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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
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First Responders and Mental Health [PDF]

, 2023
This research proposal focuses on mental health issues facing first responders due to their line of work. Topics that are addressed in this paper include the awareness of mental health and different programs that have been created to help first ...
Locatelli, Anthony
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The necessity for an integrated Emergency Operations Center (EOC) among first responders: Lesson learned from two Iranian railway accidents

Heliyon, 2023
Introduction: Several train accidents have occurred in Iran in the last twenty years, resulting in considerable loss of human lives. This study aims to investigate and analyze the response process and deficiencies thereof, of three responding ...
Fahimeh Shojaei, Pezhman Qaraeian, Abolfazl Firoozbakht, Deepti Chhabra, Katayoun Jahangiri   +4 more
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Venetoclax‐Based Therapy as a Bridge to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric Acute Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Relapsed and/or refractory (R/R) pediatric acute leukemia carries a dismal prognosis, largely driven by chemoresistance to conventional salvage therapy. The BH3‐mimetic venetoclax, combined with chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents, has demonstrated efficacy in small clinical trials.
Katherine S. Colman, Deborah Meyran, Vajiranee Malalasekera, Heather Weerdenburg, Janine Campbell, Rachel Conyers, Stacie Wang, Hannah Walker, Seong Lin Khaw, Diane Hanna   +9 more
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First Responders’ Crystal Ball: How to Scry the Emergency from a Remote Vehicle [PDF]

, 2007
Successes and failures during rescue operations after hurricane Katrina and the Twin Towers attack demonstrated the importance of supporting first responders with adequate means to perform their operations in an effective and safe way.
Marco Roccetti, C. E. Palazzi, ROCCETTI, MARCO, Claudio E. Palazzi, G. PAU, Stefano Ferretti, Mario Gerla, Giovanni Pau, FERRETTI, STEFANO, M. GERLA, M. ROCCETTI, PALAZZI, CLAUDIO ENRICO, S. FERRETTI   +12 more
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Interventions for the prevention and management of occupational stress injury in first responders: a rapid overview of reviews

Systematic Reviews, 2020
Background First responders are a high-risk population for occupational stress injuries as they often encounter prolonged stress within their line of work.
Jesmin Antony, Raman Brar, Paul A. Khan, Marco Ghassemi, Vera Nincic, Jane P. Sharpe, Sharon E. Straus, Andrea C. Tricco   +7 more
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Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
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Occupational cooling practices of emergency first responders in the United States: A survey [PDF]

, 2018
This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Temperature on 29/07/2018, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/23328940.2018.1493907 The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.©
Maley, MJ, Minett, GM, Bach, AJE, Stewart, IB, Bach, Aaron JE   +4 more
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INTREPID platform: new technologies at the service of the safety of the first responders in search and rescue operations

Territorium: Revista Portuguesa de riscos, prevenção e segurança
The scenarios that follow a natural or man-made disaster are always chaotic, changing, and, above all, dangerous for first responders, who must deal with complex and hostile areas while searching for and rescuing victims.
Andrés Cabañas Jiménez, Ana María Cintora Sanz, Patricia báñez Sanz, Manuel José González León, Carmen Colmenar García, Natalia Cámara Conde, Mónica Caballero García, Tatiana Vázquez Rodríguez   +7 more
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Biphasic Clinical Course of Pediatric Cytomegalovirus‐Associated Immune Thrombocytopenia: Early Poor Treatment Response but Favorable Long‐Term Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a recognized trigger of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP); however, its incidence and impact on disease course in children remain controversial. Therefore, we aimed to characterize the clinical course of pediatric patients with CMV‐associated ITP.
Oded Gilad, Ohad Atia, Osama Tanous, Dafna Brik Simon, Michal Dvori, Miriam Cohen, Tracie A. Goldberg, Efraim Bilavsky, Joanne Yacobovich, Orna Steinberg‐Shemer   +9 more
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