Emergency Live

JULY 3, 2024

Hurricanes pose a real threat to those in affected areas. Knowing what to do and taking the right precautions can mean the difference between life and death Updates from the Caribbean These days people are talking about the powerful Hurricane Beryl, the first recorded Category 4 hurricane at the beginning of the season. It is […] The post How to survive a Hurricane: guidelines and useful tips appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Taming the SRU

JULY 3, 2024

global health journal club - R2 CPC - r1 diagnostics: Pacing - r3 taming the SRu: methemoglobinemia Global health journal club WITH dr. bryant Organophosphate toxicity is much more common in low- and medium-income countries and carries high mortality Abedin et. al performed an RCT in Bangladesh and investigated standard bolus dosing of atropine compared to frequent push-doses of atropine followed by a drip Incremental boluses plus an infusion of atropine was found to have significantly reduced m

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Emergency Live

JULY 3, 2024

The goal: to enable a faster, more coordinated and effective European response to disasters, whether natural or man-made The European Civil Protection Pool (ECPP) is a European Union response to emergencies. Established in 2013, this tool brings together and coordinates the resources of 27 member and participating states, providing rapid and effective assistance in the […] The post European Civil Protection Pool: member states united in emergency appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Science Based Medicine

JULY 3, 2024

What is a science-based medicine approach to potential public health risks? We write a lot about such risks here, trying to put them into perspective and cut through the hype and sensational headlines. We all have more than enough to worry about without adding unnecessarily to this burden. At the same time, humans have transformed our environment with industry, potentially introducing new […] The post Microplastics and Global Health first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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St. Emlyn

JULY 3, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Journal Club on the impact of the MACS score in emergency medicine (systematic review). Learn how this tool improves diagnosis and patient outcomes while optimising hospital resources."FOAMed The post JC: Systematic review of the Manchester Acute Coronary Scores. appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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Stop and Think

JULY 3, 2024

During my medicine clinic as a resident at Indiana University in the 1990s, I prescribed hormone replacement therapy to post-menopausal women. The goal was not to alleviate post-menopausal symptoms; instead, the goal was prevention of future cardiac events. (I have now developed an allergy to preventive—anything.). Two reasons drove the enthusiasm behind preventive HRT.

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AED Leader

JULY 3, 2024

When it comes to ensuring the safety and well-being of your business and its employees, having a reliable automated external defibrillator (AED) is essential. AEDs are life-saving devices that can significantly increase the chances of survival in the event of sudden cardiac arrest. Cardiac Science stands out for its exceptional quality and advanced features among the top brands in the market.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 3, 2024

Can’t get enough of Bubble Wrap? The Bubble Wrap Plus is a monthly paediatric Journal Club reading list from Professor Jaan Toelen (University Hospitals Leuven) and Dr Anke Raaijmakers (Sydney Children’s Hospital). This comprehensive list is developed from 34 journals, including major and subspecialty paediatric journals. We suggest this list can help you discover relevant or interesting articles for your local journal club or allow you to keep a finger on the pulse of paediatric research.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 3, 2024

In my latest Sensible Medicine post, I noted that professors at Yale and Harvard dismissed Biden’s debate performance with the convenient propaganda that 'he just has a stutter’/ ‘he might be on cold medications.’ Obviously, for everyone who watched the debate, this was ludicrous, and I made the point that you would fail a medical student who was sent in to work up an increasingly forgetful elderly man, and walked out saying “I think it is just a stutter.” Par

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