Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen for Leading Causes of Youth Mortality
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There are racial and ethnic disparities for nearly...
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Emergency Medicine
Using Deep Learning NLP for Emergency Patient Triage to Detect Medical Symptoms and Histories
The following is a summary of “Deep learning-based natural language processing for detecting...
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7 Percent of Outpatients Experience One or More Adverse Event
Among outpatients, 7.0 percent have at least one adverse event (AE), with adverse drug events...
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Nonmotor Seizures Often Undiagnosed in the Emergency Department
Nonmotor seizures are often missed in the emergency department and are only realized after...
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ED Resource Use for Pediatric Cannabis Intoxication Less in Cannabis-Legal Locations
In cases of cannabis intoxication in children, resource utilization is less likely in states with...
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Methodological Quality of Sepsis Treatment Systematic Reviews Less Than Satisfactory
The following is a summary of “Methodological quality of systematic reviews on sepsis...
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Report Details Nonfatal Traffic-Related Pedestrian Injuries Presenting to the ED
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The overall visit proportion for emergency...
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Characteristics of Patients with Short-Term ICU Trauma Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
The following is a summary of “Characteristics of victims of trauma requiring invasive...
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Seatbelt Signs Linked to Significantly Higher Likelihood of Intraabdominal Injury and Need for Surgical Intervention
The following is a summary of “Prevalence of intra-abdominal injury among patients with...
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Unveiling ED Registration Practices for Self-Harm and Suicide Attempts
The following is a summary of “Opening the black box of Registration Practice for Self-Harm and...
Read MoreAnalyzing the Accuracy of Estimating Total Body Weight in Adults
The following is a summary of “Accuracy of total body weight estimation in adults – A systematic review and meta-analysis,” published in the February 2024 issue of Emergency Medicine by Wells, et al. In adult...
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Mental, Social Disturbances Increased for Children With Prior Concussion
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The rate of mental and social disturbances is...
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Code De-Escalation: Reducing Restraint in Agitation Management at Hospital EDs
The following is a summary of “Code De-Escalation: Decreasing restraint use during agitation...
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Administration Timing of Prothrombin Complex Concentrate in Warfarin-Related ICH
The following is a summary of “Prothrombin complex concentrate administration timing in...
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Sodium Bicarbonate Increases End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide in Ventilated and CPR Cases
The following is a summary of “End-tidal carbon dioxide after sodium bicarbonate infusion...
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Benefits of EM CPP-Driven Sepsis Antibiotic Interventions
The following is a summary of “Impact of emergency medicine clinical pharmacist...
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GLP1 Receptor Agonists Do Not Up Risk for Complications After Emergency Surgery
The risk for postoperative respiratory complications is similar among patients undergoing...
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ED Hospice Care Pathway Decreases ED and Hospital Lengths of Stay
The following is a summary of “Emergency department hospice care pathway associated with...
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Disparities in Allocating Patients to Hallway Treatment Spaces in Emergency Department
The following is a summary of “Inequities among patient placement in emergency department...
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Antihypertensive Meds Initiation Linked to Fractures in Nursing Home Seniors
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For longer-term nursing home residents,...
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