State Partnership Drives Handtevy Adoption in Indiana, Enhancing Lifesaving Emergency Response for EMS
The EMS Division of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and Handtevy launch a transformative initiative to enhance advanced life support across 70 organizations, integrating state-of-the-art technology to forge the future of patient care. INDIANAPOLIS, April 7, 2024... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: JVN LIC Source Type: news
How Do You Treat Nasal Fractures?
Discussion
Facial trauma is common and accounts for about 11% of all pediatric emergency room visits. Nasal fractures are fewer in younger ages but increase in incidence as children age because of increased opportunity for trauma (e.g. playing, sports, car accidents, etc.). Anatomy also plays a part as young children have more cartilaginous structures and the nose does not protrude as much as an older child or adult who also have more osseous structures. The nasal structures have 2 bigger growth phases from 2-5 years and also at puberty. Adult size is reached in 16-18 years for females and about 2 years later for males (18...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 8, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
NHS staff have been shown porn and offered money for sex at work
NHS staff including ambulance workers,111 call handlers, porters, nurses and cleaners have been shown pornographic images, offered money for sex and assaulted at work, according to research published by UNISON today (Monday).
In a survey released to coincide with the first day of UNISON’s annual health conference in Brighton, one in ten (10%) healthcare workers reported experiences of sexual harassment.
This included being touched or kissed, demands for sex in return for favours and derogatory comments.
Sexual assault was reported by almost three in ten (29%) of all the health workers who’d experienced sexua...
Source: UNISON Health care news - April 7, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release NHS staff sexual harassment Source Type: news
Southwest Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Boeing Engine Cover Falls Off
A Southwest Airlines flight safely returned to Denver International Airport on Sunday after the engine cover of a Boeing 737-800 fell off during takeoff and struck the wing flap, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Flight 3695 was headed to Houston but returned to the Denver airport around…#southwestairlines #boeing #737800 #flight3695 #houston #denver #faa #southwest #williamphobbyairport (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WATCH: Engine Cover Rips Off Southwest Airlines 737 During Takeoff Forcing Immediate Emergency Landing
Scary moments for passengers on a Southwest flight from Denver to Houston when the engine cover ripped off during flight , forcing the plane to return to Denver Sunday morning. pic.twitter.com/BBpCBXpTsl — Sam Sweeney (@SweeneyABC) April 7, 2024 BREAKING: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 flight to…#southwest #denver #houston #sweeneyabc #southwestairlines #boeing #737 #americanairlines #737800 #williamphobbyairport (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Southwest Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Denver after engine part falls off Boeing 737 plane
A Southwest Airlines flight had to make an emergency stop after an engine part fell off during takeoff from Denver International Airport on Sunday morning. The Boeing 737-800 plane was headed for William P. Hobby Airport in Houston when the engine cowling fell off and struck the wing flap during…#southwestairlines #boeing #737800 #williamphobbyairport #houston #faa #flight3695 #denverinternational #fox31 #denver (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Attacks on Emergency Room Workers Prompt Debate Over Tougher Penalties
(MedPage Today) -- Patients hurl verbal abuse at Michelle Ravera, RN, every day in the emergency room (ER). Physical violence is less common, she said, but has become a growing threat.
Ravera, an ER nurse at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 7, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
News Wrap: Israel lowers military presence in southern Gaza as war hits 6-month mark
In our news wrap Sunday, Israel said it’s pulling some of its troops out of southern Gaza, a top Iranian official’s remarks stoked fears of wider regional conflict, Russia declared a national emergency after a dam broke during flooding, Rwanda marked 30 years since government-backed extremists…#israel #gaza #iranian #rwanda #oregon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Southwest flight from Denver makes emergency landing after'mechanical issue,' airline says
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft's engine cover detached during takeoff, FAA said. Southwest flight from Denver makes emergency landing after 'mechanical issue,' airline says A Southwest Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing Sunday morning after the engine cover detached during takeoff,…#boeing #737800 #faa #southwest #denver #southwestairlines #houston #lisac #abcnews #cooperglass (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
An engine cover rips off a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737, forcing an emergency landing
None A Southwest Airlines flight returned to Denver after an engine cover ripped off mid-flight. • None The plane is a Boeing model that has had other malfunctions recently, prompting FAA inspections. • None Southwest's maintenance team is reviewing the aircraft while the FAA investigates. A…#denver #boeing #faa #nonesouthwest #737 #southwestairlines #flight3695 #ourcustomers #houstonhobby #southwest (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why more Americans are making hardship withdrawals from retirement accounts
For a growing number of Americans, retirement accounts are doing double duty as savings accounts for the future and emergency funds for the here and now. Vanguard Group says that 2023 saw early withdrawals from a record 3.6 percent of the 5 million accounts it administers, up from 2.8 percent in…#vanguardgroup #robenfarzad #johnyang #amystrivers #colorado #socialsecurity #medicare #unclesam #ubers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Visiting Lebanon, WHO Regional Director affirms support to address multiple health system challenges
7 April 2024, Beirut, Lebanon – WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy concluded a 2-day visit to Beirut, Lebanon, last week at a time when hostilities are escalating on Lebanon’s southern border with Israel.
The visit that took place on 2 and 3 April represented the third country visit on Dr Balkhy’s official tour of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region since taking office in February 2024.
“Lebanon’s health system faces multiple challenges, from hosting 1.5 million Syrian refugees to hostilities in the south targeting health workers, facilities and ambulances,” said Dr Balkhy. ...
Source: WHO EMRO News - April 7, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Impella Saves Lives in CS, but Patient Selection Key Impella Saves Lives in CS, but Patient Selection Key
In the first randomized trial of Impella in a select group of patients with AMI and cardiogenic shock, the device saved lives. The high rate of serious adverse events calls us to pay attention to the nuances of the data, says John Mandrola, MD.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - April 7, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Six months of war leave Al-Shifa hospital in ruins, WHO mission reports
6 April 2024, Jerusalem, Cairo, Geneva - A WHO-led multi-agency mission accessed Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza on 5 April to conduct a preliminary assessment of the extent of destruction and identify needs to guide future efforts to restore the facility. The highly complex mission was conducted in close partnership with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), United Nations Department for Safety and Security (UNDSS), and in collaboration with the acting Hospital Director.
Prior to the mission, WHO’s efforts to reach ...
Source: WHO EMRO News - April 7, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Madagascar: Mother Makes 200km Emergency Trip Across Rural Madagascar to Save Baby
[UN News] A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a 200km emergency journey on challenging rural roads to a specialist regional hospital after she experienced difficulties giving birth at home. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 7, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Madagascar Pregnancy and Childbirth Source Type: news
