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Pain could be a sign that a person has had poor posture for a long time. It often occurs after the body has adapted as far as it can to poor posture, says Scott Bautch, DC, past president of the Occupational Health Council for the Arlington, VA-based American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and a practicing chiropractor in Wausau, WI.
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To achieve good posture, it is important to make computer stations fit the person as best as possible, says Scott Bautch, a practicing chiropractor in Wausau, WI.
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This article, the second of two parts, deals with the potentially disastrous situation in which either the patients airway presents a substantial challenge or standard intubation methods have failed.
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Are you tired of constantly being interrupted while performing tasks? Jerry Keyes, RN, director of emergency services at Florida Hospital Celebration Health has a good solution for you. ED staff at his facility use a wireless pager system to schedule incoming messages and reminders.
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The new definition of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) results in a significant increase in diagnosis of this condition, says this study from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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While working at her office job, a 27-year-old woman suddenly felt weakness in her left arm and leg, and she experienced facial droop. Alarmed, her co-workers rushed her to the ED. Upon arrival, she was alert, but her speech was slurred.
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When paramedics brought a 43-year-old woman to the ED at Norwalk (CT) Hospital, she was awake and able to follow commands, but presented with right-sided weakness, confusion, and slurred speech. The patient was identified as a potential stroke victim, and the hospitals stroke team was called.
