Tag: Trauma
Serious Fall Injuries Common at the United States-Mexico Border
Dispersed geographical discharge may cause follow-up difficulties, authors say
Life-Sustaining Treatment Ends Sooner for Uninsured Trauma Patients
Findings compared with U.S. adult trauma patients with private or Medicaid insurance
Increased Substance Use With Direct, Indirect Exposure to Mass Terrorism
Psychological distress partly mediates link between indirect exposure and media exposure with reporting increased substance use
Earlier Receipt of Whole Blood Transfusion Improves Survival
At each time point, WB transfusion as an adjunct to a massive transfusion protocol given earlier was linked to improved survival
Advice Plus Physical Therapy No Better Than Just Advice for Shoulder Dislocation
No significant difference seen in Oxford shoulder instability score measured at six months after treatment allocation
Exposure to Any Adverse Childhood Experience Tied to Later Pain Disorders
Likelihood of reporting chronic pain and pain-related disability in adulthood rose with increasing numbers of adverse childhood experiences
Peer-to-Peer E-Consults Save Money for Pediatric Trauma Patients
Study models costs of telemedicine intervention to ambulance transfers
Study Looks at Addition of Sigh Ventilation in Trauma Patients
Sigh breaths do not increase ventilator-free days in trauma patients receiving mechanical ventilation at risk of poor outcomes
Adverse Childhood Experiences Increase Risk for Pregnancy Complications
Risk more than 30 percent higher for adverse pregnancy outcomes, including low birth weight and preterm delivery
Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Varies by Jurisdiction, Sociodemographics
Highest prevalence of four or more adverse childhood experiences among females, adults aged 25 to 34 years, adults with less than high school education
