Trauma
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New takeaways from the Boston Marathon bombings
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VIDEO: Traumatic injury ups stroke risk in people under 50
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Stroke risk jumps after head, neck trauma
Major finding: Eleven of every 100,000 patients developed a stroke within 4 weeks of traumatic injury.Data source: A retrospective analysis of...
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Vitamin D deficiency common in trauma ICU patients
Major finding: In all, 26% of patients were vitamin D deficient on ICU admission.Data source: A retrospective study of 200 ICU trauma patients....
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Cryopreserved blood transfusions making a comeback
Major finding: Patients receiving cryopreserved red blood cells had higher 2,3 DPG concentrations (P less than .04), compared with patients...
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Spot-check Hgb testing transforming trauma blood draws
Major finding: The mean hemoglobin was 11.5 g/dL for invasive hemoglobin testing and 11.4 g/dL for noninvasive, spot-check testing.Data source:...
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PTSD: The elephant in the trauma bay
Major finding: 40% of respondents had PTSD symptoms and 15% met the diagnostic criteria for PTSD.Data source: A prospective survey of 453 members...
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CT negative: Take the C-collars off already
Major finding: The incidence of fracture was 7.2% (409/5,676) and ligamentous injury 0.9% (52/5,676).
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Over 7,000 children hospitalized due to gun injuries in 2009
Major finding: An estimated 7,391 children and adolescents were hospitalized in the United States for a firearm-related injury in 2009, and the...
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Cloud-based network reduces repeat trauma imaging
Major finding: The number of patients who underwent repeat imaging declined from 62% to 47% in the 6 months after the network was implemented (P...