FDA Approves OTC Rextovy for Opioid Overdose
Rextovy, a 4 mg naloxone medication, will be available for purchase without a prescription at retail stores and online.
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Critical Care
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Fatal Pediatric Anaphylaxis Linked to Delays in Epinephrine Treatment
New studies suggest that airway and breathing failures are the primary causes of death in childhood food anaphylaxis, requiring a shift in emergency management protocols.
Critical Care
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High-flow Nasal Cannula Reduced Intubation, Not Mortality
Compared to standard O2 therapy, high-flow nasal cannula did not lower mortality in in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure but may reduce the need for intubation, according to new data from the SOHO trial.
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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Neighborhood Factors May Increase COPD-related ED Visits, Hospitalizations
Certain neighborhood characteristics, including higher poverty, more uninsured residents, and lower educational attainment, may lead to an increase in COPD-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
Ambulance & EMS
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UCSF Launches Second Neonatal Transport
An Oakland-based neonatal transport unit will provide lifesaving NICU care for critically ill newborns in Northern California.
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.