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Hospital based injury and violence prevention programs : ATS Position Statement 2023 - American Trauma Society.
Injury and violence have a significant impact on the health and well-being of the U.S. population and are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44.1 In 2021, 224,935 people were killed by unintentional injuries; an additional 48,183 persons di...
Source: SafetyLit - September 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Pitt gets at least $34M for study to improve treatment of bleeding in children
"This trial will be transformative when it comes to trauma care for children," says one of the principal investigators.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Paul J. Gough Source Type: news
E-scooter-related orthopedic injuries and the treatments applied: are these scooters a new means of transportation or a new source of trauma? - İğrek S, Ulusoy.
INTRODUCTION: E-scooters have become increasingly popular in Turkey due to easy accessibility. In parallel with this, the number of e-scooter-related injuries has increased gradually. The aim of this study was to determine the types of e-scooter-related or...
Source: SafetyLit - September 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
British Psychological Thriller ‘On the Line’ Snapped Up for U.K., U.S. Distribution by Trinity Creative Partnership and 101 Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Oliver Pearn’s feature directorial debut “On the Line” has been snapped up for U.K. and U.S. distribution by Trinity Creative Partnership and 101 Films. Set in Alderney, U.K. in 1964, the film follows a telephone operator, Agnes, who ends up being the pivotal piece of a drama unfurling which puts…#oliverpearns #alderney #agnes #nicolaquilter #pearn #michaelflatley #andytaylor
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brain Trauma Could Help Trigger Heart Troubles
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- While the neurological impact of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has long been studied, new research suggests TBIs are also hard on the heart.
The research team took a closer look at connections between the two organs,...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Libya: 'The Mental Toll is Very High' - Survivors of Floods Grapple With Trauma
[UN News] Post-traumatic stress and anxiety has become a daily challenge for thousands of Libyans who survived Storm Daniel nearly two weeks ago, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Libya North Africa Source Type: news
IG Live September 25: When the Healers Need Healing
(MedPage Today) -- In the high-stress environment of healthcare, where the focus is often on healing and saving the lives of patients, a quieter and significant struggle has emerged: moral injury.
Moral injury refers to the psychological distress...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 21, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Anxiety, Depression May Ease After Ablation Cuts AF Burden Anxiety, Depression May Ease After Ablation Cuts AF Burden
One can ' t say there is no placebo effect from AF ablation, but if there is, it ' s probably not the main driver of psychological benefit, say researchers.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 21, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Seat belt use in the US by pregnant motor vehicle occupants - Espelien C, Jin R, Mostofizadeh S, VanRyzin R, Hartka T, Forman J, Chernyavskiy P.
Introduction
Motor vehicle (MV) collisions are a leading cause of trauma for pregnant individuals in the US that often result in adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.1 MV collisions account for 82% of injury-induced fetal deaths and 55% to 78% of trauma...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
What Psychedelics Can Teach Us About Play
We are in the midst of a new psychedelic renaissance. Drugs like MDMA and psilocybin are being ushered into mainstream medicine, promoted as miracle cures for a host of psychiatric woes. But as psychedelics come to be seen as treatments for various types of psychological suffering, we are overlooking one of their most precious offerings: the potential for play.
“Neuroplasticity” is the word many mental health professionals are now using to describe the positive effect of psychedelics; a process in which the brain sort of loosens up, becoming flexible and open to learning (Children’s brains, for instanc...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ross Ellenhorn Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Establishing consensus on essential resources for musculoskeletal trauma care worldwide: a modified Delphi study - MacKechnie MC, Shearer DW, Verhofstad MHJ, Martin C, Graham SM, Pesantez R, Schuetz M, H üttl T, Kojima K, Bernstein BP, Miclau T.
BACKGROUND: Despite evidence that formalized trauma systems enhance patient functional outcomes and decrease mortality rates, there remains a lack of such systems globally. Critical to trauma systems are the equipment, materials, and supplies needed to sup...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Exploring factors associated with paramedic work-related psychological injury through data linkage - Kearney J, Muir C, Smith K, Meadley B.
INTRODUCTION: In comparison to the general population and other emergency services workers, paramedics experience high rates of work-related psychological injury. However, there is limited understanding of the case and practitioner-related factors that inc...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Gendering trauma: a womanist psychospiritual analysis of stress, trauma, and resilience - Lape JC.
African American women's stress, trauma, and resilience are interconnected. African American women experience gender-base and race-based stress and trauma induced by white supremacy. This stress and trauma, characterized as the stress-trauma continuum, aim...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Health-related quality of life in patients discharged from hospital after suicide attempt with violent methods compared to self-poisonings - Persett PS, Bjornaas MA, Jacobsen D, Ekeberg, Myhren H.
INTRODUCTION: Suicide attempts by violent methods (VM) can leave the patient with physical and mental trauma affecting health-related quality of life (HRQOL). There is limited knowledge about the impact and HRQOL after a suicide attempt by VM. AIMS: To com...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Evaluating the impact of a training program in prehospital trauma care and mental health for traffic police in Arusha, Tanzania - Koranda NW, Knettel BA, Mabula P, Joshi R, Kisigo G, Klein C, Bunting A, Lauritsen M, O'Tool J, Dunlop SJ.
This study examines the potential impact of a brief training program ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
