Multiple Head Injuries Increases Suicide Risk In Military Personnel
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Military service personnel who suffer at least two mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are far more likely to commit suicide or have suicidal thoughts than those who have one or fewer...
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An experimental, inexpensive iPhone application transmitted diagnostic heart images faster and more reliably than emailing photo images, according to a research study presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2013. The app could help save lives by speeding treatment for the deadliest type of heart attack known as STEMI (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction), in which a clot blocks blood flow to the heart. A critical...
Procedure Traditionally used during heart surgery and in the ICU may show promise as a rescue strategy for select cardiac arrest patients Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a procedure traditionally used during cardiac surgeries and in the ICU that functions as an artificial replacement for a patient's heart and lungs, has also been used to resuscitate cardiac arrest victims in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. Now, a novel study of this technique in the U.S. has been completed by...
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, a national nonprofit organization, will participate in the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community on Saturday, May 18 in Pittsburgh, Penn., to raise awareness about the nation’s leading cause of death and help save lives. Survivors and families affected by sudden cardiac death are urged to join or support the team here. Pittsburgh, Penn. (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Sudden cardiac arrest, an abrupt, unexpected pulseless condition, is a much bigger public...
SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Amara Health Analytics today announced that the company's software, Clinical Vigilance(TM) for Sepsis, was used to study the impact of timely administration of antibiotics in cases of severe sepsis. The study was conducted by researchers at Cooper University Hospital, and it is being presented this week at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) annual meeting in Atlanta. (Photo:...
- More than 18 Million Brazilians have Reimbursable Access to MGuard EPS - BOSTON and TEL AVIV, Israel, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- InspireMD, Inc. ("InspireMD" or the "Company") (NYSE MKT: NSPR), a leader in embolic protection stents, today announced that it received reimbursement approval for the MGuard(TM) Coronary Embolic Protection Stent (EPS) from UNIMED, Brazil's largest private health care insurer. Alan Milinazzo, InspireMD's President and CEO said,...
Parker Waichman LLP continues to offer advice to women who have suffered serious side effects such as uterine perforation, migration, and removal surgery due to the alleged design defect of Bayer’s Mirena IUD. New York, New York (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of victims injured by defective drugs and medical devices, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a woman who alleges that she was injured by using Bayer’s Mirena IUD...
Before you fire up the grill, here's what you should know about barbecuing for your food-allergic guests TORONTO, May 13, 2013 /CNW/ - With the warmer weather, BBQ season is upon us. And with 2.5 million Canadians now reporting that they have food allergies(1), there are some barbecuing basics that every good host should practice when entertaining food-allergic guests. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience, Marilyn Allen, a leading food allergy and anaphylaxis...
AUSTIN, Texas, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In May 2013, Andrea Natale, M.D., F.H.R.S., F.A.C.C., F.E.S.C., cardiac electrophysiologist and executive medical director of the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David's Medical Center, celebrates five years of leadership at TCAI--an international treatment, training and research center specializing in heart rhythm disorders. Dr. Natale, a world-renowned expert in the field of electrophysiology, has led approximately 75...
Proof-of-Concept Clinical Study Demonstrating Predictive Power of FirstMark's Aggregate Biomarker Strategy for Predicting Near-Term Myocardial Infarction/Death, Published in JACC SAN DIEGO, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- FirstMark, a division of GenWay Biotech that is focused on developing and commercializing noninvasive diagnostic and health monitoring tests for unmet clinical needs, today announced that results from the break-through proof-of-concept clinical study, performed...
Research suggests new reporting protocol for 30-day mortality for percutaneous coronary intervention to better reflect quality, performance Only 42 percent of the deaths occurring within 30 days of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) were attributable to complications from the procedure, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The research suggests alternative outcome reporting mechanisms for 30-day mortality for...
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, commonly known as CPR, is an emergency procedure performed in an effort to preserve brain function and manually pump blood through to the body’s vital organs, until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous circulation. CPR is indicated in cardiac arrest patients, but may also be performed on patients with an unresponsive presentation or those experiencing agonal breaths or severe and prolonged arrhythmias such as bradycardia or tachycardia. The first...
The precordial thump is an application of mechanical energy through a calculated strike to the torso when in a specific fatal heart rhythm. This procedure is used in very specific circumstances by highly trained health professionals with ACLS certifications. The Procedure While in the presence of a patient that is suffering a potentially fatal heart rhythm, a medical provider can strike a calculated point on the sternum to disrupt that rhythm. The energy transferred by the provider is...
Taking a patient's temperature is an initial part of a full clinical examination. The moment the medical provider comes within inches of the patient’s skin, they can tell if there is a change in the patient’s temperature. Heat radiates from a febrile patient, skin becomes clammy when cardiac output is reduced, and cold skin can be an ominous sign when combined with other negative findings. Temperature is an important indicator for patient status. How the Temperature is Attained...
