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https://read.qxmd.com/read/32954238/layperson-reversal-of-opioid-overdose-supported-by-smartphone-alert-a-prospective-observational-cohort-study
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David G Schwartz, Janna Ataiants, Alexis Roth, Gabriela Marcu, Inbal Yahav, Benjamin Cocchiaro, Michael Khalemsky, Stephen Lankenau
BACKGROUND: Rapid naloxone administration is crucial in reversing an opioid overdose. We investigated whether equipping community members, including people who use opioids (PWUO), with a smartphone application enabling them to signal and respond to suspected overdose would support naloxone administration in advance of Emrgency Medical Services (EMS). METHODS: This observational cohort study of opioid overdose intervention used a dedicated smartphone app, UnityPhilly, activated by volunteers witnessing an overdose to signal other nearby volunteers in Philadelphia (March 2019 - February 2020)...
August 2020: EClinicalMedicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/32386672/the-covid-19-effect-number-of-patients-presenting-to-the-mid-yorkshire-hospitals-omfs-team-with-dental-infections-before-and-during-the-covid-19-outbreak
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L Long, K Corsar
This paper investigates the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak and closure of dental practices on the frequency and severity of dental infections presenting in our emergency department. We compared the mean number of daily emrgency department referrals for dental abscesses in the two weeks prior to and following the Chief Dental Officer's statement advising general dental practitioners to cease routine appointments, the mean number decreased from 1 to 0.37. In contrast, the severity and requirement for admission of these infections rose from 35% to 80%...
May 1, 2020: British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/864895/relationship-between-the-emrgency-department-and-critical-care-units-an-acep-position-paper
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June 1977: JACEP
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