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Following a blood shortage triggered by the Fourth of July holiday week

Red Cross Issues Nationwide Call for Blood Donations

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While all blood types are needed, type O negative and positive are especially crucial
The American Medical Association states that caution should be exercised with use of wire-bristle grill brushes due to the potential health and safety risks associated with bristles that may break off and adhere to the grill or cooked food.

AMA Urges Caution With Use of Wire-Bristle BBQ Grill Brushes

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Precautions should be taken, including wiping down grill after use and inspecting it for wire bristles

June 2018 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for June 2018. This roundup includes the...
Following implementation of several major coverage expansion provisions in the Affordable Care Act

ACA Provisions Tied to Change in Profile of Frequent ER Users

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After controlling for patient-level characteristics, odds of being frequent ER user down in Medicaid-insured

May 2018 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for May 2018. This roundup includes the...
Emergency room physicians report that their use of point-of-care ultrasound is usually followed by confirmatory testing

Confirmatory Testing Follows ER Use of Ultrasound

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Majority of emergency doctors rely on gold standard testing in addition to point of care ultrasound
Hemorrhage control training for laypersons is the most efficacious method for controlling hemorrhaging

Hemorrhage Control Training Is Beneficial for Laypersons

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Overall, 54.5 percent could correctly apply tourniquet in assessment three to nine months after training
Children with exposure to secondhand marijuana and tobacco smoke have an increased rate of emergency department visitation

Child Secondhand Pot + Tobacco Exposure Ups Risk for ER Visits

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Children in the marijuana and tobacco exposure group also had increase in otitis media episodes

April 2018 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for April 2018. This roundup includes the...
The Child Opportunity Index measure of neighborhood context is associated with pediatric acute care visit frequency and diagnoses

Child Opportunity Index Linked to Pediatric Acute Care Use

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Odds of four or more acute care visits per year up for children in lowest opportunity neighborhoods