Prehospital Care
From the Journals
Why is buprenorphine use flatlining?
“Clinicians are not maximizing opportunities to initiate buprenorphine treatment among patients with opioid addiction,” Dr. Kao-Ping Chua said.
Commentary
A doctor intervenes in a fiery car crash
‘While all of the children were concerning to me, I identified one in particular: the 5-year-old boy.’
Commentary
The winding road that leads to optimal temperature management after cardiac arrest
Today’s life-saving intervention proves harmful tomorrow, but withholding it may constitute malpractice a few months down the road.
Latest News
‘Children are not little adults’ and need special protection during heat waves
Children’s bodies take longer to increase sweat production and otherwise acclimatize in a warm environment than adults’ do, research shows.
Latest News
Airway injuries ‘devastating’ after battery ingestions: Review
Tracheoesophageal fistulae and vocal cord paralyses are the most common. Quick removal of button batteries is key as investigators find the time...
From the Journals
Mobile stroke teams treat patients faster and reduce disability
A pilot program in New York City found that patients treated by a mobile interventional stroke team received care sooner and were more likely to...
Conference Coverage
Transporting stroke patients directly to thrombectomy boosts outcomes
Modeling of real-world data suggests transporting acute ischemic stroke patients directly to more distant thrombectomy centers outperforms...
Conference Coverage
EMS stroke field triage improves outcomes
EMS transfer of large-vessel stroke patients to a comprehensive stroke center led to quicker treatment, even when a primary stroke center was...
Clinical Review
First EDition: Mobile Stroke Units Becoming More Common, more
Conference Coverage
Patient transfer before thrombectomy worsens stroke outcomes
HOUSTON – Two studies indicate that drip and ship may not be the most time-effective way to treat acute ischemic stroke patients who are...
Conference Coverage
Hypotension ‘dose’ drives mortality in traumatic brain injury
The duration and severity of hypotension a traumatic brain injury patient has during transport to an emergency department has a significant,...