NIOSH Science Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Despite legislation and improved technology, data from Massachusetts hospitals show that sharps injuries have increased in the operating room (OR) [1]. These injuries place healthcare workers at risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens (BBPs). There is an urgent need to renew efforts to protect healthcare workers inside the operating room. The Massachusetts data highlight a gap and the need to establish a national surveillance program that would help hospitals develop further measures to prevent

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Emergency Medicine News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

7-year-old Tilly is brought to your emergency department at 11 p.m. by her father. She has had abdominal pain for two days, and it has now moved to the right side. She is obviously uncomfortable. Abdominal pain in children is common, accounting for over 1 in 20 attendances to paediatric emergency departments [1]. Differentiating between self-limiting and surgical conditions can be particularly challenging in younger patients who often present with non-specific symptoms and signs.

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Broome Docs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Controversial title… courtesy of Dr Justin Morgenstern. In this podcast Justin tells me about the evidentiary basis for our modern obsession with clinical decision rules and tools. We discuss the reasons that these tools may seem like a great idea, the reality of practice and how we may be able to do better in the future. So if you have ever used a decision tool in the ED – Wells, Ottawa, PECARN, San Francisco, HEART… or any other acronym you need to stop and have a listen to u

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Science Based Medicine

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Ozone therapy sits in the border zone between science and pseudoscience. The post Ozone Therapy first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Emergency Medicine News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Think before placing a nasogastric tube! Multiple articles which discussed complications of NGT placement were included in this integrati.

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

For the folks who have been in practice for a while, you may be aware of the roller-coaster evidence base looking at steroids for pneumonia. On.

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ALiEM

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Which of the following best describes the pictured rash occurring 4 weeks after starting minocycline? Anaphylaxis Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome Erythema multiforme Serum sickness Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS)/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) Reveal the Answer 2. DRESS Syndrome What is DRESS syndrome? Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) syndrome, also called Drug Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome (DIHS), is a severe delayed T-cel

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