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Clinical Features of Patients With Pulmonary Embolism and a Negative PERC Rule Result
We write with reference to the case report by Hennessey et al of a patient with a radiographically large pulmonary embolism that was represented as a case of a false-negative result of the pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria (PERC). The authors concluded that “further characterization of the types of pulmonary embolism missed by PERC and their associated outcomes would be desirable.” In an accompanying editorial, Green and Yealy warned, “Case reports often highlight anomalies that alone should not necessarily change practice or thinking.” We agree that a case report provides only a pinhole view of a much broader clinical landscape.
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeffrey A. Kline, David Slattery, Brian J. O'Neil, James R. Thompson, Chadwick D. Miller, Donald Schreiber, Beau A. Briese, Charles V. Pollack Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

In reply
We thank Graham and Ranier for their comments on our article on the value of the S100B protein. We believe, however, that their contribution is misleading in several regards. The authors focus on specificity of the S100 B protein and base their criticism on the study recently published by Metting et al, who found no association between S100B level and abnormal admission computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging results 3 months postinjury. This result was based on only 94 patients, including 19 with abnormal CT results, and therefore lacks the power to contradict our study of 1,560 patients, including 111 ab...
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Régis Ribéreau-Gayon, Françoise Masson, Magali Laborey, Benjamin Contrand, Louis Rachid Salmi, Jean Louis Beaudeux, Emmanuel Lagarde Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Utility of S100B in Head Injury Care
Zongo et al suggest in their recent article that serum S100B has a high negative predictive value to rule out significant head injury in a large patient sample. Our previous work demonstrated that although there was an association between neuronal injury (acute stroke) and increases in S100B, there is clear evidence that hematopoietic cells were the main source of S100B in humans, not injured neurons. Other studies have cast doubt on the usefulness of S100B in human mild head injury as well.
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Colin A. Graham, Timothy H. Rainer Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

In reply
We thank the respondents for their thoughtful comments and concerns. The treatment of patients with chronic conditions such as alcoholism, coupled with limited socioeconomic resources, remains a significant problem within the field of emergency medicine. However, we believe that some of your criticisms are unwarranted.
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Brett Faine, Gerene Denning, Andrew Nugent, Mark Nunge Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Implementing Evidence-Based Changes in Emergency Department Treatment: Alternative Vitamin Therapy for Alcohol-Related Illnesses
We read with interest the recently published study on vitamin therapy for alcohol-related illnesses by Faine et al. Although the study demonstrated that after the educational intervention the number of multivitamin infusions decreased, it also showed that the administration of any form of multivitamin decreased overall (from 16% to 6%). We debate the appropriateness of this intervention. The authors stated that intravenous multivitamins are overused and generate excessive cost. Furthermore, they stated that “scientific evidence does not support the assumption that alcoholic patients in the ED [emergency department] are r...
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Lauren K. Shawn, Robert S. Hoffman Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Woman With Severe Chest Pain
[Ann Emerg Med. 2013;61:e1-e2.] A 40-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with severe, sharp, burning, postprandial chest pain associated with retrosternal fullness radiating posteriorly and worsening with reclining. She vomited twice, with streaks of blood, before arrival. Her blood pressure was 176/132 mm Hg, pulse rate 117 beats/min, respiratory rate 16 breaths/min, SpO2 100%, and temperature 98.7°F (37.0°C). On examination, she was unable to recline because of pain and had mild epigastric tenderness. An ECG result was normal. After the obtained chest radiograph (), what study would you order next?
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Karen A. Quaday, Brad Gordon, Aaron Browne Tags: Images in Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

A Desquamating Rash
[Ann Emerg Med. 2013;61:118.] A 19-month-old healthy girl was brought to the emergency department for a worsening perioral rash noted 4 days before, which had begun to blister and desquamate. She appeared uncomfortable, with a pulse rate of 143 beats/min, respiration 18 breaths/min, SpO2 of 99%, and a temperature of 99.6°F. An erythematous, exudative rash with vesicles and flaccid bullae encircled her mouth, nares, and lid margins (). A tender, erythematous, macular truncal rash with flaccid bullae extended to her extremities; Nikolsky's sign was present (). No oral or mucous membrane lesions were present.
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Daniel G. Conway, Regan F. Lyon, Jason D. Heiner Tags: Images in Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Commentary
[Ann Emerg Med. 2012;61:94-95.] Gonorrhea, the second most common cause of bacterial STDs, is commonly encountered in emergency departments (EDs). Given the potential morbidity, particularly in women because of pelvic inflammatory disease, and potential for continued transmission associated with untreated urogenital gonococcal infections, early recognition and initiation of effective treatment is critical. Unfortunately, N gonorrhoeae has acquired resistance to many antibiotics; most recently, there has been increasing resistance to third-generation cephalosporins. Because of this resistance, the CDC updated its 2010 guid...
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nicholas G. Maldonado, Sukhjit S. Takhar Tags: Infectious Disease Source Type: research

Update to the CDC's Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2010: Oral Cephalosporins No Longer a Recommended Treatment for Gonococcal Infections
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Update to the CDC's sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2010: oral cephalosporins no longer a recommended treatment for gonococcal infections, 2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012;61:590-594.]
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tags: Infectious Disease Source Type: research

Are Two Drugs Better Than One For Acute Agitation? A Discussion On Black Box Warnings, Waiver of Informed Consent, and the Ethics of Enrolling Impaired Subjects in Clinical Trials
What is already known on this topic: Emergency physicians often treat acutely agitated patients with antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, or both.
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Stephanie A. Eucker, Tyler W. Barrett, David L. Schriger Tags: Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club Source Type: research

Correction Notice
In the October 2012 issue, in the article by Levy et al (“Subclinical Hypertensive Heart Disease in Black Patients With Elevated Blood Pressure in an Inner-City Emergency Department”; pages 467-474), there was an error in the methods section of the Abstract. “Criterion-based electrocardiographic findings” was published when it should have been “criterion-based echocardiographic findings.” We regret this error.
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Neurology Source Type: research

Infant With Limpness
[Ann Emerg Med. 2013;61:18.] A 4-month-old infant was brought to an outside emergency department for limpness. A cranial computed tomography (CT) was performed (). After transfer to a trauma center, the child appeared stable, with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 14 and a firm, bulging fontanelle. The child then rapidly became unresponsive and apneic; intubation was performed. Bedside ultrasonography performed through the anterior fontanelle revealed a subdural blood collection, which was aspirated through the fontanelle in the trauma bay (). Opening pressure was measured at 20 cm H2O. Twenty milliliters of bloody cerebral s...
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sangil Lee, Venkatesh R. Bellamkonda Athmaram, Jana L. Anderson Tags: Images in Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Year in Review: Groups Ask HHS to Rethink Plan B Ruling
(MedPage Today) -- On the 1-year anniversary of a federal decision to keep the emergency contraceptive Plan B behind pharmacy counters, several healthcare groups sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking her agency to reconsider.
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - December 21, 2012 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Nurse leads hospital out of A&E breach
Getting all hospital staff – from porters to managers – involved was the key to improving accident and emergency performance at a trust which had been failing the target for years, according to the nurse who led the work.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - December 21, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Many Britons 'do not trust GPs'
Almost two in three Britons do not have faith in their GP and 10 per cent of the public have panicked and asked accident and emergency departments to treat minor ailments, a survey has revealed.
Source: HSJ - December 21, 2012 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Most Brits 'do not trust GPs'
Almost two in three Britons do not have faith in their GP and 10 per cent of the public have panicked and asked accident and emergency departments to treat minor ailments, a survey has revealed.
Source: HSJ - December 21, 2012 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Majority Of States Not Prepared For Emergencies
The majority of states (35) and Washington, D.C. received a score of 6 or lower on 10 crucial measures of public health preparedness, according to the 10th annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report. Although there has been considerable improvement in public health preparedness over the past decade, especially in key abilities, the country still struggles with responding to health emergencies, such as severe weather incidents, bioterrorist threats, and serious outbreaks of disease...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 21, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news

It's Winter! Be Prepared.
Winter is here, and there's a chill in the air! Visit the MedlinePlus topic pages on hypothermia and winter weather emergencies to learn how you and your family can stay safe and warm this year.
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 21, 2012 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Adults with Disabilities More Likely to Seek Care in the Emergency Department
12/21/2012, Health Services Research, People with disabilities, while making up just 17 percent of the working-age adult population, account for almost 40 percent of all emergency department (ED) visits, finds a new study in Health Services Research.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - December 21, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Uric acid for diagnosis and risk stratification in suspected myocardial infarction
ConclusionsUric acid, an inexpensive widely available biomarker, improves both the early diagnosis and risk stratification of patients with suspected AMI.
Source: European Journal of Clinical Investigation - December 21, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Karin Wildi, Philip Haaf, Tobias Reichlin, Resat Acemoglu, Jeannine Schneider, Cathrin Balmelli, Beatrice Drexler, Raphael Twerenbold, Tamina Mosimann, Miriam Reiter, Mira Mueller, Susanne Ernst, Paola Ballarino, Christa Zellweger, Berit Moehring, Carles Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Oral health‐care utilization in adults with disabilities in Belgium
The objective of the present study was to provide data on oral health‐care utilization in Belgian residents with disabilities and to compare these data with the utilization pattern of their peers without special needs. Data from the Permanent Sample of Socially Insured Persons, an anonymous representative sample of Belgian residents, were used. The database contained prospective data on oral and general health‐care utilization and socio‐demographic variables from 1,221 individuals with disabilities and from 131,877 individuals without disabilities, collected from 2002 to 2008. Overall, annual dental‐attendance rate...
Source: European Journal of Oral Sciences - December 21, 2012 Category: Dentistry Authors: Roos Leroy, Dominique Declerck Source Type: research

The epidemiology of traumatic cervical spine fractures: a prospective population study from Norway
Conclusions: This study estimates the incidence of traumatic CS-fx in a general Norwegian population to be 11.8/100,000/year. A male predominance was observed and the incidence increased with increasing age. Falls were the most common trauma mechanism, and SCI was observed in 10%. The 1- and 3-month mortality rates were 7 and 9%, respectively. The incidence of open surgery for the fixation of CS-fx in this population was 3.1/100,000/year.Level of evidence: This is a prospective observational cohort study and level II-2 according to US Preventive Services Task Force.
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Hege FredøSyed RizviBjarne LiedPål RønningEirik Helseth Source Type: research

Federal appeals court rules against Hobby Lobby on contraception
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a claim by an arts and crafts chain that wants to be exempted from a requirement to provide emergency contraceptives to employees because it violates the religious principles of its owners.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

About New York: One Boy’s Death Moves State to Action to Prevent Others
New York health officials are poised to make their state the first in the nation to require that hospitals aggressively look for sepsis in patients so treatment can begin sooner.
Source: NYT Health - December 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By JIM DWYER Tags: North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Sepsis New York State Hospitals Emergency Medical Treatment Queens (NYC) Staunton, Rory Source Type: news

Nokia Joins UNFPA to Support Safe Births in Emergencies - 04 December 2012
UNITED NATIONS, New York — UNFPA and Nokia announced today that the mobile communications company will donate the equivalent of 3,000 clean delivery kits to the Fund. The donation will be made as a result of UNFPA’s social media campaign Safe Birth. Even Here launched earlier this year. The kits, designed and distributed by UNFPA, help ensure safe delivery of babies in humanitarian settings.
Source: UNFPA News - December 20, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Do your Dark Side Traits Fit? Dysfunctional Personalities in Different Work Sectors
This study investigates differences in “dark side” traits between those in the public and private sectors, as well as between managers in three distinct industries. In all, 5,693 British adults were tested, roughly half of whom clearly worked in public sector jobs and half in the private sector. We also tested three groups of people (total 1,102) working in very different sectors: finance, insurance, and emergency services. They all completed the Hogan Development Survey (HDS; Hogan & Hogan, 1997), which is a measure of dysfunctional personality styles or potential management derailers. It has 11 dimensions and thr...
Source: Applied Psychology - December 20, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Adrian Furnham, Gillian Hyde, Geoff Trickey Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Free Online Preservation Courses: Caring for Yesterday’s Treasures – Today
Heritage Preservation has announced Caring for Yesterday’s Treasures – Today - http://www.connectingtocollections.org/courses – a series of free, online courses about the preservation of archival and historical collections. Tailored to meet the needs and schedules of staff and volunteers at libraries and archives, each course includes four to six 90-minute, interactive webinars presented by preservation experts. Participants are encouraged to submit specific questions about collections care to ensure that the courses are directly relevant to their needs. The series will be conducted via the Connectin...
Source: Dragonfly - December 20, 2012 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Gail Kouame Tags: Emergency Preparedness Member Services News From the RML Training & Education Source Type: news

Making Too Merry Triggers 'Holiday Heart'
(MedPage Today) -- During the holiday season, emergency departments brace for a rise in cases of "holiday heart syndrome," or isolated incidents of atrial fibrillation in otherwise healthy people who simply eat and drink too much.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 20, 2012 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

MSF condemns targeting of health workers
Regardless of who is responsible for the recent escalation of attacks against health workers in Pakistan, the targeting of medical personnel has created a situation in which both patients and medical workers are at risk of losing their lives while seeking or providing healthcare, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. As a medical humanitarian organization working in Pakistan since 1986, and currently operating activities throughout the country, MSF condemns the attacks on medical workers, and strongly reiterates the need to fully respect the medical mission by ensuring the safety and security of patients, medical s...
Source: MSF News - December 20, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Pakistan Frontpage NEWS Source Type: news

Transient Ischemic Attack: An Evidence-Based Update
Since the 2008 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice on TIA was published, there have been numerous studies focusing on improving risk stratification and early management strategies in TIA. This update will provide the best available evidence on diagnosing and managing TIAs.
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - December 20, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Majority of States Score 6 or Lower Out of 10 Indicators in Report on Health Emergency Preparedness
In the 10th annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 35 states and Washington, D.C. scored a six or lower on 10 key indicators of public health preparedness.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - December 20, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Winter Garden approves Florida Hospital campus
Winter Garden city commissioners on Dec. 19 approved Florida Hospital’s seven story hospital project in Winter Garden, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Eventual plans call for a seven-story, 200-bed hospital, which would compete for West Orange residents with Health Central, on a 58-acre site near State Road 429 and Daniels Road. Check here to read an earlier story about the project, which will start with a freestanding emergency department and a medical office building, as well as a detailed look…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 20, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: Abraham Aboraya Source Type: research

Kansas ranks lowest for disaster preparedness
A survey ranking states' preparedness for public health emergencies, terrorism and national disasters ranked Kansas at the bottom of the list, the Lawrence Journal-World reports. The Trust for America's Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranked Kansas at the bottom of the "Ready or not?" report, scoring 3 of 10 points. However, officials noted that the state's score has varied widely through the years, the report says.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 20, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: research

Democratic Republic of Congo: A Race to Stop Measles Epidemic
DRC 2008 © Pascale Zintzen A girl is vaccinated for measles in Orientale Province. KINSHASA/BUNIA, DRC, DECEMBER 20, 2012—A measles epidemic is spreading throughout a vast region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and shortages of drugs and health staff are putting hundreds of thousands of children at risk, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. Since early October, MSF has treated more than 12,700 patients and vaccinated more than 226,000 children in several areas of Orientale Province. Measles, an ext...
Source: MSF News - December 20, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

MSF Condemns Targeting of Health Workers in Pakistan
Pakistan 2011 © P.K. Lee/MSF The inpatient therapeutic feeding center in the Dera Murad Jamali District Headquarters Hospital in eastern Balochistan DECEMBER 20, 2012—Regardless of the parties or individuals responsible for the recent escalation of attacks against health workers in Pakistan, both patients and medical workers risk losing their lives while seeking or providing health care, the international organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. As a medical humanitarian organization working in Pakistan since 1986, and currently operating activities t...
Source: MSF News - December 20, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

An Intervention Connecting Low-Acuity Emergency Department Patients With Primary Care: Effect on Future Primary Care Linkage
Conclusion: A point-of-care intervention offering low-acuity ED patients the opportunity to alternatively be treated at the hospital's Primary Care Clinic resulted in increased future primary care follow-up compared with standard ED referral practices.
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine - December 20, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kelly M. Doran, Ashley C. Colucci, Robert A. Hessler, Calvin K. Ngai, Nicholas D. Williams, Andrew B. Wallach, Michael Tanner, Machelle H. Allen, Lewis R. Goldfrank, Stephen P. Wall Tags: Health Policy Source Type: research

Improvement of cardiopulmonary resuscitation by bending and pressing the lower extremities
The success rate of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is very low. The mortality rate after reaching the hospital is still as high as 50% to 70% . Although a variety of methods have been invented to improve the success rate , a number of factors limited their application.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - December 20, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Li Xiang, Huang Hui, Fang Jindong, Liu Jing, Fang Li Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Should out-of-hospital cardiac arrests patients without ST-elevation go immediately to the cardiac catheterisation laboratory?
According to some recent reports, survival rates from treated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have doubled compared over the last 10 years. The publication of the landmark trials on induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest increased interest in the cardiac arrest patient population, with parallel improvements in the chain of resuscitation from the pre-hospital setting to in-hospital emergency medical care, cardiological interventions, intensive care treatment, neurological prognostication and rehabilitation. There are many examples where a standardised treatment package comprising these elements have been associated ...
Source: Resuscitation - December 20, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Niklas Nielsen, Jesper Kjaergaard Tags: Editorials Source Type: research

The emergent surgical airway: cricothyrotomy vs tracheotomy
Abstract: The American Society of Anesthesiologists difficult airway algorithm identifies two acceptable emergency surgical airways in the ‘cannot intubate, cannot ventilate’ scenario: cricothyrotomy and tracheotomy. Little has been published regarding the emergency surgical airway practices at different institutions. The authors investigated whether the primary choice of emergency surgical airway at a major level I trauma centre was cricothyrotomy or tracheotomy. A retrospective chart review was conducted of emergency airways performed over 6 years using relevant current procedural terminology codes. The electronic me...
Source: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - December 20, 2012 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: J.K. Dillon, B. Christensen, T. Fairbanks, G. Jurkovich, K.S. Moe Tags: Trauma Source Type: research

Emergency obstetrics knowledge and practical skills retention among medical students in Rwanda following a short training course
Conclusion: A 2-day emergency obstetrics training course increased knowledge among medical students. Because educational policies are tailored to address high rates of maternal mortality in resource-poor settings, workshops dedicated to emergency obstetrics should be promoted.
Source: International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics - December 20, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: Nazaneen Homaifar, David Mwesigye, Samuel Tchwenko, Ayaba Worjoloh, Shahrzad Joharifard, Patrick Kyamanywa, Jeff Wilkinson, Stephen Rulisa, Nathan M. Thielman Tags: Education and training Source Type: research

Predictors of early mortality among hospitalized nursing home residents
Conclusion: In acutely ill NH residents, MEWS is an important predictor of early hospital mortality and can be used in both the community and the hospital settings to identify patients whose death maybe predictable or unavoidable, thus allowing a more holistic approach to management with discussion with patient and relatives for planning of immediate care. In addition, CRP and eGFR levels on admission have also been shown to predict early hospital mortality in these patients and can be used in conjunction with MEWS in the same way to allow decision making on the appropriate level of care at the point of hospital admission.
Source: QJM - December 20, 2012 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Alrawi, Y. A., Parker, R. A., Harvey, R. C., Sultanzadeh, S. J., Patel, J., Mallinson, R., Potter, J. F., Trepte, N. J. B., Myint, P. K. Tags: Original papers Source Type: research

Impact of the bowel‐screening programme on the diagnosis of colorectal cancer in Ayrshire and Arran
Conclusion Screening has been associated with an increase in the numbers of both new and early‐stage colorectal cancers. Screen‐detected cancers are predominantly early‐stage disease with favourable pathology. At present, it remains to be seen whether screening will ultimately translate into an overall reduction in advanced‐stage disease.
Source: Colorectal Disease - December 20, 2012 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: C. S. D. Roxburgh, F. McTaggart, M. Balsitis, R. H. Diament Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Prehospital emergency management of avulsed permanent teeth: Knowledge and attitude of schoolteachers
Conclusions: Knowledge regarding emergency management of dental trauma is poor amongst schoolteachers. Therefore, we suggest that orientation to management of avulsed tooth be part of the teacher training education.
Source: Table of Contents : Indian Journal of Dental Research : 2006 - 17(3) - December 20, 2012 Category: Dentistry Authors: Harkiran KaurSupreet KaurHargundeep Kaur Source Type: research

The making of public health emergencies: West Nile virus in New York City
Abstract In this article we use the case of the West Nile virus (WNV) to investigate the social construction of public health emergencies (PHEs) and the subsequent changes in public health governance that they instigate. Informed by medical sociological literature on the social construction of illness, science and technology studies, and risk and disaster literature, we create a conceptual framework for connecting health and crisis. Our investigation of the WNV analyses PHEs as brief, but vitally important, moments in which a ‘crisis’ is co‐constructed between states, affected populations and disease vectors. In thes...
Source: Sociology of Health and Illness - December 20, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sabrina McCormick, Kristoffer Whitney Source Type: research

VIDEOCARE: Decentralised psychiatric emergency care through videoconferencing
DiscussionResults from the study will be of importance for understanding of how videoconferencing may support proper treatment and high-quality health care services in rural areas for patients in psychiatric emergencies.
Source: BMC Health Services Research - December 20, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Marianne TrondsenStein BolleGeir StenslandAksel Tjora Source Type: research

Intern underperformance is detected more frequently in emergency medicine rotations
ConclusionThe prevalence of underperformance among interns is low, although higher than previously suggested. Emergency medicine detects relatively more interns in difficulty than other rotations.
Source: Emergency Medicine Australasia - December 20, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Narelle Aram, Victoria Brazil, Lorna Davin, Jaimi Greenslade Tags: Education and Training Source Type: research

Hypertensive emergencies are associated with elevated markers of inflammation, coagulation, platelet activation and fibrinolysis
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Source: Journal of Human Hypertension - December 20, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: U DerhaschnigC TestoriE RiedmuellerS AschauerM WolztB Jilma Tags: coagulation fibrinolysis urgency hypertensive emergency inflammation Source Type: research

Nokia Joins UNFPA to Support Safe Births in Emergencies - 04 December 2012
UNITED NATIONS, New York — UNFPA and Nokia announced today that the mobile communications company will donate the equivalent of 3,000 clean delivery kits to the Fund. The donation will be made as a result of UNFPA’s social media campaign Safe Birth. Even Here launched earlier this year. The kits, designed and distributed by UNFPA, help ensure safe delivery of babies in humanitarian settings.
Source: UNFPA News - December 19, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

[Video] 24 Hours In Burco Hospital, Part 1: The Emergency Room
Source: MSF Multimedia - December 19, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news