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Workplace Safety and Health in a Barbie World

NIOSH Science Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

As the occupational safety and health community continues to combat very real and serious hazards, we are closing out the summer with a little fun. This summer Barbie and friends have recaptured national attention breaking box office records with movie ticket sales exceeding one billion dollars in just a few weeks. While Barbie’s first “job” in 1960 was as a fashion designer, she went on to hold over 200 jobs[1] across various industries (of course with the corresponding outfits and accessories)

Jet Lag and Residency: Long Distance Relationships in Medicine

SheMD

AUGUST 31, 2023

When I started looking at where I wanted to spend my residency during the fourth year of medical school, I considered numerous factors, as every student does. Many of them are quite similar: location, quality or style of learning, fellowship options, benefits, personality fit, etc. However, not everyone is at the same place in life when they are matching.

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Fighting Water with Water: A Revolutionary Solution to Flooding

Emergency Live

AUGUST 31, 2023

Rapid H2O Flood Barriers: A New and Innovative Solution to Flood Control They say that sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. But what about fighting water with water? In the realm of innovative flood control, the Rapid H2O flood barriers are making waves in the UK market. This ingenious system utilizes water as […] The post Fighting Water with Water: A Revolutionary Solution to Flooding appeared first on Emergency Live.

Are “keto supplements” necessary?

Science Based Medicine

AUGUST 31, 2023

A closer look at the science supporting beta hydroxybutyrate supplements The post Are “keto supplements” necessary? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

ED Violence Has Staff Scared, Unsupported: A behavioral health crisis is not a free pass to cause bodily injury to health care workers

Emergency Medicine News

AUGUST 31, 2023

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Should We Be Prescribing Cookware? A Potential Intervention for Iron Deficiency Anemia - Clinical Correlations

Clinical Correlations

AUGUST 31, 2023

By Marie T. Mazzeo Peer Reviewed Anemia poses a significant threat to public health and affects approximately 2 billion people, nearly one-quarter of the world’s population.1,2 Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia worldwide and is the most common nutrient deficiency. 1,2.

Residency Organization Leaders Weigh in on the State of Emergency Medicine: The presidents of EMRA and RSA agree the specialty is in crisis but not what caused it

Emergency Medicine News

AUGUST 31, 2023

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The PACER Trial: Platelet Transfusion before CVC Placement in Patients with Thrombocytopenia

RebelEM

AUGUST 31, 2023

Background: Bleeding complications are an uncommon but potentially a significant risk during central venous catheter (CV C) placement. Thrombocytopenia is associated with increased bleeding complications but there is no good-quality evidence showing that prophylactic platelet transfusions decrease that risk. Previous studies were retrospective and current society guidelines have differing thresholds (20,000 – 50,000 per cubic millimeter) for prophylactic transfusions.

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The PACER Trial: Platelet Transfusion before CVC Placement in Patients with Thrombocytopenia

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AUGUST 31, 2023

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Study Claims ED Intubations Are Harming Patients: But ED intubation may signal OR dysfunction, just as boarding does for inpatient unit dysfunction

Emergency Medicine News

AUGUST 31, 2023

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The Donut of Truth (ahh that CT scan)

EM Ottawa

AUGUST 31, 2023

In Korea where I (hi!) originally trained, because of fewer human resources (like radiologists), and an abundance of technological resources,(like CT and MRI) emergency physicians often are expected to read their own imaging. There are next-day overreads from Radiology, and patients are sometimes called back, but by and large, in-the-moment decisions are made by the […] The post The Donut of Truth (ahh that CT scan) appeared first on EMOttawa Blog.

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Join NRC Health at the Patient Experience Symposium with ICD

NRC Health

AUGUST 31, 2023

NRC Health is the Platinum Partner for The Patient Experience Symposium. The post Join NRC Health at the Patient Experience Symposium with ICD appeared first on NRC Health.

IM Corticosteroids Widely Used Despite Little Supporting Evidence: Rates of sepsis and venous thromboembolism increase after the drugs are given

Emergency Medicine News

AUGUST 31, 2023

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ToxCard: Crotalid Envenomation Part 2 – CroFab vs. AnaVip: What’s the Difference?

EMDocs

AUGUST 31, 2023

Authors: Sean Trostel, MD (EM Resident Physician, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC); Kathryn T Kopec, DO (@KopecToxEM, EM Attending Physician, Medical Toxicologist, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC) // Reviewed by: James Dazhe Cao, MD (@JamesCaoMD, Associate Professor of EM, Medical Toxicology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Please see Part 1 of this series for guidance on the management of the crotalid envenoma

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No Excuses for Not Prescribing Buprenorphine in the ED: Buprenorphine fits with EM's mission to help patients when no one else will—and it saves lives

Emergency Medicine News

AUGUST 31, 2023

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COVID19 Therapeutics & Boosters all need new studies

Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 31, 2023

During the COVID19 pandemic, a small handful of drugs and therapeutics helped save lives. RECOVERY showed the value of dexamethasone in patients hospitalized and receiving O2, and those on the vent. Baricitinib also had positive randomized data, and Tocilizumab was validated by the RECOVERY group. Paxlovid only has positive data in unvaccinated high risk people who have not had COVID.

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