Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 4, 2024

This study retrospectively identified 1,414 children, presenting to 15 UK EDs (2016 -2017), who had been screened for malaria. This was a secondary outcome embedded in the Travel Fever study – a multi-centre, retrospective diagnostic accuracy study for imported malaria. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2024 Jan 11:1-7. PMID: 38212934.

Hospitals 78

Hospitals Sepsis Fractures Emergency Department 78

EMDocs

MARCH 11, 2024

16 In resource-constrained settings, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) on stool samples offer a viable option. Field evaluation of a locally produced rapid diagnostic test for early detection of cholera in Bangladesh. Cholera vaccines: WHO position paper – August 2017. Published online August 25, 2017.

Dehydration 90

Dehydration CDC Rapid Diagnostic Testing Fluid Resuscitation 90

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Surgical wound debridement and dressing are performed and the malaria rapid diagnostic test (MRDT) is noted to be positive. Intravenous (IV) crystalloids, IV paracetamol (acetaminophen), and IV dextrose are administered. Samples are drawn for type and crossmatch, complete blood count, and blood chemistry. doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7426.1271

Infectious Diseases 57

Infectious Diseases CDC PPE Rapid Diagnostic Testing 57