Tag: Trauma
School-Based Group Intervention Effective for Mental Health in Teen Girls
Reduction seen in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and significant decreases seen in anxiety and depression
PTSD Symptoms Worsen Over Six Months for Firearm Injury Survivors
Survivors also have increases in anxiety, depression symptoms, and reported stress at six months versus baseline
Femoral Neck BMD Lower in Men With Combat-Related Traumatic Injury
Reduction only significant at the femoral neck of the amputated limb of amputees; greater reduction seen for above-the-knee amputees
Direct Exposure to Climate Trauma Tied to Chronic Neural Impact
Specifically, cognitive function and frontal cortex neural impact detected with exposure to traumatic climate events like wildfires
Wearable Device-Detected Biomarkers Could ID Symptoms After Trauma
Changes in the number of transitions between sleep and wake over time linked to changes in pain, sleep, anxiety
Recommendations Issued for Medical Response to Mass Shootings
Eight recommendations have been endorsed by emergency medical services clinicians, emergency medicine doctors, surgeons
Delays in Care Longer for Female Trauma Patients
Female trauma patients had longer stay in ED, longer time in pretriage, increased likelihood of discharge to nursing or long-term care facilities
Guideline Issued for Preventing SSI After Major Extremity Trauma
AAOS developed 14 strong and moderate-strength recommendations to decrease surgical site infections after major extremity trauma
Trauma Rates High After Operative Vaginal Delivery in Canada
Rates of maternal trauma higher after forceps than vacuum delivery; rates vary by region
Neuroimaging Soon After Trauma May Predict Stress Response
Three clusters replicated in samples with variety of trauma types; clusters showed different patterns of posttrauma symptoms
