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Admission to an invasive heart center and regional performance of acute coronary angiography/percutaneous coronary intervention are associated with improved survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients

Invasive Heart Center Admission Best for Cardiac Arrest Survival

Distance from the site of cardiac arrest to the center does not affect outcomes
The rate of milestone attainment is higher for male than female residents throughout training across all emergency medicine subcompetencies

Gender Gap Found in Evaluations of Emergency Medicine Residents

Similar milestone levels among residents during 1st year, but higher levels for men throughout residency
Ingestion of a foreign body can result in sudden onset of movement disorder in young children

Foreign Body Ingestion Can Result in Movement Disorder

Case report describes 10-month-old girl admitted to PICU with sudden onset of movement disorder
Emergency department visits for injuries related to strollers

Nursery Items Contribute to Increased Infant Injury Rates

Much of the increase in injuries was related to concussions
A quality improvement project can increase jet injection of lidocaine use with intravenous placements in the emergency department

QI Project Ups Jet Injection of Lidocaine in IV Placements

Over seven months, increase in JIL use with IV placement to 54 percent in emergency department
A quality improvement project can decrease use of computed tomography in the emergency department for children with head injury

Quality Improvement Project Can Reduce Pediatric Head CT Use

Reduction in CT use from 29.2 at baseline to 17.4 percent during postintervention period
A rising number of children are becoming ill from ingesting gel hand sanitizer

CDC: Children Getting Ill From Ingesting Gel Hand Sanitizer

Some older children may be intentionally consuming brands containing alcohol, researchers say

February 2017 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for February 2017. This roundup includes the...
There is doubt as to whether diazepam provides benefit in the treatment of low back pain in the emergency department environment

Diazepam Not Beneficial for Acute Low Back Pain in ER

No better than placebo when added to naproxen, research suggests
Patients transported in an ambulance specially equipped to diagnose and treat stroke on route to the hospital have a lower risk of stroke-related disability than patients who receive tissue plasminogen activator at the hospital

ASA: Pre-Hospital tPA May Reduce Stroke Disability

Findings for patients given tPA in a mobile stroke unit