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. Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “We’ll certainly never forget the dark days of June 6... January 6th, excuse me.” - President “Joe Biden” The plum blossoms are ready to pop here. You can feel your blood rising. The evening sun lingers a little longer every…#jameshowardkunstler #kunstlercom #joebidens #alexsoros #hamas #israel #palestinians #gaza #hermes #blm (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Texas Grid Warns of Possible Power Emergency Early Next Week
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Delta Air Lines Boeing plane loses emergency slide mid-flight, crew hears'non-routine' vibrations
After an emergency slide billowed off a Delta Air Line aircraft after takeoff Friday, the Los Angeles-bound Boeing plane was forced to return to New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Delta Air Lines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed to Fox News Digital that…#deltaairline #boeing #newyorkcity #deltaairlines #faa #foxnewsdigital #767300er #lax #atlanta #737 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First Nations Patients Often Leave ED Before Completing Care First Nations Patients Often Leave ED Before Completing Care
First Nations patients cited reasons such as racism and stereotyping on the part of providers as reasons for leaving early.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Emergency Medicine News Source Type: news
Cause of Missouri Doc's Death; NBA Star's Bell's Palsy; Huge Data Breach at Kaiser
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John Forsyth, MD, the Missouri emergency physician whose death last May drew national attention and online speculation, died by suicide, according to Arkansas authorities... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - April 26, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
PECARN Prediction Rules for CT Imaging Show High Accuracy
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) intra-abdominal injury and traumatic brain injury rules show a high degree of accuracy in pediatric emergency departments, according to a study published in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Investigation report: nutrition management of acutely unwell patients in acute medical units
Health Services Safety Investigations Body -The purpose of this investigation was to support improvements in the identification of malnutrition and management of nutritional needs for patients within acute medical units (AMUs). AMUs are the first point of entry for patients referred to hospital as an acute medical emergency by their GP and those requiring admission from the emergency department. The investigation uses, as an example, a real patient safety incident in which a man ’s nutritional needs were not met for 19 days stay in hospital, of which 13 days were in AMU resulting in him losing up to 26% of his body weigh...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Patient safety Source Type: news
Which Patients and Surgeries Are'High Risk' for Seniors?
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- Most seniors probably view any emergency surgery with a certain level of anxiety. Now, a new study seeks to sort out who might be at highest risk for a complication from such surgeries -- and which surgeries are more... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 26, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Best Practices for Medication Management in Assisted Living: Pharmacy and Community Practices
Managing medications for assisted living residents can be complex and challenging. Medication errors can have severe consequences, but for residents in assisted living the risks can be even more significant. Errors can lead to hospitalization, disability, and even death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, medications are implicated in over 450,000 emergency department visits each year for adults aged 65 years and older, a rate more than twice as often as younger individuals (CDC, “Adverse Drug Events in Adults,” Medication Safety Program, April 6, 2023, https://bit.ly/48szzZZ). (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Burton Korer Tags: Assisted Living Source Type: news
Characteristics of firearm injury by injury intent: the need for tailored interventions - Kirkendoll SD, Hink AB, Kuhls DA, Rivara FP, Sakran JV, Agoubi LL, Winchester AS, Richards J, Hoeft C, Patel B, Michaels H, Nathens AB.
This study sought to describe characteristic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Should an emergency physician be a "surgeon" in a rural area? A case of blunt cardiac rupture successfully treated by an emergency physician - Kubo K, Abe T, Nagoshi H, Ochiai H.
We report a case of blunt cardiac rupture in a rural area in which emergency physicians performed emergency department thoraco... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Effect, feasibility, and acceptability of a Comprehensive Active Resilience Education (CARE) program in emergency nurses exposed to workplace violence: a quasi-experimental, mixed-methods study - Liao L, Guo N, Qu J, Ruan C, Wang L.
BACKGROUND: Workplace violence (WPV) against emergency nurses has been common but unavoidable. Promoting resilience may mitigate the subsequent health harms of workplace violence. Current interventions mainly focused on internal factors related to resilien... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Assistance to victims of violence in emergency services from the forensic nursing perspective - Citolin MO, Vargas MAO, Santos DG, Hilleshein AG, Brasil G, Ramos FRS.
OBJECTIVE: to analyze nurses' role in collecting, identifying and preserving traces in Emergency care for victims of violence, from the perspective of these professionals. METHOD: a qualitative study with an exploratory and descriptive approach. It... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Back on the streets: examining emergency department return rates for unhoused patients discharged after trauma - Park S, Kim S, Kim HK, Tabarsi E, Hom B, Gallagher S, Ugarte C, Clark D, Schellenberg M, Martin M, Inaba K, Matsushima K.
BACKGROUND: The unhoused population is at high risk for traumatic injuries and faces unique challenges in accessing follow-up care. However, there is scarce data regarding differences in Emergency Department (ED) return rates and reasons for return between... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Disaster literacy in disaster emergency response: a national qualitative study among nurses - Zhang D, Zhang LY, Zhang K, Zhang H, Zhang HF, Zhao K.
BACKGROUND: As the largest group of healthcare professionals, nurses play an indispensable and crucial role in disaster response. The enhancement of nurses' disaster literacy is imperative for effective disaster emergency management. However, there is curr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
