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Cerebrovascular accident in a child with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and coronavirus disease 2019: a case report
ConclusionOwing to the link between coronavirus disease 2019 and hematologic cancers with hypercoagulopathy and the tendency of patients with leukemia to have coronavirus disease 2019 complications, children with leukemia as well as suspected coronavirus disease 2019 must be hospitalized to prevent blood clot formation.
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports - December 6, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
The impact of a coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic-related interruption of regular physical rehabilitation on functional abilities in a patient with two chronic neurological diseases: a case report
ConclusionsThe interruption of a rehabilitation service due to a pandemic-related lockdown can significantly impact the functional abilities of patients with chronic neurological diseases. This case report supports the claim for continuous access to rehabilitation services for all people with rehabilitation needs.
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports - October 8, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
ICU doctors now face the toughest decisions they will ever have to make | Tim Cook
The scale of coronavirus in the UK means we need a clear framework on who should be treatedTim Cook is an ICU doctorCoronavirus latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe most certain feature of a pandemic is uncertainty. For NHS health workers, this is all around us. Many doctors are now being “side-skilled” (a new term) so they can help provide intensive care to patients. It’s important that the public understand what intensive care units (ICU) are, as this will make clear what faces us in the coming weeks and months.In all major hospitals, theICU is for patients with an illness that immediately threatens th...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 23, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Tim Cook Tags: Coronavirus outbreak NHS Society Health Science World news UK news Source Type: news
I'm a physiotherapist. Seeing the impact of Covid on survivors will haunt me forever
I ’ve never seen anything like coronavirus before. Recovering will be a Herculean task for patients, but we are here to helpAfter nearly a quarter of a century as a physiotherapist, I ’ve found 2020 the most professionally thought-provoking year so far. Throughout my career, I have treated patients with everything from rare and fatal brain conditions to severe bends brought about by diving, but what I have seen with the coronavirus pandemic will haunt me for the rest of my life . While every case of Covid-19 is different, after a while you’ve seen most of the pieces of the jigsaw somewhere before. Instead, it is the ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 25, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Cate Leighton Tags: Physiotherapists Society Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Medical research Science Hospitals Work & careers Money Guardian Careers NHS Health wellbeing Life and style Society Professionals Source Type: news
Turn appreciation and applause for NHS staff into an early wage rise, say health unions
The government should build on the huge public support shown for the NHS during the pandemic by giving health workers across the UK an early pay rise, say health unions today (Friday).
The 14 unions – representing more than 1.3 million nurses, cleaners, physiotherapists, healthcare assistants, dieticians, radiographers, porters, midwives, paramedics and other NHS employees – have written both to the Chancellor and the Prime Minister calling for pay talks to start soon so staff get a wage boost before the end of the year.
In the letters, the unions – including UNISON, the Royal College of Nursing, the Royal Colle...
Source: UNISON Health care news - July 3, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release coronavirus coronavirus health workers nhs pay Sara Gorton Source Type: news
South Africa: Coronavirus - Safety Measures for Football Clubs
[SAnews.gov.za] Football teams are advised to ensure that their medical staff -- including physiotherapists and masseurs, who are in constant contact with players -- do not simultaneously work in environments or carry out external activities that could make them vulnerable to Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 13, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Physiotherapy Care of Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - A Brazilian Experience
This article details the development of guidelines on these aspects for physiotherapy of patients with COVID-19.
Source: Clinics - June 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Midwives, physios and pharmacists to administer future UK Covid vaccine
Expanded workforce will undergo training programme to immunise as much of population as possibleCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMidwives, physiotherapists, pharmacists, student nurses and doctors are among those who will be authorised to administer a mass Covid-19 vaccine under new laws that have come into force.They follow a consultation on moves to give emergency approval for a vaccine ’s use across the UK and an expanded workforce, which will be trained to give the injections to immunise as much of the population as quickly possible.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 16, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Ben Quinn Tags: Coronavirus Vaccines and immunisation Science Society Health Infectious diseases NHS Medical research UK news Source Type: news
‘He was adamant he didn’t want it’: the pro-vax parents with vaccine-hesitant kids
Among under-18s, vaccine uptake is low, and there is a growing issue with misinformation spread on social media and at school. Is there anything a concerned caregiver can do?Throughout the pandemic, Anna has worked for the NHS. She has seen the effects of Covid-19 first-hand and, although she worked remotely because she was in a vulnerable group, other colleagues – she is a physiotherapist – were deployed to Covid wards at the height of hospital admissions. “At the trust I work for, they’re setting up a long-Covid service,” she says. She comes home and her son Sam, 16, listens to her talk about it – and yet he ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 4, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Emine Saner Tags: Vaccines and immunisation Coronavirus Children Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology Science World news Young people Health Society Source Type: news
Association between physiotherapist burnout and working environment during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Japan: A multicenter observational study
This study found the need to establish appropriate staffing standards for physiotherapy and support systems including secure self-improvement time and appropriate training according to physiotherapy experiences and each medical facility.
Source: PLoS One - September 29, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Fumito Morisawa Source Type: research
Exploring primary healthcare practitioners' experiences regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
CONCLUSION: The findings of this study suggest that primary healthcare practitioners' experiences around COVID-19 are attributed to the catastrophic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic with the multitude of psychosocial consequences forming the essence of these experiences. Ensuring availability of reliable sources of information regarding the pandemic as well as psychosocial support could be valuable in helping healthcare workers cope with living and working during the pandemic.PMID:36330843 | DOI:10.1017/S1463423622000536
Source: Primary Care - November 4, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Gugu Gladness Mchunu Orlando Harris Celenkosini Thembelenkosini Nxumalo Source Type: research
Effect of robot-assisted stair climbing training as part of a rehabilitation program to improve pulmonary function, gait performance, balance, and exercise capacity in a patient after severe coronavirus disease 2019: a case report
CONCLUSION: RASCT, as part of a rehabilitation plan, was feasible and effective for this patient after severe COVID-19 infection.PMID:36752656 | DOI:10.1080/09593985.2023.2175188
Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - February 8, 2023 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: June Sung Lee Chang Yoon Baek Hyeong Dong Kim Dong Yeong Kim Source Type: research
