EM Ottawa

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

According to WHO and CDC: more than nine people die every minute from injuries or violence, and 5.8 million people die every year. It is the leading cause of death in people 1-44 years of age in developed countries (unintentional injuries, homicide, suicide).

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

According to the CDC, childhood vaccinations prevent about 4 million deaths each year. Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy in Pediatric Healthcare Vaccine hesitancy is particularly significant in pediatrics, where immunizations protect children from potentially life-threatening diseases like measles, polio, and whooping cough.

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MARCH 17, 2023

In the US, the venomous snakes include rattlesnakes , copperheads, cottonmouths/water moccasins , and coral snakes [ CDC, 2021 ] Rattlesnakes live all across the United State s Copperheads inhabit the eastern U.S. If you are managing a snake bite from a snake that does not typically reside in the U.S.,

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PDC Healthcare

JANUARY 4, 2021

The CDC published a full COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit, which includes sticker templates, to help build confidence about the COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare teams and other staff.

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Emergency Live

AUGUST 29, 2024

According to a recent warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the virus […] The post Parvovirus B19 on the rise in the USA appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Sensible Medicine

MARCH 12, 2025

CDC COVID Data Tracker: Variant Proportions. .    ETF recommends updating COVID-19 vaccines to target new JN.1 European Medicines Agency. April 30, 2024. Accessed September 9, 2024.    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed September 9, 2024.

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2024

In 2022 the CDC paid the AAP to form an expert working group to revise its developmental surveillance checklists. The changes to the guidelines, along with adding milestones for the 15- and 30-month well-baby visits, “resulted in a 26% reduction and 41% replacement of previous CDC milestones.

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PulmCCM

AUGUST 7, 2023

Circulation) Yet CDC was claiming precisely the opposite in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report around the same time. Some have even suggested that CDC was aware of the concerning European data, and chose to publish an alternative narrative that better supported universal vaccination. (To health systems. university campuses.

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NIOSH Science Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As part of this special issue, our article Protecting the Mental Health and Well-being of the Nation’s Health Workforce summarizes the scope of the issue and prevention efforts underway at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

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Sensible Medicine

JUNE 13, 2024

The second story was on Weekend Edition Sunday, CDC report finds 1 in 9 American kids has been diagnosed with ADHD. I’ve heard these data , which were released by the CDC on May 16, 2024, reported equally poorly on many outlets. ” These would have been very good, and very difficult questions.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

Per the CDC, diagnosed mycoplasma infections increased steadily through the summer of 2024, peaking in August for 2 to 4 year olds and 5 to 17 year old age groups. Historically, mycoplasma pneumonia has been most common in children aged 5 to 17 years and young adults.

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EMDocs

JUNE 24, 2023

These results support CDC recommendations that vaginal swabs are the preferred sample modality when testing for STIs in women. . #1: How to Improve STI Test Accuracy – Swab or Urine? Spoon Feed Vaginal swabs are more accurate than urine samples in diagnosing Chlamydia trachomatis , Neisseria gonorrhoeae , and Trichomonas vaginalis.

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JournalFeed

JANUARY 9, 2021

It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of Jan 4 to 8, 2021. We cover a second look at APPs and ED flow, efficacy of mass ED suicide screening, decision fatigue, a new treatment regimen for gonorrhea, and prednisone for cluster headaches.

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NIOSH Science Blog

JUNE 16, 2020

When protection against surface contamination is needed, CDC recommends wearing a cleanable face shield over an N95 FFR[1].

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American Medical Compliance

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. CDC warns of bacteria in dental waterlines after children are infected.

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AENJ: Current Issue

JULY 31, 2024

Despite previous control efforts, the number of reported cases continues to rise, surpassing the total for the previous year in just the first quarter of 2024 (CDC, 2024a). Measles, or rubeola, remains a highly contagious infectious disease with a concerning resurgence in the United States.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 8, 2023

Despite these findings, the World Health Organization (WHO), Infection Disease Society of America (IDSA) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) all continue to recommend use of oseltamivir, particularly in patients at increased risk of hospitalization and bad outcomes.

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RebelEM

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), or what the CDC recently renamed infection-related ventilator-associated complication (IVAC), is defined as a nosocomial pneumonia occurring on day 3 of mechanical ventilation that was preceded by 2 days of stable or decreasing ventilator requirements. 4, 8 Paper: Dahyot-Fizelier, C.,

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American Medical Compliance

MARCH 30, 2023

For example, emergency medical workers should review their infection prevention policies in alignment with CDC infection control recommendations. This course discusses some approaches to reporting persons suspected of COVID-19 infection validated by the CDC. In this course, we also offer tips on submitting this data to the CDC.

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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. While the disease may not be severe as of yet, it is still contagious and can be spread easily from person to person.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 20, 2024

With the 2014 CDC declaration that prescription drug overdose is one of the five top health threats, there has been a movement away from opioids as the mainstay of pain management for rib fractures [6].

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EMDocs

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. References: Abubukar et al.

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American Medical Compliance

MAY 16, 2024

CDC Guidelines for Opioid Therapy In response to the escalating opioid crisis, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) developed comprehensive safety guidelines aimed at improving the communication between prescribers and patients regarding the risks and benefits of opioid therapy for chronic pain.

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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.

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NIOSH Science Blog

APRIL 23, 2020

However, when a healthcare facility still needs additional FFRs, employers should understand the additional options that the CDC and FDA have determined are appropriate to protect healthcare When possible, NIOSH recommends the use of reusable elastomeric respirators and powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) as alternatives to FFRs.

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NIOSH Science Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2020

As of December 14, 2020, CDC reports 273,233 cases of COVID-19 and 915 deaths in healthcare workers. The COVID-19 pandemic has tested our healthcare system and, in some cases, pushed it to the brink. Nurses and other healthcare professionals are working tirelessly and sacrificing much while caring for patients during this pandemic.

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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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NIOSH Science Blog

MAY 24, 2022

In November 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational These concerns affect each worker’s overall health, job performance, and ultimately, patient care and safety.

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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 25, 2024

The CDC’s FluSurv-NET system, a sentinel network of healthcare facilities, documented over 104,000 flu-related hospitalizations across 13 states during past flu seasons. The year 2024 marks another significant chapter in the healthcare industry’s ongoing battle against infectious diseases, and the numbers speak volumes.

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PulmCCM

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Beta blockers (landiolol) given to patients receiving norepinephrine for septic shock led to worse outcomes; prior trials had suggested beta-blockade might be helpful, by blunting negative effects of vasopressor-induced tachycardia.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

APRIL 12, 2017

In 2014, the CDC reported that UTI antibiotic treatment was avoidable at least 39% of the time. Over-diagnosis and treatment results from the fact that asymptomatic bacteriuria is very common in all age groups, urine cultures are frequently ordered without an appropriate indication, and urinalysis results are often misinterpreted.

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Medagadget

AUGUST 25, 2023

The CDC recently released new recommendations for higher air replacement rates and the use of active air purification equipment in crowded spaces. Within this context, air purification by photocatalytic oxidation (a NASA-derived air-quality control technology) appears to be the preferred solution to this problem.

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 28, 2024

These disparities cause the NICHD, AAP, and CDC to pour extra resources into disseminating the Safe to Sleep message to these groups. SIDS rates are highest among poor families, people of color, single mothers, and people in disadvantaged areas. When surveyed, Black people, Native People, and Pacific Islanders report more tummy-sleeping.

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PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

CDC is signaling it will recommend the fall booster for everyone — the elderly, sure, but also 25-year-olds and 5-year-olds who appear to be at virtually zero risk for severe disease from the circulating Omicron variants, thanks to its lower virulence and their prior immunity (natural and acquired).

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EB Medicine

APRIL 19, 2020

PPE (16:30) Reusing N95s Using elastomeric full and half face respirators CDC, FDA, Osha 4. PPE (16:30) Reusing N95s Using elastomeric full and half face respirators CDC, FDA, Osha 4. Triage Tent Implementation (02:35) 2. Telemedicine – In the tent, in the department, and in follow up. (08:45) 128 COVID-19 Topics: 1.Triage

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ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

million cases of CL per year globally; however, CL is not a reportable disease to the CDC, so there is no reliable way to track U.S. CDC website. CDC website. Leishmaniasis is a vector-born protozoal disease transmitted by sand flies, considered to be endemic in 99 countries. There may be 700,000 to 1.2 1993;87(4):444-448.

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Medagadget

JUNE 26, 2023

Even though breast milk is best for NICU infants, a 2020 CDC report said that 13% of U.S. Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) store this donated breast milk in large freezers, ideally for no more than six to 12 months according to CDC guidelines. hospital NICUs don’t have stocks of donated breast milk.

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