Emergency Medicine
Home Emergency Medicine
Firework-Related ED Visits Peak Around Independence Day
Firecrackers, bottle rockets cause most injuries
Hydroxychloroquine Seems Not to Cut Ventilator Use in COVID-19
Risk for death from any cause higher for HC alone, similar for HC+AZ compared with no HC
Coinfection With SARS-CoV-2, Other Respiratory Pathogens ID’d
Rhinovirus/enterovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, non-SARS-CoV-2 Coronaviridae coinfections detected
176,190 U.S. Children Estimated to Have SARS-CoV-2 by April 6, 2020
Under cumulative peds infection proportion scenario of 5 percent, 3.7 million children would be infected
Expanding Symptom Screening Criteria Can Up COVID-19 Detection
Even with addition of myalgia, chills, about 10 percent of health care personnel with COVID-19 would be missed
FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Test That Uses Samples Collected at Home
After self-swabbing to collect their nasal sample, patients mail their sample to a LabCorp lab
LA County COVID-19 Infections Far Exceed Number of Confirmed Cases
Findings from first round of ongoing antibody blood testing of county residents
COVID-19 Tied to Unique Nasal Symptoms
Sudden loss of one's sense of smell appears to be a telltale sign of COVID-19
Bundled Rapid HIV/Hep C Testing May Improve Infection Awareness
Bundled HIV, hepatitis C testing ups number of people with substance use disorders aware of infection status
Cardiac Cath Lab STEMI Activations Drop During Pandemic
STEMI activation volumes based on analysis of nine high-volume centers before, after March 1, 2020
