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The recognition of non-accidental injury is critical for a pediatric
trauma patient. In the year 2000, almost 3 million reports of child
abuse were made to social service agencies. Forty-four percent of the
fatalities were children younger than 1 year of age. Not only are these
statistics alarming, but they point out the need for emergency
department and trauma physicians and nurses to recognize non-accidental
injury and aggressively protect the children who seek our medical
expertise and protection.
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This randomized, controlled trial compared rapid magnetic resonance imaging with plain radiographs as the initial diagnostic imaging test in patients with low back pain.
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Nurses in HealthPartners' outpatient case management program go through extensive training to help them assess a patient's readiness to change.
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As an adjunct to its disease management programs, ConnectiCare, a regional HMO based in Farmington, CT, has launched a pharmacy quality improvement program to promote the use of medications that are nationally acceptable treatment standards and to identify and prevent potential drug safety adverse events.
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Most of us have been there dealing with the patient who refuses to comply with our treatment plan, who is uncooperative and generally unpleasant.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidance advising states that hospital workers and others caring for patients infected with the monkeypox virus and close contacts of people or animals confirmed to have the virus should receive a smallpox vaccination to protect against the possibility of contracting the illness.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published two proposed rules in the Federal Register to enhance worker protections from respiratory hazards on the job.
