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17 million US children live more than an hour away from trauma care

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created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More than 17 million U.S. children live more than an hour away by ground or air transportation from a life-saving pediatric trauma center, according to a new study by researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ...





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Statewide program to improve emergency care for children

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created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An initiative is underway to improve emergency medical care for Illinois' youngest patients. Loyola University Health System (LUHS), in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health and other area hospitals, ...


Study finds higher survival rate among intoxicated trauma patients

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created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Trauma patients who were intoxicated before their injuries were more likely to survive than trauma patients who suffered similar injuries but were sober at the time, according to a study published in the October edition of ...


Study exposes need for pediatric cardiac devices

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created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly two-thirds of children who undergo routine interventional cardiology procedures -- those involving a catheter to treat structural disorders of the heart -- may be receiving treatment with a device that's being used ...


Old red blood cells may double mortality in trauma patients

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created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Severe trauma patients requiring a major transfusion are twice as likely to die if they receive red blood cells stored for a month or longer, according to research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Ca ...


Pediatrics: Kids need specialized care in hospital emergency departments

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created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

According to a recent IOM report, only 6 percent of U.S. hospital emergency departments are fully equipped to properly care for children. With high rates of novel H1N1 (swine) flu expected this winter, the time to address ...


Rice sociologist looks at pediatric physicians' views on religion, spirituality

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pediatricians and pediatric oncologists express differing views on religion and spirituality, largely based on the types of patients they treat, according to a survey that will appear in the current edition ...


Psychiatric disorders and sexual trauma are associated with lower urinary tract symptoms

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Depression, anxiety disorders and sexual trauma have all been implicated as risk factors in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) such as incontinence and overactive bladder. The exact nature of these associations is unknown. ...


UT Houston launches stem cell study for acute stroke patients

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created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A first-of-its-kind stem cell study to treat acute stroke victims is being launched by investigators at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston.


Study identifies which children do not need CT scans after head trauma

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created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A substantial percentage of children who get CT scans after apparently minor head trauma do not need them, and as a result are put at increased risk of cancer due to radiation exposure. After analyzing more than 42,000 children ...


Researchers report benefits of new standard treatment study for rare pediatric brain cancer

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created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL ― A team of researchers led by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center unveiled results today from the largest-ever collaborative study addressing the treatment of a rare pediatric brain ...



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