News tagged with trauma care
Novo Nordisk pays $26.7 million to settle claims
Danish drug company Novo Nordisk has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it promoted the misuse of blood clotting drug NovoSeven, the US Justice Department announced Friday.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 11, 2011 |
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Cloud computing expedites trauma care
An electronic, cloud-based approach to sharing radiology files with other medical institutions is expediting the care of UC San Diego Health System trauma patients. The method is currently being used to speed the diagnosis ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 13, 2011 |
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Trauma patients protected from worse outcomes associated with so-called 'weekend effect'
Patients who've been hurt in car or bike crashes, been shot or stabbed, or suffered other injuries are more likely to live if they arrive at the hospital on the weekend than during the week, according to new University of ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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High-quality care associated with lower cost in trauma
(PhysOrg.com) -- High-quality hospitals deliver lower-cost care to trauma patients, according to a study published in the Annals of Surgery. The study found high-quality hospitals have death rates that are 34 percent lower, ...
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Giffords able to stand up as she readies for rehab
(AP) -- Less than two weeks after surviving a bullet through the brain, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords stood up and looked out the window of her hospital room Wednesday as she prepares to move to Houston to begin ...
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Many vulnerable patients have poor access to trauma care
A significant portion of the U.S. population does not have access to trauma care within an hours' drive, with certain vulnerable groups at higher risk of worse access, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of ...
Jan 17, 2011 |
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Helicopter transport increases survival for seriously injured patients
Severely injured patients transported by helicopter from the scene of an accident are more likely to survive than patients brought to trauma centers by ground ambulance, according to a new study published in The Journal of ...
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Military experts provide civilian surgeons with guidance on handling bomb blast injuries
Hospitals all over the world need to be aware of how to treat emergency blast injuries and military surgeons can provide valuable knowledge and advice to their civilian counterparts based on their experience of battlefield ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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UCLA develops combat casualty care educational program for US armed forces
With American troops leaving Iraq and military efforts continuing in Afghanistan, UCLA has helped develop a first-of-its-kind educational program to train U.S. armed forces medical personnel in critical combat casualty care. ...
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Trauma center care cost-effective
Trauma center care not only saves lives, it is a cost-effective way of treating major trauma, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Injury Research and Policy. Although ...
Aug 17, 2010 |
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Canadian C-spine rule could help trauma patients, ease overcrowding in emergency departments
Widespread use of the Canadian C-spine rule by triage nurses in emergency departments would ease discomfort of trauma patients and improve patient flow in overcrowded emergency departments in Canada and abroad, according ...
May 10, 2010 |
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Children's well-being another casualty of recession
The incidence of abusive head trauma among children has skyrocketed since the beginning of the recession in late 2007, according to research that will be presented Saturday, May 1 at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) ...
May 01, 2010 |
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Hip surgery success partially predicted by number of other existing conditions
Hip fractures are the second leading cause of hospitalization of elderly patients. In many cases, a hip fracture is the first step in a complete decline in the patient's health, setting off a long list of potential complications. ...
Apr 01, 2010 |
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More than 50 percent of injury-related deaths in rural Ontario occur before patients reach hospital
It's known that people who live or work in rural areas are more likely to suffer and die from serious injuries compared to those in more urban environments. But while time and distance play a role in these higher mortality ...
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Intensive care units poorly equipped to care for the dying
Almost half of the patients who die in intensive care units die within 24 hours, but the environment is not equipped to provide good end-of-life care. Most relatives are nevertheless happy with the care given, shows a thesis ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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