The Trauma Pro

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Various trauma professionals (prehospital, emergency physician, surgeon) may provide this “service” at various places around the world. In the US, it is usually a physician and typically a surgeon. In my opinion, anyone can be trained to do a basic field amputation. Much depends on local policies and procedures, training, as well as availability. In most cases, prehospital providers are on the scene, so it makes sense that they could do a field amputation with appropriate training.

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Mind The Bleep

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Introduction Patients regularly present to the emergency department with animal bites. This article aims to help guide you through managing these patients and what factors you might want to consider. Epidemiology The number of animal bites presented to A&E is largely underestimated, as many who are bit don’t present to receive medical care 1 or won’t receive treatment in a hospital setting so they are not counted in the statistics for bites 2.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

OSHA: TRUE or FALSE? Federal law requires employers to notify OSHA of a work-related hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours of the incident? TRUE: Standard Number 1904.39(a)(3) states you must report inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours using one of the following methods: By telephone or in-person to the OSHA Area Office nearest the incident’s site.

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Emergency Live

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Smoke from fires is not just a visual barrier, but a serious health threat Climate change is intensifying extreme weather events, including forest fires. For emergency workers, these events represent an increasingly complex challenge. Smoke from fires is not just a visual barrier, but a serious health threat. A toxic cocktail for the lungs Smoke […] The post How smoke from fires harms health appeared first on Emergency Live.

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EMergucate

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The chest x-ray is from a toddler taken post choking episode at home. What can be seen?

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Emergency Live

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

New study presents a tool to determine the need for coronary angioplasty through AI A groundbreaking study, published in the European Heart Journal Quality of Care and Cardiovascular Outcomes, presents an innovative AI-based tool that can determine the need for coronary angioplasty simply by analyzing a coronary angiogram. The problem of invasive diagnosis Currently, to […] The post AI opens new frontiers in the diagnosis of coronary heart disease appeared first on Emergency Live.

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