Articles: hospitals.
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Children with new-onset psychosis often require hospitalization for medical evaluation. ⋯ Study findings suggest that there has been a stable rate of hospitalization for children with new-onset psychosis, yet a significant variation in the medical evaluation exists. Significant increases and variations in resource utilization across all categories suggest an emerging need for robust evidence and consensus-based practice guidelines.
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In this second part of a series on medical debt and the costs of care, we examine the past and present financial protections for low-income patients at nonprofit hospitals. Born of almshouses and religious orders, nonprofit hospitals were devoted at their founding to the care of the poor. However, over the course of the twentieth century, they became more focused on high-priced care for paying patients. Federal regulations surrounding tax exemption and charity care have been loosened to allow hospitals to spend relatively little on financial assistance, contributing to inequitable and inadequate financial protections for low-income patients.
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The study aimed to profile patients with uncontrolled chronic pain referred from primary care to a tertiary hospital in a developing country, and identify factors associated with pain intensity, interference, and its link with mental health. ⋯ The study provides valuable insight into the biopsychosocial characteristics of uncontrolled chronic pain patients in primary care, emphasizing the importance of implementing multidisciplinary approaches to manage chronic pain effectively within primary care settings.
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is critical for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients but is prone to rapid changes and errors. Effective teamwork and leadership are essential for high-quality CPR. We aimed to introduce the Airway-Circulation-Leadership-Support (A-C-L-S) teamwork model in the emergency department (ED) to address these challenges. ⋯ The A-C-L-S teamwork model is feasible, applicable, and effective. Further research is needed to assess its influence on patient outcomes.
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Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2025
Highlights From the 2023 Revision of Pediatric Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Guidelines.
In 2023 the Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (C-TECC) issued updated Pediatric Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Guidelines ( Guidelines ) that focus on the delivery of stabilizing care of children who are the victims of high-threat incidents such as an active shooter event. The Guidelines provide evidence-based and best practice recommendations to those individuals and departments that specifically provide operational medical support to law enforcement agencies caring for children in this uniquely dangerous environment where traditional resources may not be available. This article highlights key takeaway points from the Guidelines , including several updates since the first version was released in 2013. ⋯ The high-threat environment is dynamic and there is competing safety, tactical/operational, and patient care priorities for responders when infants and children are injured. The Guidelines provide recommendations on the type of medical and psychological care that should be considered under each phase of threat and establishes the context for how and why to deliver (or potentially defer) certain interventions under some circumstances in order the maximize the opportunity for a good outcome for an injured pediatric patient. The Guidelines also emphasize the importance of synergizing hospital-based pediatric trauma care with those law enforcement and fire/emergency medical services that may provide field care to children under high-threat circumstances.