Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A 2022 CDC report showed an overall trend of increasing mental health-related ED visits for children and young people aged 0-17 from 2019 to 2022. Published 2022 Jun 13. Published 2022 Feb 25. Mental health-related ED visits for children and young people are common and have been on the rise during the last decade.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

2 Case Follow-up: Following an investigation, the Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (N-FELTP), CDC, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified 57 cases of DEG poisoning among children £ 3 years old, of whom 54 died. CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Accessed August 2022.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

LOVIT-COVID and REMAP-CAP ) Twice-daily oral zinc reduced mortality, ICU admission rate, and hospital length of stay in patients with Covid-19 in Tunisia in 2022. Inhaled amikacin reduced the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia, but whether it improves hard clinical outcomes like mortality remains unknown.

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DECEMBER 29, 2022

This caused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a health advisory on bacteria in the pipes of dental facilities. The CDC recommends that dental healthcare providers use disinfectants to regularly clean waterlines. NBC News (2022, November 1). Dental Waterlines and Infections. Retrieved from: [link].

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

He also co-led the team whose work led the CDC to issue a major clarification of its 2016 opioid prescribing guideline and is currently a principal investigator of the only national study to examine individual suicides that occur after the reduction of prescribed opioids. He found way to a life of professional accomplishment.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 8, 2022

According to the CDC, rashes typically last up to four weeks and it often occurs before other symptoms develop. The CDC reports that nearly all patients who experience the virus can expect to survive. NPR (2022, July 24). However, some patients have experienced rashes as their only symptom. Is Monkeypox Deadly? References.

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American Medical Compliance

JUNE 16, 2023

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 385,000 needlestick injuries occur among healthcare workers each year in the United States alone. Reference CDC (17 October 2022). These incidents can expose them to bloodborne pathogens such as HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.

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American Medical Compliance

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

According to the Emergency Care Research Institute, staffing shortages posed the greatest threat to patient safety in 2022. New CDC data indicates that an increased number of patients need central lines, ventilators, and catheters, all of which have been associated with the recent spike in HAIs. Visit [link] for more information.

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NIOSH Science Blog

JULY 22, 2022

As of July 20, 2022, there have been nearly 1 million COVID-19 cases and over 2,000 deaths reported to CDC among U.S. Since early in the pandemic, reports have abounded of healthcare personnel (HCP) being infected, sometimes resulting in severe outcomes and death.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A review of child deaths in England and Wales from 2019 to 2022 revealed that delayed or missed vaccinations were a contributing factor in 3% of cases. Since 2022, measles cases have risen steadily worldwide, with significant outbreaks reported in several South Asian and African countries. 2010;375(9716):2134-45.

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JANUARY 2, 2023

National Vital Statistics System, Mortality 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Accessed at [link] on Dec 1, 2022. National Vital Statistics System, Provisional Mortality on CDC WONDER Online Database. Accessed at [link] on Dec 1, 2022 3. 2022, June 28). 2022, June 28). Bostwick, J.

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Medical Law

OCTOBER 24, 2022

According to the CDC, over 400 people die every year from unintentional Carbon monoxide poisoning. Call (805) 962-2022 today to schedule your FREE consultation. It also results in over 20,000 emergency rooms visits. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous gas that can be fatal when inhaled. CO has no odor.

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ALiEM

JANUARY 12, 2024

2020 Feb 11;38(7):1746-1752. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.12.028. 2019.12.028. Epub 2019 Dec 20. PMID: 31870573; PMCID: PMC7008074. Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System [Internet].

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Medical Law

APRIL 7, 2023

What Dog Owners Can Do According to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), more than four and a half million people are bitten by dogs every year, and over 800,000 people receive medical attention for dog bites. Call (805) 962-2022 to schedule a FREE consultation today. You won’t owe us anything unless we win your case.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

National Center for Health Statistics: Mortality Data on CDC WONDER. Accessed 2022, [link]. CDC’s efforts to improve traumatic brain injury surveillance. Prehospital Guidelines for the management of traumatic brain injury – 3rd edition. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2023; [link] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. J Safety Res.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

A June CDC report found that, although medications for opioid use disorder substantially reduce mortality, they are underused. In 2022, only 25 percent of the patients needing OUD treatment received it, according to the report.

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ACEP Now

JULY 6, 2023

CDC website : Sexually Transmitted Disease Guidelines 2021. Updated September 21, 2022. February 22, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Accessed June 10, 2023. Mayo Clinic Staff. Warfarin side effects. Watch for interactions. The Mayo Clinic website. Accessed June 10, 2023.

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American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

OSHA Exposure Control Requirements Organizations such as OSHA and the CDC require that facilities revisit and updat exposure controls annually. Therefore, emergency medical workers must take appropriate precautions when dealing with all blood or bodily fluids. However, PPE can be used improperly within emergency medical settings.

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Authors from the CMS quality measure committee in 2022 issued their own favorable analysis of SEP-1 data reported to Medicare , concluding that the measure likely saved many lives, reducing sepsis mortality by an absolute 5% or so at compliant hospitals.

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APRIL 5, 2024

However, it is often overlooked that tickborne illnesses are among the most common travel-related illnesses globally (CDC Traveller’s Health 2017). CDC 2024) Generally, most ticks require >24 hours of attachment for there to be a risk of transfer of the infectious agent.

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American Medical Compliance

JUNE 30, 2022

The CDC has recently announced that children under 5 will be able to receive coronavirus vaccines within weeks. Since the CDC made their announcement, the United States will be the first country to offer a COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5. References: The Washington Post (2022, June 18). Retrieved from: [link].

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American Medical Compliance

JUNE 30, 2022

The CDC has recently announced that children under 5 will be able to receive coronavirus vaccines within weeks. Since the CDC made their announcement, the United States will be the first country to offer a COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5. References: The Washington Post (2022, June 18). Retrieved from: [link].

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Pediatric Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Specific testing for toxin is by an immunodiffusion assay called the Elek test which is only performed by the CDC in the U.S. Published September 9, 2022. Diagnosis is suspected clinically with throat (under the membrane is best) or skin culture confirmation. Diphtheria is a reportable disease in the U.S. Future Micobiol. Diphtheria.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 31, 2022

The CDC guidelines state that exposed people now only need to wear masks while indoors for up to 10 days. The CDC made these guidelines to help schools who have been suffering as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. CDC Guidelines for Schools. The CDC is no longer recommending a “test-to-stay” policy for schools.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In one ED study, ALL cases of missed travel-related illness did not have a documented travel history in their ED note , whereas 90% of the identified travel-related illnesses had a provider documented travel history (Greenky 2022) Those who are visiting friends and relatives (VFR) are typically at highest risk. 2022 Jun:56:113-116.

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

They analyzed the electronic health records of patients presenting to the ED who met modified Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sepsis surveillance criteria and received empiric treatment with either vancomycin/piperacillin-tazobactam or vancomycin/cefepime. 2022 Feb;67:134-140. J Crit Care. 2021 Oct 13;13(10):e18742.

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ALiEM

JUNE 5, 2023

Bacillus anthracis Group A streptococcus Pseudomonas aeruginosa Staphylococcus aureus (Photo credit: CDC/ James H. Notify the CDC via the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System. Updated 2022 Jul 26]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. Updated 2022 Aug 8]. Simonsen KA, Chatterjee K.

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PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Will there even be a market for these new drugs in the United States, where most people at lower risk for severe Covid now forgo yearly vaccination or testing during illness, and where the CDC has decided to meet Americans where they are by curtailing recommended isolation to (in essence) ‘until you start to feel a little better’?

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

2022 May;33(2):307-333. CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain–United States, 2016. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 1996 Nov-Dec;58(6):306-10. doi: 10.1159/000276860. PMID: 8958538. Appasamy M, Lam C, Alm J, Chadwick AL. Trigger Point Injections. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2022.01.011.

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PulmCCM

AUGUST 21, 2023

A larger trial of 2500 patients published in NEJM in 2022 showed no difference in outcomes among patients ventilated with high vs. low oxygenation strategies. Read in Critical Care Medicine In the News CDC and WHO are tracking a new highly mutated Covid variant. However, it’s unlikely.

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PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

August 2021-February 2022) took place in a very different environment than the prior studies, after vaccines and natural immunity were widespread, with the Delta and Omicron (BA.1.1) This study included a true blinded placebo control arm. Enrollment for ACTIV-6 (in the U.S variants predominating.

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EMDocs

JULY 26, 2023

2 In 1996, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the remaining stocks of variola virus to be destroyed or transferred to one of two designated biosafety level 4 facilities: the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia or the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology in Koltsovo, Russia. Accessed March 19, 2022.

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American Medical Compliance

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The CDC gives the power to the individual hospitals or healthcare networks to make their own decisions regarding infection control policies. Healthcare personnel should be aware that the CDC also updated several other recommendations relating to infection control procedures. MedPage Today (2022, September 27). References.

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the December 2022 Evidence-Based Urgent Care article on Influenza in Urgent Care. What types of tests are available? What types of tests are available?

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Sensible Medicine

MARCH 15, 2025

On October 12, 2022, I woke up severely weak and exhausted, and with a terrible headache and back pain. Some examples: I reported my reaction to VAERS and “V-Safe” in February 2021, but the CDC took a year to reach out to me. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication without industry ads.

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PulmCCM

JANUARY 8, 2025

The outcome was a composite of death and severe respiratory complications, which were defined as pneumonia by the CDC’s definition, or severe hypoxemic respiratory failure with pulmonary infiltrates, i.e. acute respiratory distress syndrome or ARDS. 2022 Jan;53(1):190-197. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2021.09.015. 2021.09.015.

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JUNE 28, 2022

Topics discussed include: Which vaccines are currently approved by the FDA and recommended by the CDC. 2022 Apr;24(4):1-24. Epub 2022 Apr 2. CDC Meningococcal Disease and Vaccination. 2022 Apr;24(4):1-24. Epub 2022 Apr 2. The difference between the MEN ACWY vaccine and the meningococcal B vaccine.

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