Emergency Medicine
Home Emergency Medicine
AAP Provides Safety Precautions to Prevent Drowning
Drowning is leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children aged 1 to 4 years
CDC: More Than 400 Sickened by McDonald’s Salads
Multistate outbreak of Cyclosporiasis linked to McDonald's Fresh Express Salad Mix
Sedation Level Doesn’t Impact Delirium Risk After Hip Fx Repair
In subgroup analysis, heavier versus lighter sedation doubled risk of delirium in low comorbid states
Eye Examination Can Help Detect Abuse in Children
Physicians have a responsibility to consider abuse in the differential diagnosis of pediatric eye trauma
CDC: EMS Administration of Naloxone Up From 2012 to 2016
Monitoring non-fatal overdose events from EMS data may aid in developing emergency response
AMA Adopts Policy on Augmented Intelligence
Will promote development of high-quality AI that is transparent, aims to address bias, safeguards privacy
Military-Civilian Trauma System Partnership Developed
Partnership being fostered that will allow surgeons to retain skills between periods of conflict
ACS Briefing Discusses Use of Lessons From Combat Care
Techniques from the battlefield have been used to save civilian lives, including tourniquet to stop bleeds
Teen Sudden Cardiac Death Causes Often Not ID’d on Screens
Most sudden cardiac deaths of teen soccer players due to cardiomyopathies not identified on screening
Sexual Minorities Have Lower Health-Related Quality of Life
Sexual orientation-linked HRQL disparities not attenuated after controlling for job status, insurance
