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.
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Critical Care
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Research Aims to Improve ICU Sleep, Reduce Delirium
Researchers at UC San Diego Health are leading a $12 million multi-site study to identify effective sleep-promotion strategies for critically ill patients.
Critical Care
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Naloxone May Not Fully Reverse Respiratory Depression From Synthetic Opioids
Standard doses of naloxone are often insufficient to restore normal breathing during opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) after overdoses involving fentanyl and sufentanil.
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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Nearly 30M Americans Purchased Firearms After the COVID Pandemic
More than 11 million people became gun owners for the first time, with most being women, Hispanic, or people of color.
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.