San Jose invests $30 million to double capacity at tiny home site for the homeless
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan plans to double the size of the city’s oldest emergency interim housing site, but it will come at a high cost to taxpayers — $30 million. The site, located at 5898 Rue Ferrari in South San Jose, is set to add 134 beds on top of the existing 124, as well as a laundry area…#sanjose #mattmahan #southsanjose #mahan #jimmypanetta #democrat #panetta #sanjoses #rueferrari #publicworks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Declares Drug Abuse 'National Emergency'
[DW] Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has vowed to combat the polydrug kush, saying that drug abuse in the West African nation is a "national emergency." (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 5, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Sierra Leone West Africa Source Type: news
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on interhospital transfer of patients with major trauma in Korea: a retrospective cohort study - Cho SH, Nho WY, Lee DE, Ahn JY, Kim JW, Lim KH, Ryoo HW, Kim JK.
BACKGROUND: Interhospital transfer (IHT) is necessary for providing ultimate care in the current emergency care system, particularly for patients with severe trauma. However, studies on IHT during the pandemic were limited. Furthermore, evidence on the eff... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Safety planning intervention training among early career mental health professionals: perception of self-efficacy, usefulness and feasibility - Rodante DE, Bellotti M, Boscolo M, Cremades C, Melone M, Gagliesi P, Mehlum L.
INTRODUCTION: In 2021, in Argentina there were 3,639 deaths by suicide, equivalent to one death every three hours. Evidence indicates that brief suicide preventive interventions in emergency services, such as the Safety Planning Intervention (SPI), effecti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Emergency first responders' misconceptions about suicide: a descriptive study - Ayala Romera EV, S ánchez Santos RM, Fenzi G, García Méndez JA, Díaz Agea JL.
This study aims to analyze the presence of myths among emergency first responders and identify the most prevalent false be... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
President Biden just canceled plans to refill America's emergency oil reserve
The Department of Energy (DOE) unexpectedly axed plans to refill its “oil piggy bank” in August and September due to surging oil prices. The DOE previously announced in March that it was soliciting 3 million barrels of oil for its Bayou Choctaw site in Louisiana — one of four major storage…#departmentofenergy #doe #spr #nonecommercial #walmartwholefoods #kroger #usfed #nonecar #charismatroiano #energydepartment (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Democrats Allege'Influence Peddling And Corruption,' Demand Probe Into Trump Media After Reports Allege Company Bailed Out By Russian-American Under Scrutiny …
Democratic groups are calling for a congressional investigation into Trump Media following allegations that the company relied on emergency loans linked to a Russian-American businessman under federal investigation, to make its stock market debut. What Happened: The Congressional Integrity…#trumpmedia #russianamerican #jamescomer #guardian #antonpostolnikov #esfamilytrust #paxumbank #caribbean #dominica #trump (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tennessee court to weigh throwing out abortion ban challenge, blocking portions of the law
Attorneys defending Tennessee’s sweeping abortion ban have alleged that doctors challenging the law do not want any oversight when deciding to terminate a pregnancy and instead are improperly withholding care to women facing serious medical emergencies (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Are YOU sitting too much? Doctors warn being idle for just an HOUR a day could put you at risk of Lauren Boebert condition that required emergency op
Doctors are warning about the risks that come with prolonged sitting after Republican congresswoman Lauren Boebert [Shown] was rushed to surgery for a blood clot in her leg. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Highmark Health, AHN Announce Plans to Transform Allegheny General Hospital Campus
As part of a $1 billion, 10-year investment plan, Allegheny Health Network's flagship academic medical center will be transformed with a new cardiovascular tower and emergency department, among other upgrades, further advancing and modernizing the hospital's care delivery and... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CXP Source Type: news
Workplace violence in the pediatric emergency department: a national survey of physicians in the United States - Huang CJ, Boulos AK, Field S, Wang VJ, Yen K.
OBJECTIVES: Previous work shows that health care workers, and particularly emergency department (ED) staff, are at an above average risk of workplace violence (WPV), defined as verbal threats or physical violence in the workplace. Previous data suggest tha... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Reframing conflict in the emergency department as an expected and modifiable source of moral injury - Miner JR, Rieves A, Nahum R.
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Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Accuracy between prehospital and hospital diagnosis in helicopter emergency medical services and its consequences for trauma care - Muller M, Hautz W, Louma Y, Knapp J, Schn üriger B, Simmen HP, Pietsch U, Jakob DA.
PURPOSE: For optimal prehospital trauma care, it is essential to adequately recognize potential life-threatening injuries in order to correctly triage patients and to initiate life-saving measures. The aim of the present study was to determine the accuracy... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Non-suicidal self-injury at a Canadian paediatric emergency department - Cherry JC, Fitzpatrick EA, Sandila NK, Lovas D, Hurley KF.
OBJECTIVE: Our primary objective was to determine agreement between non-suicidal self-injury recorded at triage and during subsequent mental health assessment. The secondary objective was to describe patients who reported non-suicidal self-injury. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Experiencing violence and other predictors of within-person same-day use of multiple substances in youth: a longitudinal study in emergency settings - Lyons VH, Myers MG, Cunningham RM, Zimmerman MA, Carter PM, Walton MA, Goldstick J.
BACKGROUND: Although experiencing violence is a risk factor for substance use among youth, its association with same-day use of multiple substances (a form of polysubstance use) and mitigating factors is less well understood.OBJECTIVES: To identify... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
