Trauma
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Semiannual Time Changes Linked to Accidents, Heart Attacks
Time shifts can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and accidents, say experts.
Commentary
Vacationing Doctors Intervene After Shark Attack
Two trauma doctors and other clinicians care for a teenage girl injured after a shark attack.
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Gram Stain Doesn’t Improve UTI Diagnosis in the ED
The overall performance of Gram stain in diagnosing a UTI in the ED was comparable to that of automated bacterial counting in urinalysis but...
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The Most Misinterpreted Study in Medicine: Don’t be TRICCed
Misunderstood TRICC trial enrolled critical anemic patients stable after fluid resuscitation and not actively bleeding.
Commentary
New Tourniquet: The AED for Bleeding?
Inflatable tourniquet device may help stop bleeding in trauma situations, a common preventable cause of death.
Perspectives
In the Future, a Robot Intensivist May Save Your Life
Dr. Wilson comments on a unique closed-loop system that can resuscitate and stabilize trauma patients during transport to a higher level of care...
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Attacks on Emergency Room Workers Prompt Debate Over Tougher Penalties
A state Assembly member, who was an EMT, has authored a bill to increase the fine and time in prison for assault of emergency workers.
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Can a Stroke Be Caused by Cervical Manipulation?
Though rare, internal carotid artery dissection represents one of the most common causes of stroke in young and middle-aged adults.
Perspectives
A Military Nurse Saves a Life After a Brutal Rollover Crash
After watching a woman being ejected from her car then run over by a trailer, a nurse stabilizes her for transport to the hospital.
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Christmas: A Time for Love and... Penile Fractures
The authors note that, if every day were like Christmas, there would have been a 43% increase in penile fractures in Germany since 2005.
From the Journals
Early cryoprecipitate fails to improve trauma hemorrhage outcomes
It is possible that certain patients may have benefited from cryoprecipitate, but they did not receive it promptly or in adequate doses to restore...