Football vs Fútbol: Which Youth Sport Leads to More Emergency Visits?
A 10-year analysis of emergency department data shows one sport poses a greater risk of severe injury to youth athletes.
Category: Critical Care
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Critical Care
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Rapid Sepsis Testing Could Save 36,000 US Lives Annually
A new analysis shows that early use of rapid testing for bloodstream infections reduces sepsis progression and healthcare expenses.
Critical Care
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Rapid Test Detects ARDS Subtypes
An immunoassay measured key inflammatory biomarkers and classified patients into two ARDS subtypes—hyperinflammatory and hypoinflammatory—within approximately one hour.
ICU & Ventilation
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Emergency Intubation Study to Examine Neuromuscular Blockers
The INSPIRE study will examine whether seriously ill patients being intubated should receive sedation alone or with the addition of a neuromuscular blocker.
Emergency Room
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3 Strategies for Navigating Police Presence in the ER
New research explores three ER strategies to protect survivors of violence while allowing effective police investigations.
Ambulance & EMS
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Concern Over Preparedness for Teen Cardiac Emergencies
A national parent poll reports gaps in community preparedness for teen cardiac emergencies and concerns about school readiness.
ARDS
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Potential Gene-based Treatment for Sepsis, Lung Injury
Findings suggest that the endothelial gene ALOX15 gene protects against sepsis-induced lung injury.
Sepsis
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Illness Severity Alters Sepsis Survival Risk
Sepsis reduced 30-day survival in patients with less severe acute kidney injury but was paradoxically associated with higher survival rates in the most severely ill AKI patients.
Other Acute Disorders
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Secondhand Vape Plumes Could Form Lung-damaging Radicals
A chemical cocktail of metal nanoparticles and reactive peroxides in aged e-cigarette aerosols creates a unique profile of respiratory health risks.