Pediatric Battery-Related ED Visits Increased From 2010 to 2017
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pediatric emergency department visit rates related to batteries, particularly button batteries, increased from 2010 to 2017, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in Pediatrics.
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Learn MoreChild ER Visits for Swallowed Button Batteries Doubled in a Decade
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Trista Hamsmith’s 18-month-old daughter, Reese, died after swallowing a button battery that slipped out of a remote control in the fall of 2020, and the mom-turned-advocate has spent the past two years trying …
Learn MoreToo Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — This year’s hurricane season has been quiet so far, but if and when it cranks up many American cities won’t be prepared to execute mass evacuations, a new study finds. After Hurricane Katrina slammed into New …
Learn MoreEMS Encounters for Opioid-Involved OD Rates Up 2018 to 2022
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From January 2018 to March 2022, there was an increase in emergency medical services (EMS) encounters for nonfatal opioid-involved overdose, with increases for both sexes and most age groups, according to…
Learn MoreU.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even a “small” nuclear war, far short of a global conflict, could kill much of the world’s population due to starvation, a new study projects.Any nuclear war would have obviously devastating effects in the pla…
Learn MoreRecommendations Issued for Medical Response to Mass Shootings
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In an article published online July 18 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, recommendations are presented for the medical and surgical management of mass shooting incidents.Craig Goolsby, M.D….
Learn MoreRecommendations Issued for Medical Response to Mass Shootings
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In an article published online July 18 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, recommendations are presented for the medical and surgical management of mass shooting incidents.Craig Goolsby, M.D….
Learn MoreIt’s Hurricane Season, So Get Your Storm Medical Kit Together
SUNDAY, July 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Living in a region where tropical storms, hurricanes or other weather emergencies are likely means being ready for a quick evacuation.”Part of preparedness is having a plan,” said Dr. James McDeavitt, executiv…
Learn More¿Cuáles son los estadounidenses mejor (y peor) preparados para los desastres?
MARTES, 19 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cuando ocurren huracanes, inundaciones e incendios, cualquiera puede tener dificultades para responder y afrontarlos, pero una nueva investigación sugiere que las mujeres, las personas con hijos menores …
Learn MoreLas pistolas de bolas de pintura se están usando para hacer daño… y dejan ciegas a las víctimas
MARTES, 19 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cuando una bola de pintura (paintball) sale disparada de una pistola de CO2, puede desplazarse hasta 300 pies (91 metros) por segundo.Si se apunta en dirección de la cara, esta bola de pintura (que se di…
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