Emergency Medicine
Home Emergency Medicine
Feelings of Powerlessness Tied to Delays in Seeking Care for Acute MI
Perceived inability to act, inaccurate symptom appraisal associated with delayed care
Recommendations Developed to Prepare Children for Camp
Parents should discuss camper health needs with camp staff before enrolling their children
More Aggressive Statin Tx Needed After Heart Attack in Young Patients
Majority of patients with heart attack <50 years still have high cholesterol one year later
Opioid-Sparing Strategy Still Provides Good Pain Control
Patients surveyed following surgery and only a small 'rescue' opioid Rx postop
Head, Facial Injuries From Motorized Scooters on the Rise
Many patients experiencing traumatic injuries not wearing appropriate helmets
Long-Term Opioid Prescribing Up Among Older Cancer Survivors
Cancer survivors diagnosed 2004 to 2008 have higher rates of opioid prescribing versus those diagnosed earlier
Gabapentinoids Linked to Increased Risk for Significant Adverse Outcomes
Risk increased for suicidal behavior, unintentional overdose, road traffic incident, head/body injuries
Drug, Alcohol, and Suicide Deaths Up Among Millennials
Recommendations to address issue include price strategies, investment in nonopioid, nondrug pain tx
CDC: Wildlife Rabies, Especially in Bats, Poses Risk in U.S.
Seventy percent of rabies infections acquired in the United States attributed to bats
Pertussis Risk Up for Undervaccinated, Unvaccinated Children
However, most pertussis cases occur among vaccinated children further away from last DTaP dose
