Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Just-in-Time to Save Lives: A Pilot Study of Layperson Tourniquet Application.
The objective was to determine whether just-in-time (JiT) instructions increase successful tourniquet application by laypersons. ⋯ Just-in-time instructions increase laypeople's successful application of C-A-T. This pilot study provides evidence that JiT instructions may assist the lay public in providing effective point-of-injury hemorrhage control.
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In non-emergency department (ED) settings, women with atrial fibrillation and flutter (AFF) have different presentations, treatments, and outcomes than men: they are older, less likely to be treated with rhythm control strategies or appropriate anticoagulation, and more likely to have strokes. This has not been investigated in ED patients. ⋯ Female ED AFF patients were older, had more comorbidities, and were more likely to be admitted. However, the overall management and outcomes, including 30-day revisits, appeared to be similar to that of males, indicating that there appeared to be little sex-based discrepancy in ED care and outcomes.