Articles: emergency-department.
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To report the frequency of electric scooter-related trauma and association with alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. ⋯ Urgent preventive measures with a focus on reducing AOD exposure and promoting of helmet use is indicated.
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Wearing face shields and masks, which used to have very limited public use before the COVID-19 outbreak, has been highly recommended by organizations, such as CDC and WHO, during this pandemic period. ⋯ Although the decrease in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and MAP values is assumed to be caused by increased fatigue due to workload and work pace as well as increase in muscle activity, the increase in PETCO2 levels in the ED healthcare staff working with no breaks between 0 and 4 h should be noted in terms of PPE-induced hypoventilation.
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Pediatric emergency care · Apr 2023
The Epidemiology of Pediatric Basketball Injuries Presenting to US Emergency Departments: 2011-2020.
The purpose of this study is to describe the national epidemiology of basketball-related injuries in children and adolescents presenting to US emergency departments (EDs) from 2011 to 2020 and to quantify the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ Basketball remains a frequent cause of injury, especially in adolescents. The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly reduced the frequency of basketball-related injuries, but did not affect the type and body location of injuries presenting to the ED.