Heat Illness Prevention
Heat illness prevention is crucial to those working outdoors in the summer. The Pacific NW Agricultural Safety and Health Center provides resources and training materials for educators. Included are the Four Types of Heat Illness (heat cramps, fainting, heat exhaustion, heat stroke); Identification and Treatment; Steps to Heat Illness Prevention; and Resources. Tools are available in English and Spanish. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - July 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Minority Health Concerns Multilingual Rural Source Type: blogs
How to treat a child ’s sunburn
Even when we do our best to prevent sunburn, it sometimes happen. It’s easy to miss a spot when applying sunscreen (especially if you’ve got a squirmy kid). Sometimes we can’t keep up with reapplying when kids are active or in and out of the water. Sometimes we get caught off guard by a really sunny day — and sometimes we just forget to bring sunscreen on an outing.
Here’s what you should do if your child gets sunburned.
Get them out of the sun. This sounds obvious, but it’s worth stating. If your child is getting sunburned, either find or make some shade, or go indoors. Staying out in the sun is likely to make...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 3, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Parenting Skin and Hair Care Source Type: blogs
The Vitamin Folic Acid May Aid Elders During Heat Waves
The type of heat exhaustion or mild dehydration that a middle-aged caregiver may feel during a heat wave is uncomfortable, but the same occurrence could be deadly for an elder. Because of the seriousness of overheating, some older people take a prescription drug that helps increase blood flow to the skin which in turn helps them cool off.
Read full article on HealthCentral about how folic acid may help your elder stay safe in a heatwave:
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Source: Minding Our Elders - May 19, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Border Patrol Agent Deaths in the Line of Duty
Border Patrol agent Rogelio Martinez, 36, was recentlylaid to rest after dying in the line of duty. The cause of his death is a mystery and the government has released few details. A spokesman for the FBIsaid that Martinez was “not fired upon” but Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX)said Martinez was killed in “an attack.” A spokesperson for the National Border Patrol Council, a government union that represents Border Patrol agents,said that Martinez may have been bludgeoned to death byrocks. Anothersource claims that Martinez may have perished because of injuries he sustained in a fall down a culvert. More information will...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 27, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
When it comes to consumer choice, more is not always better
Mark Letterman’s rheumatoid arthritis had been progressing unrelentingly despite popping dozens of pills each week — eight methotrexate pills on Mondays alone. Letterman felt like he was 63 going on 93.
If rheumatoid arthritis progresses unchecked, it is as debilitating of a disease as can be imagined. Don’t think garden variety arthritis that only interferes with activities like, um, gardening. Think: finger and wrist joints so inflamed it feels like your hands have suffered a heat stroke from the inside out. Imagine: the joints of your toes so damaged you have to purchase shoes at a medical supply store, even t...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 18, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/peter-ubel" rel="tag" > Peter Ubel, MD < /a > Tags: Policy Public Health & Rheumatology Washington Watch Source Type: blogs
Folic Acid May Aid Elders During Heat Waves
The type of heat exhaustion or mild dehydration that a middle aged caregiver may feel during a heat wave is uncomfortable, but the same occurrence could be deadly for an elder. Because of the seriousness of overheating, some older people take a prescription drug that helps increase blood flow to the skin which in turn helps them cool off. Recently, Penn State researchers published information suggesting that folic acid, also known as vitamin B9, may be an inexpensive alternative for prescription drugs for the elderly during heat waves. Folic acid also increases skin blood flow and has been shown to reduce cardiovascular ev...
Source: Minding Our Elders - July 29, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Scenarios for Health Care Reform (Part 1 of 2)
All reformers in health care know what the field needs to do; I laid out four years ago the consensus about patient-supplied data, widespread analytics, mHealth, and transparency. Our frustration comes in when trying to crack the current hide-bound system open and create change. Recent interventions by US Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, whatever their effects on costs and insurance coverage, offer no promise to affect workflows or treatment. So this article suggests three potential scenarios where reform could succeed, along with a vision of what will happen if none of them take hold.
Patients Forge Their Ow...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 16, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Clinical Decision Support Healthcare Analytics Healthcare Business Hospitals mHealth Patients Personal Musings PHR Precision Medicine Data Analytics Health Care Costs Health Care Reform Patient-Generated Data Source Type: blogs
Folic Acid May Aid Elders During Heat Waves
The type of heat exhaustion or mild dehydration that a middle aged caregiver may feel during a heat wave is uncomfortable, but the same occurrence could be deadly for an elder. Because of the seriousness of overheating, some older people take a prescription drug that helps increase blood flow to the skin which in turn helps them cool off. Recently, Penn State researchers published information suggesting that folic acid, also known as vitamin B9, may be an inexpensive alternative for prescription drugs for the elderly during heat waves. Folic acid also increases skin blood flow and has been shown to reduce cardi...
Source: Minding Our Elders - August 12, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
The Rigid Patient
A 24-year-old man with a history of schizophrenia presented with altered mental status. His mother said he had become more catatonic and rigid over the previous two days. She reported that he was prescribed Abilify 5 mg by mouth daily for three years, but a long-acting depot of Abilify 400 mg had been administered two days before by court order. His vital signs include a heart rate of 120 bpm, blood pressure 140/90 mm Hg, temperature 38.5°C, respiratory rate is 14 bpm, and SPO2 is 98% on room air. The patient is alert and diaphoretic. Pupils are 3 mm. Cogwheeling, rigidity, and two beats of ankle clonus are also o...
Source: The Tox Cave - June 2, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Aladtec Software Instrumental in Staffing Minnesota State Fair
Discussions section to communicate with his personnel at the fair. “We use the Discussions area to share pertinent information regarding various issues, such as parking and uniform policies. Any of those types of topics we like to incorporate into the Discussions section because it allows us to open up banter back and forth between the administrators and the staff,” Raditz adds. “All in all, with the flexibility that it offers, the Aladtec system is awesome for scheduling and managing staff at an event like the Minnesota State Fair.”
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Source: The EMT Spot - October 7, 2014 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: Research and News Source Type: blogs
The 125 Percent Solution: Fixing Variations In Health Care Prices
TweetSummer vacation’s finally here. You’re strolling along the beach, not a care in the world when – ouch – you step on a piece of broken glass and need a few stitches at the local hospital. Such routine procedures are painless enough, but depending on where you’re treated and by whom, the real pain could occur when you’re handed the ER bill.
In some of the latest evidence on the crazy-quilt patterns of U.S. health care prices, Castlight Health found prices in Dallas TX ranging from $15 to $343 for the same cholesterol test. What makes these price variations particularly egregious is that the highest prices ...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - August 26, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Jonathan Skinner, Elliott Fisher, and James Weinstein Tags: All Categories Competition Consumers Health Care Costs Hospitals Innovation Medicare Payment Physicians Policy Quality Source Type: blogs
Ecstasy at College Parties: Statistics and Experiences
According to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, about 16 million people have used ecstasy at some point in their life, and during the 2012 year, 869,000 people used ecstasy for the first time, far higher than the number of new LSD and PCP users combined. The number of new ecstasy users is also greater than the number of new users of cocaine, stimulants and inhalants. The percentage of people who will use ecstasy sometime in their life is between 2.0 percent and 3.5 percent. The average age for first-time users was 20.3 years old, smack dab in the middle of the college years.
Ecstasy has been and remains pri...
Source: Cliffside Malibu - August 18, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Richard Taite Tags: Richard Taite Source Type: blogs
Death By Running: It’s The Heat And Not The Heart
The growing popularity of marathons and other extreme sports has sparked worries about the potential dangers of these activities. The popular press and medical research have both focused on the risk of cardiac arrest and other heart rhythm problems. But that concern may be misdirected. A new study from Israel published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology finds that a much more serious danger may be heat stroke, which is defined as a core body temperature above 104 or 105 degrees associated with multiorgan dysfunction. … Click here to read the full post on Forbes. (Source: CardioBrief)
Source: CardioBrief - July 28, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Larry Husten Tags: Heart Rhythms Policy & Ethics Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes endurance exercise heat stroke marathons running Source Type: blogs
Kids in hot cars: don’t leave them alone!
Last year, 44 children died of heatstroke, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Children can die of heatstroke in cars even in mild weather and even if the car is parked in a shady area.
The NHTSA’s website has fact sheets, sample letters to the editor and other materials for disseminating information about heatstroke: http://1.usa.gov/1l0AzVE
This month’s consumer health handout from the American Public Health Association focuses on child safety, vehicles and health. The reprintable handout is available in English and Spanish: http://bit.ly/UD9hur (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - June 9, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kate Flewelling Tags: Children and Teens Public Health Source Type: blogs
