factors of stingray envenomations in San Diego, California - Arefieva CA, DiLorenzo K, Coffey CH.
INTRODUCTION: Current literature on stingray envenomations focuses on the incidence, presentation, and complications of these injuries, with some studies providing such data for specific geographic locations. This is the first study to evaluate the influen... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Improving emergency department flow by introducing a simple time out moment (The TRAFFIC LIGHT study) - Overgaauw AJ, Ligthart M, Azilji K, Minderhoud TC, Sikkens JJ, Biesheuvel TH, Nanayakkara PW.
BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: Long waiting times in the emergency department (ED) is an increasing problem in the recent years and is expected to become an even bigger problem in the future Objective: We aimed to test the hypothesis whether increasing awarene... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Intimate partner sexual violence: a phenomenological interpretative analysis among female survivors in France - Sanchez M, Romo L, Rogue S, Fouques D.
Despite its prevalence, intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) remains a concealed and poorly understood form of violence against women. Although it is associated with numerous detrimental effects on mental health, very little is known about the subjectiv... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Lower extremity surfing injuries seen at United States emergency departments from 2002 to 2022 - Obana KK, Hasegawa ME, Mueller JD, Berk AN, Rimm JB, Horng JC, Saltzman BM, Parisien RL, Lee LSK, Trofa DP.
BACKGROUND: Surfing is an increasingly popular sport with a high propensity for both traumatic and atraumatic injuries. PURPOSE: To analyze the trends, etiologies, and diagnoses of lower extremity orthopaedic-related surfing injuries presenting to ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Adaptive mechanisms of health zones to chronic traumatic events in eastern DRC: a multiple case study - Lwamushi SM, Karemere H, Banywesize R, Eboma CM, Mwene-Batu P, Lembebu C, Ferrari G, Paul E, Balaluka GB, Donnen P.
BACKGROUND: The Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been affected by armed conflict for several years. Despite the growing interest in the impact of these conflicts on health service utilisation, few studies have addressed the coping... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
AdvaMed urges Congress prioritize R & D tax credit
Medical technology trade association Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) is urging Congress to pass a tax provision to change how small businesses deduct their research and development expenses.
In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, AdvaMed President and CEO Scott Whitaker underscored the critical importance of passing such a provision.
“If Congress considers a tax package, we urge the inclusion of a provision allowing companies to deduct their research and development expenses in the year the expense was incurred,” Whitaker wrote.
Prior to 2022, the tax code allowed medical technology a...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 17, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Economics Source Type: news
The moderating role of belongingness in the contribution of depression to suicide ideation following the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack in Israel: a nationwide prospective study - Levi-Belz Y, Shoval-Zuckerman Y, Blank C, Groweiss Y, Neria Y.
INTRODUCTION: With>1300 civilians murdered, the terrorist attack of October 7 is one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in modern history. Previous research documented a sharp increase in depression in the aftermath of the attacks and the military conflic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Trauma-informed behavioral supports (TIBS) for inpatient treatment of individuals who experience BPD - Carr ER, Carter JEM, Hillbrand M.
Trauma-Informed Behavioral Supports (TIBS) is a novel treatment approach targeting aggression against self or against others in individuals who experience borderline personality disorder (BPD). It is based on applied behavior analysis and uses a person-cen... (Source: SafetyLit)
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Nigerian migrant women and human trafficking narratives: stereotypes, stigma and ethnographic knowledge - Gonz ález EA.
This article analyzes data from an ethnographic study of more than 800 Nigerian sex workers in s... (Source: SafetyLit)
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Speaking up and taking action: psychological safety and joint problem-solving orientation in safety improvement - Bahadurzada H, Kerrissey M, Edmondson AC.
Healthcare organizations face stubborn challenges in ensuring patient safety and mitigating clinician turnover. This paper aims to advance theory and research on patient safety by elucidating how the role of psychological safety in patient safety can be en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Identifying suicide attempter in major depressive disorder through machine learning: the importance of pain avoidance, event-related potential features of affective processing - Li H, Wei S, Sun F, Wan J, Guo T.
How to achieve a high-precision suicide attempt classifier based on the three-dimensional psychological pain model is a valuable issue in suicide research. The aim of the present study is to explore the importance of pain avoidance and its related neural f... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Methodological approaches to measuring mental health in a cost-of-living crisis: a rapid review - England C, Jarrom D, Washington J, Hasler E, Batten L, Edwards A, Lewis R.
BACKGROUND: Cost-of-living crises are damaging to population mental health and require a public health response. It is important to assess whether public health interventions are effective. We aimed to identify population-level methods and measures and the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Development of a brief bedside tool to screen women sexual assault survivors for risk of persistent posttraumatic stress six months after sexual assault - Walsh K, Short N, Ji YY, An XM, Witkemper KD, Lechner M, Bell K, Black J, Buchanan J, Ho J, Reed G, Platt M, Riviello R, Martin SL, Liberzon I, Rauch SAM, Bollen K, McLean SA.
This study aims to develop and validate a brief bedside tool to screen women survivors presenting for emergency care following sexual assault for risk of persistent elevated posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) six months after assault. Participants were 5... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Dissociative symptoms in women with histories of intimate partner victimization: a focus on coercive control - Newton TL, Cerrillos AM, Phares AM.
Identifying and contrasting different patterns of intimate partner violence (IPV) (e.g. situational couple violence, coercive controlling violence) is useful for understanding IPV and its connections with health. Applying this approach to dissociation may ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Functional testing following isolated meniscus repair may help to identify patients who need additional physical therapy prior to a return to activity - Gronbeck KR, Tompkins MA.
OBJECTIVES: Functional testing (FT) commonly used to evaluate dynamic knee function and provide objective information about how well a patient has progressed in rehabilitation following an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The purpose of the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
