Research Highlights from NAEMSP Annual Meeting Presented at EMS Today 2017
The National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) Annual Meeting is one of the foremost forums to encourage, share and expand research in EMS and prehospital care. Paul Rostykus, MD, MPH, the immediate past program committee chair, who orchestrated the 2016 and 2017 NAEMSP meetings, presented a summary at EMS Today 2017 of the top research from the 2017 NAEMSP Annual Meeting held in New Orleans last month. Rostykus highlighted the award-winning abstracts from the 2017 NAEMSP annual meeting and the ever-popular Top Five Articles presentation. Five of the first six oral presentations of the top-judged abstracts covered car...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - February 25, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Administration and Leadership EMS Today Source Type: news

Corey Slovis Presents Important Clinical Articles at EMS Today 2017
Keeping up with the ever-increasing medical literature that is directly applicable to EMS is growing more difficult each day. More and more journals in more and more specialties are publishing articles that affect our care in the field. At EMS Today 2017, Dr. Corey Slovis—who chairs the department of emergency medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and is medical director of the Nashville fire department and international airport—presented a number of potentially practice-changing articles in his session, The Most Important Published Articles for EMS Providers. Slovis discussed the recent New England Journal ...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - February 23, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Patient Care EMS Today Source Type: news

I.V. Lidocaine in a Colorectal Surgery ERAS Program I.V. Lidocaine in a Colorectal Surgery ERAS Program
This study aimed to assess the role of perioperative lidocaine in an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program for colorectal surgery.BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news

Friday Highlights: 2017 EMS State of the Science Gathering of Eagles XVIX
The 19th Annual EMS State of the Science: Gathering of Eagles Conference, “dedicated to the men and women of EMS who advocate daily for the sick and injured,” began today, packed with 85 topics, faculty and attendees ready to dive into and learn about the latest in EMS and prehospital care. The conference began at 7:30 a.m. with the conference overview and philosophy presented by Raymond L. Fowler, MD—officially dubbed “The First Eagle”—and course coordinator, Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH. Top 5 Studies of the Year The conference began with a customary review of “The Five Most Important Publications of the Past Yea...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - February 17, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P Tags: News Administration and Leadership Source Type: news

Friday Highlights: 2017 EMS State of the Science Gathering of Eagles XVIX
The 19th Annual EMS State of the Science: Gathering of Eagles Conference, “dedicated to the men and women of EMS who advocate daily for the sick and injured,” began today, packed with 85 topics, faculty and attendees ready to dive into and learn about the latest in EMS and prehospital care. The conference began at 7:30 a.m. with the conference overview and philosophy presented by Raymond L. Fowler, MD—officially dubbed “The First Eagle”—and course coordinator, Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH. Top 5 Studies of the Year The conference began with a customary review of “The Five Most Important Publications of the Past Yea...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - February 17, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P Tags: News Administration and Leadership Source Type: news

Ropivacaine: Less Pain, Hemorrhage Risk During Vitrectomy Ropivacaine: Less Pain, Hemorrhage Risk During Vitrectomy
Despite a similar effectiveness to bupivacaine, lidocaine, and a solution of both, ropivacaine had lower rates of postoperative pain and lower rates of hemorrhage in a randomized controlled trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news

FTC, Endo propose agreement to resolve pay-for-delay dispute
Endo International and the Federal Trade Commission filed a joint motion in the U.S. District Court in California Monday seeking approval of proposal that would resolve all disputes between the pharmaceutical company and the federal agency relating to the alleged "pay-for-delay" patent infringement settlements Endo entered into with generic drug companies. Those settlements involved Lidoderm, a topical patch used to relieve pain associated with a complication of shingles known as post-herpetic neuralgia,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 23, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: John George Source Type: news

FTC, Endo propose agreement to resolve pay-for-delay dispute
Endo International and the Federal Trade Commission filed a joint motion in the U.S. District Court in California Monday seeking approval of proposal that would resolve all disputes between the pharmaceutical company and the federal agency relating to the alleged "pay-for-delay" patent infringement settlements Endo entered into with generic drug companies. Those settlements involved Lidoderm, a topical patch used to relieve pain associated with a complication of shingles known as post-herpetic neuralgia,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 23, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: John George Source Type: news

Intraperitoneal Instillation of Lidocaine Cuts Post-Cesarean Pain Intraperitoneal Instillation of Lidocaine Cuts Post-Cesarean Pain
Intraperitoneal instillation of lidocaine improves the management of early postoperative pain after a cesarean delivery and reduces the number of women requesting opioids in the immediate postpartum period, according to researchers in Canada.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - January 9, 2017 Category: Surgery Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news

Synera (Lidocaine and Tetracaine) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - December 29, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

How to Confirm Ankle Joint Penetration
Suspicious lacerations should be investigated, even if the X-ray is normal. A step-by-step pictorial guide. It is a busy Friday evening in the emergency department when you get called to the resuscitation bay for a 14-year-old female who was the restrained back seat passenger in a rollover motor vehicle crash. After a quick call to your significant other to ensure that your daughter is safe in bed, you proceed to evaluate this young patient. You are once again amazed by modern safety technology with the minimal amount of head, torso and abdominal trauma on this patient. After a thorough initial inspection you find that the...
Source: EPMonthly.com - December 28, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Logan Plaster Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Topical Lidocaine Could Help Make Infant Vaccines Less Painful (FREE)
By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Topically applied lidocaine may help ease vaccination pain in infants, according to a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.Roughly 350 … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 12, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Anesthetic cream best for relieving vaccination pain in infants
For babies under age one year, lidocaine cream, combined with a small amount of sugar given by mouth and infant soothing, can help relieve pain from routine vaccinations, according to a study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 12, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Spoonful of sugar alone may not ease babies' vaccination pain
What's the best way to ease the pain of a vaccination for babies? A randomized control trial at SickKids in Toronto found that a little bit of topical lidocaine cream and a sip of sugar does the trick. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news