EMergucate

JULY 25, 2023

The chest x-ray is from a 6 year old with asthma exacerbation. What can be seen?

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Medgadget

JULY 25, 2023

Engineers at the Federal University of Espirito Santo in Brazil have developed smart pants that can non-intrusively track physical movements and provide updates to caregivers if the people they’re taking care of are showing signs of distress. This application could be very useful for people who are monitoring elderly patients in healthcare facilities.

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ESO

JULY 25, 2023

The National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) is set to replace NFIRS by Q1 of 2025 – marking the biggest change to emergency response standard in the last 50 years. Its goal is to establish new standards that match the modern fire service and give departments access to data in a quicker, more efficient process. On July 13, 2023, the U.S.

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Medgadget

JULY 25, 2023

Scientists at the City University of Hong Kong have developed a coating for wearable technologies that can help to dissipate heat, reducing the chances of skin burns and increasing the life of such devices. Electronic devices can generate heat, but this can be problematic for wearables that are in constant contact with the skin. The heat may be uncomfortable, may overheat the device itself, and could even cause skin burns.

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

JULY 25, 2023

In a recent study of emergency physicians (EPs) who left the workforce between 2013 and 2020, authors sought to investigate their age and nu.

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Medgadget

JULY 25, 2023

Engineers at the University of Sydney have developed a photonic radar that allows them to monitor breathing rates without the need to attach equipment to a patient’s skin. Wired or more invasive systems may not be suitable for everyone – for instance, burn patients with damaged skin or infants with a tiny body surface area may not be able to avail of such systems.

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EMDocs

JULY 25, 2023

Today on the emDOCs cast with Brit Long, MD ( @long_brit) , we post exposure prophylaxis for HIV with Jess Pelletier, MD. Episode 82: HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis HIV Background Globally, 0.5% of people are infected with HIV and there are 5000 new daily infections. The incidence in the U.S. is rising, but global incidence decreasing due to greater availability of ART,prevention programs , use of barrier protection , circumcision for men , and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) .

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