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FROG.PRO at REAS 2023: Military Experience at your service

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FROG.PRO presents its RESCUE line: innovation and quality for emergencies In a world where unpredictable events require fast and efficient solutions, FROG.PRO, with a decade of experience in the field of military operations, lands at REAS 2023.

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SGEM#420: I get knocked down, but I get up again – do I have a scaphoid fracture?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: November 2, 2023 Reference: Coventry et al. Aug 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Matt Schmitz is an Orthopaedic Surgeon who sub-specializes in adolescent sports and hip preservation. He will soon be transitioning out of the US military after […] The post SGEM#420: I get knocked down, but I get up again – do I have a scaphoid fracture?

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Best Of AAST #7: How Do You Like Your Platelets – Warm Or Cold?

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Researchers from the US Army performed a retrospective registry study on a sample of military casualties over four years. I’m surprised that a military registry could only come up with 75 patients a year to analyze. AAST 2023 Plenary paper #29. There are a myriad of other factors that have more of an impact.

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The Mycoplasma Comeback: Why This Atypical Pneumonia is Back – A PEMCurrents Podcast

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After a lull during the COVID 19 pandemic, cases reemerged in 2023 and continued to climb into 2024. It binds to the epithelial cells in the upper and lower respiratory tract, triggering an immune response that leads to mucosal damage, increased mucus production, and impaired gas exchange.

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AHA and Red Cross Life Support Certifications Should Both Be Accepted

ACEP Now

Initial Rollout America’s Military Health System (MHS) was the first major organization to adopt Red Cross ALS and PALS training. Initially, following an initial “beta test” with military medical students and faculty at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Md., This makes the material more relevant to health professionals.

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Universal Depression Screening Leads to Unnecessary Harm

Sensible Medicine

In June 2023 , the same was recommended to adults. In a 2017 Lancet trial , 10,190 personnel from the UK military were randomized to post-deployment depression screening or no screening. In October 2022 , the USPSTF recommended childhood anxiety screening starting at eight years old.

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Case Report: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Chicago

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A 25-year-old Venezuelan male presented to a Chicago area emergency department (ED) in early November 2023. were related to military travel and deployment, with a few cases related to leisure travel. Last reviewed October 5, 2023. Published January 12, 2023. Published November 1, 2023. There may be 700,000 to 1.2