ER Doctor Offers Tips for Safer Snow Shoveling
Be alert for signs of heart attack or hypothermia, and consider using a snowblower instead of a shovel
Source: HealthDay
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Source: MedlinePlus Health News - January 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Therapeutic hypothermia offers no significant benefits for infants or children after in-hospital car
(NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute) In a multicenter, international study of infants and children who suffered cardiac arrest while in the hospital, NIH-funded researchers have found that body cooling, or therapeutic hypothermia, is no more effective than actively keeping the body at a normal temperature, or therapeutic normothermia. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 25, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
44 Transported to Hospital After Nightclub Fire in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Fire engulfed a popular nightclub in Bucharest, the Romanian capital, early Saturday, sending 44 people to the hospital, including one who was seriously injured, officials said.
The fire erupted in the early hours at the upscale Bamboo nightclub, which was burned to the ground. Most people suffered from smoke inhalation, according to the Romanian capital's ambulance service, while others were injured as they reportedly leapt from the upper level of the lakeside club to escape the flames.
Hundreds were reportedly in the club at the time.
Interior Ministry spokeswoman Monica Dajbog said 44 receive...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - January 23, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ALISON MUTLER, Associated Press Tags: Major Incidents News Source Type: news
Advanced Cooling Therapy wins CE Mark for esophageal cooling device
Advanced Cooling Therapy said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for use of its esophageal cooling device with Stryker‘s (NYSE:SYK) Altrix Precision Temperature Management System.
The Chicago-based company’s ECD is designed to modulate and control patient temperature using a single-use triple lumen system that is inserted into the patient’s esophagus. The device can be quickly inserted, like a standard gastric tube, and can control a patient’s temperature in a variety of clinical environments, including the operating room, emergency room and ICU.
Advanced Cooling Therapy said t...
Source: Mass Device - January 19, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Regulatory/Clearance Wall Street Beat Advanced Cooling Therapy Stryker Source Type: news
Dr Chris Steele hypothermia warning: YOU could die in your own home this winter
COLD and flu is very common, but can lead to more serious conditions, especially in the elderly. Dr Chris Steele has warned that even being too cold at home can be potentially fatal. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hypothermia Diagnosis and Treatment Could Save Lives
Hypothermia is a life threatening condition that may result in death. It is a drop in the core body temperature of less than 95°F (35° Celsius). This temperature is below what is required for normal metabolism and bodily function (Figure 1). The normal body temperature is between 97.7°F and 99.5°F (Fahrenheit) which is the same as 36.5°C and 37.5°C (Celsius). The body's thermoregulation mechanism adjusts to weather changes.
Thermoregulation
During extreme cold, the body receives a signal from sensory receptors. The signal will go up to the brain. The brain then sends a signal to the body to respond to the cold te...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ticagrelor More Effective Than Clopidogrel in Some Cardiac Arrest Survivors Ticagrelor More Effective Than Clopidogrel in Some Cardiac Arrest Survivors
In comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and hypothermia, ticagrelor results in faster and stronger platelet inhibition compared to clopidogrel, researchers in Slovenia say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News Source Type: news
Hypothermia: No Outcome Improvement in Status Epilepticus Hypothermia: No Outcome Improvement in Status Epilepticus
Therapeutic cooling of patients with status epilepticus did not provide neuroprotection in addition to standard of care in a new trial, but it may provide an anticonvulsive effect.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - December 22, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Stay Safe, Play Safe in a Winter Wonderland
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2016 -- When you ' re outdoors enjoying the winter weather, be sure to protect against cold temperature-related injuries, a sports medicine expert says.
These injuries fall into three categories: hypothermia (which is when a person... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 20, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Traditional temperature-taking helps patients avoid hypothermia during surgery, says NICE
Traditional under the tongue or armpit temperature-taking are among the recommended ways of monitoring a patient ’s temperature to help avoid hypothermia during surgery, says NICE. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - December 14, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Polar Vortex Tightens Grip on U.S.
Doctor offers precautions against hypothermia; go easy when shoveling snow
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Page: Winter Weather Emergencies (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - December 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New NICE guidance on surgical temperature taking
Some common techniques for taking temperature must not be used before, during or after surgery, states new official guidance on preventing hypothermia on the operating table. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - December 14, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Polar Vortex Tightens Grip on U.S.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2016 -- A polar vortex is bringing extreme cold and winds to the central and eastern United States this week, and millions of Americans are being warned to guard against frostbite and hypothermia.
Wind chills could fall to 30 to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 14, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Polar Vortex Takes Aim At U.S.
Doctor offers precautions against hypothermia; go easy when shoveling snow
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Hypothermia, Winter Weather Emergencies (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - December 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Polar Vortex Takes Aim at U.S.
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2016 -- A polar vortex is expected to bring extreme cold and winds to the central and eastern United States this week, and millions of Americans are being warned to guard against frostbite and hypothermia.
Wind chills could fall... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 13, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
