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Penalties for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act Violations Involving Obstetrical Emergencies [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) was intended to prevent inadequate, delayed, or denied treatment of emergent conditions by emergency departments (ED). While controversies exist regarding the scope of the law, there is
Arora, Sanjay, Burner, Elizabeth, Menchine, Michael, Terp, Sophie, Wang, Brandon   +4 more
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Emerging Options for Emergency Contraception [PDF]

Clinical Medicine Insights: Reproductive Health, 2013
Emergency post-coital contraception (EC) is an effective method of preventing pregnancy when used appropriately. EC has been available since the 1970s, and its availability and use have become widespread. Options for EC are broad and include the copper intrauterine device (IUD) and emergency contraceptive pills such as levonorgestrel, ulipristal ...
Atsuko Koyama, Laura Hagopian, Judith Linden   +2 more
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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles, Greg Russell, Leila H. DeWitt, Kimberly Montez, Callie L. Brown   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors influencing hospital emergency evacuation during fire: A systematic literature review

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2021
Background: Although the hospital is known as a safe place for treating patients, due to various reasons, it is prone to several internal hazards, including fire.
Ali Sahebi, Katayoun Jahangiri, Ahmad Alibabaei, Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

СONSTRUCTION AND THE ALGORITHM OPERATION OF THE LASER COMBINED FIRE DETECTOR

Приборы и методы измерений, 2017
The point optical smoke detector is currently the most effective means of fire detection at the early stage of its occurrence. The urgent task for this type of detector is to increase its sensitivity to «black» smoke and ensure resilience to the effects ...
A. I. Kitsak, A. P. Lushchyk, D. L. Esipovich, V. N. Konon, I. V. Kavalchyk, O. A. Protasevich, I. B. Tretyak   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Experience of Emergency Appendectomy under the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Single Institution in South Korea

Medicina, 2022
Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought serious changes in healthcare systems worldwide, some of which have affected patients who need emergency surgery.
Yun Suk Choi, Jin Wook Yi, Chris Tae Young Chung, Woo Young Shin, Sun Keun Choi, Yoon Seok Heo   +5 more
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The newfound relationship between extrachromosomal DNAs and excised signal circles

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Extrachromosomal DNAs (ecDNAs) contribute to the progression of many human cancers. In addition, circular DNA by‐products of V(D)J recombination, excised signal circles (ESCs), have roles in cancer progression but have largely been overlooked. In this Review, we explore the roles of ecDNAs and ESCs in cancer development, and highlight why these ...
Dylan Casey, Zeqian Gao, Joan Boyes
wiley   +1 more source

Extracorporeal Life Support in a Severe Blunt Chest Trauma with Cardiac Rupture

Case Reports in Critical Care, 2013
This report presents a case of severe blunt chest trauma secondary to a horse riding accident with resultant free-wall rupture of the left ventricle in association with severe lung contusion. We describe the initial surgical and medical management of the
Launey Yoann, Flecher Erwan, Nesseler Nicolas, Malledant Yannick, Seguin Philippe   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complex natural disasters and the role of the university [PDF]

, 2010
This repository item contains a single issue of Issues in Brief, a series of policy briefs that began publishing in 2008 by the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future.What is the potential and future role of
Silva, Enrique
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