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Thematic analysis of 'Prevention of Future Deaths reports related to emergency departments in England and Wales 2013-2022

Emergency Medicine Journal

Since 2013, coroners in England and Wales have issued ‘Prevention of Future Deaths’ (PFD) reports to individuals or organisations if, following an inquest, they believe action should be taken to prevent further avoidable deaths. Using the Judiciary (England and Wales) website, 2277 unique reports were extracted for July 2013 to.

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Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke

Pediatric EM Morsels

Let’s take a minute to digest a morsel on another significant complication – Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke in Children : Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke: Basics Pathophysiology (Menaa, 2013, Webb, 2013) SCD causes sickling shape of red blood cells Vaso-occlusive Cascade: Sickling → vascular endothelium destruction → cytokine/ immune cell (..)

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ECG Blog #402 — Will Adenosine Convert This?

Ken Grauer, MD

Figure-5: Pages 1 and 2 on Pros & Cons of using Adenosine ( excerpted from my ACLS-2013-ePub ). Figure-6: Pages 3 and 4 on Pros & Cons of using Adenosine ( excerpted from my ACLS-2013-ePub ). = See Figure-5 and -6 — for more on Adenosine.

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Probiotics don’t improve outcomes in children with acute gastroenteritis

PEMBlog

Pediatrics, 2013. 2013 Sep;38(5):467-76. Epub 2013 Jul 10. Rapid adoption of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for acute gastroenteritis. Szajewska et al. Meta-analysis: Lactobacillus GG for treating acute gastroenteritis in children–updated analysis of randomised controlled trials. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. doi: 10.1111/apt.12403.

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Congenital Syphilis

Pediatric EM Morsels

Foles, 2024 ] In the US, from 2013-2018, cases increased from 362 to 1,306. 2013 Aug;20(4):337-9. Epub 2013 Feb 27. Worldwide, congenital syphilis complicates about 1 million pregnancies / year. Hussain, 2023 ] Leads to >300,000 perinatal deaths / year globally. Rates of congenital syphilis are increasing. BMJ Case Rep.

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Video: How To Reduce A Hip Dislocation

The Trauma Pro

Originally shown at Trauma Education: The Next Generation 2013 in St. There are lots of little tips and tricks. In the next post, a novel variant of the hip reduction technique, the Captain Morgan.

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ECG Blog #393 — Why So Many Shapes?

Ken Grauer, MD

This highlights the pros and cons for using Adenosine — which I review in Figure-5 and Figure-6 ( excerpted from my ACLS-2013-ePub ). Figure-5: Pages 1 and 2 on Pros & Cons of using Adenosine ( excerpted from my ACLS-2013-ePub ). Figure-6: Pages 3 and 4 on Pros & Cons of using Adenosine ( excerpted from my ACLS-2013-ePub ).

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