Continuing the conversation: a cross-sectional study about the effects of work-related adverse events on the mental health of Dutch (resident) obstetrician-gynaecologists (ObGyns) - Baas MAM, Stramrood CAI, Molenaar JE, van Baar PM, Vanhommerig JW, van Pampus MG.
BACKGROUND: Obstetrician-Gynaecologists (ObGyns) frequently face work-related adverse events such as severe obstetric complications and maternal or neonatal deaths. In 2014, the WATER-1 study showed that ObGyns are at risk of developing work-related posttr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Comparison of racial and ethnic mortality disparities among post-9/11 veterans with and without traumatic brain injury to the total U.S. adult population - Howard JT, Stewart IJ, Walker LE, Amuan M, Rayha K, Janak JC, Pugh MJ.
INTRODUCTION: The extent of racial/ethnic disparities and whether they are attenuated in the Veteran population compared to the total US population is not well understood. We aimed to assess racial/ethnic mortality disparities from all-cause, cardiovascula... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Economic costs of perinatal depression and anxiety in a lower middle income country: Pakistan - Bauer A, Knapp M, Alvi M, Chaudhry N, Gregoire A, Malik A, Sikander S, Tayyeba K, Waqas A, Husain N.
BACKGROUND: Women's mental health during the perinatal period is a major public health problem in Pakistan. Many challenges and competing priorities prevent progress to address the large treatment gap. Aim To quantify the long-term impacts of untreated per... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Does disconfirmatory evidence shape safety-and danger-related beliefs of trauma-exposed individuals? - Haim-Nachum S, Kube T, Rozenkrantz L, Lazarov A, Levy-Gigi E, Michael T, Neria Y, Sopp MR.
Recent accounts of predictive processing in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suggest that trauma-exposed individuals struggle to update trauma-related hypotheses predicting danger, which may be involved in the etiology and maintenance of this disorder.... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Do suicide attempters have a right not to be stabilized in an emergency? - Struc AT.
The standard of care in the United States favors stabilizing any adult who arrives in an emergency department after a failed suicide attempt, even if he appears decisionally capacitated and refuses life-sustaining treatment. I challenge this ubiquitous pra... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Detection of and response to gender-based violence: a quality improvement project across three secondary mental health services in London - Keynejad RC, Boardman-Pretty T, Barber S, Tweed J, Forshall E, Edwards A, Shotton J, Wilson CA.
AIMS AND METHOD: Our team of core and higher psychiatry trainees aimed to improve secondary mental health service detection of and response to gender-based violence (GBV) in South East London. We audited home treatment team (HTT), drug and alcohol (D&A) se... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Exploring context-specific perspectives: a qualitative study on building climate resilience health-care facilities in southeast Asia - Gan CCR, Madders R.
BACKGROUND: Although existing literature provides various tools, frameworks, and guidelines for building health-care facilities that can withstand the impacts of climate change, there is little research focused on the practical implementation of such strat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Epidemiology and severity of medical events for mountain bikers and hikers transported by ambulance in Western Australia, 2015 to 2020 - Braybrook PJ, Tohira H, Brink D, Finn J, Buzzacott PL.
This study aimed to describe the epidemiology and severity of traumatic and medical incidents for mountain b... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Emergency nurses' experience providing care and perceptions about using telemedicine for sexual assault patients - Walsh WA, Allison MK, Zielinski M, Searcy-Lyle S.
Most emergency medical clinicians are not trained to conduct forensic sexual assault exams yet are often the first to care for survivors of recent sexual assault. Before the implementation of live sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) consultation provided ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Feasibility and acceptability of caring contacts texts for suicide prevention among veterans recently separated from military service - Houtsma C, Raines AM, Kerbrat AH, True G.
The primary purpose of this single-arm mixed-methods pilot trial was to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a text message-based version of Caring Contacts, Caring Contacts texts (CC-t), among veterans recently separated from... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Heat-related emergency department visits - United States, May-September 2023 - Vaidyanathan A, Gates A, Brown C, Prezzato E, Bernstein A.
Unprecedented heat waves can affect all persons, but some are more sensitive to the effects of heat, including children and adults with underlying health conditions, pregnant women, and outdoor workers. Many regions of the United States experienced record-... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 -
BACKGROUND: Detailed, comprehensive, and timely reporting on population health by underlying causes of disability and premature death is crucial to understanding and responding to complex patterns of disease and injury burden over time and across age group... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Firearm injury and the deloyers procedure: case report and literature review - Ceylan C.
This report aims to discuss the cir... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Invisible wounds: exploring the coping strategies of Black survivors of homicide victims in Canada - Sharpe T, Aqil N, Donkin V.
Canada has experienced a steady increase in homicide. Specifically, out of the 10 provinces and 3 territories, Ontario has consistently experienced the highest number of homicides, the majority concentrated within predominantly African, Caribbean, and Blac... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

How mental health nurses report their compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction: a cross-sectional study and the implications for healthcare leaders - Murray DD, Chiotu LB.
Compassion fatigue is the cost of caring for others in emotional pain where the helping professional absorbs the trauma of those they help and cannot detach emotionally at the end of the day. Stressful and perceived unsupportive work environments may leave... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news