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Major Trauma – Injuries by Assault

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Excessive IV fluid administration should be avoided due to the risk of acidosis, coagulopathy and electrolyte disturbance – all of which evidence shows significantly increased mortality. How common do you think domestic violence is in adolescent relationships, and is this injury mechanism significant? Crisis Medicine.

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Preventing Elder Abuse: Ethical Duties in Assisted Living 

American Medical Compliance

To help healthcare providers recognize, respond to, and report instances of elder abuse, we offer the Elder and Domestic Violence Abuse Reporting Training for Healthcare Providers. Healthcare providers, administrators, and staff must recognize their duty to protect residents and ensure their well-being.

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The 72nd Bubble wrap x Birmingham Children’s Hospital Emergency Department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This study supports existing evidence that the use of intranasal fentanyl improves the time to administration of analgesia for those with SCD-VOE. Family stress levels grew due to parental depression, unemployment, domestic violence, and increased alcohol consumption. Why does it matter? Opioids are the mainstay of treatment.

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The Word “Mental” in Project 2025. (vi + vii)

Maria Yang, MD

Notwithstanding administrative reforms, Congress should enact legislation that protects life and eliminates provisions in federal housing and welfare benefits policies that discourage work, marriage, and meaningful paths to upward economic mobility.