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Degree of bystander-patient relationship and prehospital care for opioid overdose - McCann MK, Jusko TA, Jones CMC, Seplaki CL, Cushman JT.
BackgroundAcross the spectrum of patient care for opioid overdose, an important, yet frequently overlooked feature is the bystander, or witness to the overdose event. For other acute medical events such as cardiac arrest and stroke, research supports that ...
Source: SafetyLit - February 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Gender differences in association of prescription opioid use and mortality: a propensity-matched analysis from the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) prospective cohort - Khodneva Y, Richman J, Kertesz S, Safford MM.
Background: Prescription opioids (PO) have been widely used for chronic non-cancer pain, with commensurate concerns for overdose. The long-term effect of these medications on non-overdose mortality in the general population remains poorly understood...
Source: SafetyLit - December 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Unilateral hippocampal infarction associated with an attempted suicide: a case report - Nishiyori Y, Nishida M, Shioda K, Suda S, Kato S.
INTRODUCTION: In our case report we describe the case of a patient who experienced a stroke in her left hippocampus that was found following an attempted suicide via glyphosate overdose. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case report to describ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news