These observations suggest that deployment of a pediatric EGA can successfully decrease the need for prehospital intubation. Although prior research suggests no improvement in neurologic outcome with ETI,the skill is taught as part of the EMT-Paramedic National Standard Curriculum and still widely practiced in EMS agencies across the U.S.As many EMS agencies progress toward widespread…
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Respiratory diagnoses were found to be predictive not only of 30-day recidivism but of frequent recidivism
Within the EMTP curriculum, specific longitudinal educational trainings on the diagnosis and treatments of MSI and fractures were provided through lectures and workshops. Research studies regarding the epidemiology of injuries and the impact of emergency training on patient outcomes have been conducted, although specific epidemiology regarding fractures and the impact of training on patient outcomes…
These findings lend support to concerns regarding the addictiveness of e-cigarettes for adolescents
Eligible participants who provided informed consent were scheduled for a baseline session where they completed self-report measures and provided a saliva sample for cotinine testing. Participants returned for follow-up measures and cotinine testing 6 and 12 months after baseline. Study incentives were $30 for the baseline, $35 for the 6-month, and $40 for the 12-month…
Many individuals are using substances to cope with stress and uncertainty around the pandemic
Maintaining a static and homogenous approach towards ethnic categorizations in the alcohol and drugs fields presents at least two problems. First, it risks overlooking how drugs and alcohol play into a person’s negotiation of identity, particularly ethnic identity, thus revealing little about the pathways that lead to substance use. Cultural researchers have long emphasized the…
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted health and social services worldwide
This unexpected finding may be a result of several factors. First, the psychometric properties of the questionnaire used to measure sexual risk behaviors in our study have not been reported and thus measurement error may be influencing our reported associations. Although there is no agreed upon “gold-standard” for measuring sexual risk behavior, recommendations from a review…
The relationship between inflammation and depressive mood remained after accounting for ethnicity
There also is an extensive literature on showing that depression correlates with markers of inflammation and immune activation in PWH , but most of these studies were performed in individuals who were not virally suppressed. We hypothesized that inflammation in virally suppressed PWH would be associated with poorer mood.Participants underwent standardized clinical and laboratory evaluations…
Gender differences in stimulants have been established both behaviorally and pharmacologically
This work informs both future retrospective research that requires identification of this patient population, as well as potential future prospective work to identify and intervene on these patients in real time. Future integration of semantic types with ED discharge diagnoses could allow for automation of this process in real time, building the foundation for decision support…
Natriuretic peptides may be a valuable adjunct when the provider is unclear of the diagnosis
An alternate way of defining this would be by the effect on ejection fraction . HF with preserved EF refers to patients with an EF > 50%, while HF with reduced EF refers to patients with an EF < 40%. Borderline preserved EF is defined by HF with an EF of 41-50%.The most common form…
There is limited existing data on the utilization of acute care services by refugees in the U. S.
Over three million refugees have been resettled in the United States since Congress passed the Refugee Act of 1980.In 2015, there were nearly 70,000 new refugee arrivals, representing 69 different countries.Refugees undergo predeparture health screening prior to arrival in the U.S., and are typically seen by a physician for an evaluation shortly after arrival.Refugees are…
And supply and demand factors are clearly interdependent and endogenous
We likely did not see this disease process due to our small sample size, as Layden et al reported ARDS development in several of their examined cases.In our series, we did not evaluate the pathologic pulmonary changes in different patients. In other case reports, different pathophysiologic patterns of pulmonary involvement, in the form of diffuse…