News tagged with trauma
Plastic surgeons should be part of disaster relief planning, response
Sep 10, 2009 |
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When a terrorist bomb explodes, a tornado rips through a town, a hurricane devastates a region, or wildfires ravage homes and businesses, plastic surgeons are not typically atop the list of emergency responders.
Ground Zero-scale trauma can prompt psychological growth
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 10, 2009 |
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People who live through an extreme traumatic experience such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks or an airplane crash often have the capacity to bounce back or even grow to a higher level of functioning and personal strength, according ...
How accurate are hospital report cards?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 08, 2009 |
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A key statistic that consumer groups and the media often use when compiling hospital report cards and national rankings can be misleading, researchers report in a new study.
New study compares after-hours and daytime surgery success rates
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Patients who have after-hour orthopaedic surgeries risk a slightly higher rate of necessary follow-up surgeries, according to a study published in the September 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). The da ...
Trauma 411: Prolonged surgery should be avoided in certain cases
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Trauma patients who sustain multiple fractures are often in serious condition when they arrive at the emergency department. A review article published in the September 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of ...
Acute impact on brain function in earthquake survivors
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 31, 2009 |
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New research has found that the Wenchuan, China earthquake that occurred on 12 May 2008 had an acute impact on the brain function of physically healthy survivors and poses a risk to the mental health of these survivors. The ...
Why Weight Watchers succeeds: Meetings provide a blend of spirituality and therapy
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Weight Watchers is the world's largest support group, with more than 1.5 million members worldwide. What makes overweight consumers turn to this organization for help? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says d ...
Surgeon experience not associated with survival among trauma patients in a structured trauma program
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Within a structured trauma program, trauma patients are equally likely to survive if they are treated by a novice surgeon or by the experienced trauma director, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Su ...
Stress can induce hair loss, and is especially notable in women
Jul 24, 2009 |
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The New York Times recently reported that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's hair was thinning as a result of extreme stress. If so, doctors say, she's not the only one.
Testing trauma cases for blood alcohol levels can identify high-risk patients
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Heavy drinking often leads to trauma, and can also complicate subsequent assessment and patient care. New findings show that testing for blood alcohol levels can identify high-risk patients, even if they previously denied ...
No psychological risk in children next-born after stillbirth
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 09, 2009 |
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There is no evidence that children next-born after stillbirth are clinically at risk compared to children of non-bereaved mothers, according to a study published today in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Howeve ...
Brown professor continues debate over recovered memory
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Fueling the debate over the controversial psychiatric disorder known as dissociative amnesia, or repressed memory, Brown University political scientist Ross Cheit is challenging claims by two Harvard University psychiatrists. ...
Young offenders' health critical to rehabilitation
Jun 19, 2009 |
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The physical and mental health needs of juvenile offenders should be treated as a priority if offenders held in detention have any real hope of rehabilitation, according to new research from the University of Adelaide, Australia.
Study finds air traffic control tracking method reduces errors in trauma management
Jun 11, 2009 |
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New research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that a method used by air traffic controllers tracks patient data more effectively and with fewer errors compared with curren ...
17 million US children live more than an hour away from trauma care
Jun 01, 2009 |
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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 ...
