Heat exhaustion is an illness caused when a person is exposed to high temperatures for several days and is exacerbated by a lack of adequate hydration. Those most prone to heat exhaustion include the elderly, people who work in high-heat environments and those with high blood pressure.......[Read More]

Drs. David Wallace, Dana Sajed, Christopher Doty and Amal Mattu review key articles pertaining to emergency medicine.......[Read More]

Good preparation is the key to prevent accidents at school and on the school bus. However, despite the best intentions and training, accidents still occasionally happen. Schools are generally safe and well-supervised places, and according to the Ontario School Bus Safety Guide, a child on the school......[Read More]

Workers in fields such as aviation, firefighting, chemical manufacturing and auto racing as well as dozens more industries wear protective clothing as a matter of necessity. Protective clothing is no longer a coverall made of washable cotton or heavy-duty leather as in the past. Manufacturers in the......[Read More]

A modification of NPWT that utilizes the unique characteristics of the negative pressure system to achieve delayed primary closure.......[Read More]

Learn more on the proper technique for performing successful lumbar puncture in children and how to correctly interpret a CSF profile.......[Read More]

Posterior shoulder dislocations are relatively uncommon; learn how to recognize and diagnose these injuries.......[Read More]

Commentary on a study on corticosteroids for ARDS published April 20, 2006 in The New England Journal of Medicine.......[Read More]

Can IMA testing diagnose deep vein thrombosis, venous thromboembolism, or pulmonary embolism?......[Read More]

In "Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team," players can find items called "technical machines" and "hidden machines" that teach Pokemon new moves. The machine that teaches the Pokemon the move "dig" can only be obtained by performing a special mission. Thi......[Read More]

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, utilizes chest compressions to promote circulation in people in cardiac arrest. Studies have shown that effective CPR provided immediately following cardiac arrest can triple chances of survival. Although thousands of people are trained each year in CPR, there ......[Read More]

Commentary on a study on the long-term effects of bariatric surgery on type 2 diabetes, published in October 2013 in the Annals of Surgery.......[Read More]

Repetitive motion injuries occur as a result of taxing the muscles by doing the same motion repeatedly. Eventually, the muscles become swollen, inflamed and injured as a result of excessively performing the same task. Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common type of repetitive motion injury, but re......[Read More]

Nosebleeds can be scary eventhough they're common. Learn more about nosebleeds and how to stop and prevent them.......[Read More]

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Frank Veith talks about the OVER trial and finds many questions in its conclusions that open and endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm are equal.......[Read More]

Getting some color in a tanning bed can put you on the fast track to being ready for an outdoor occasion or vacation, but tanning beds can also cause you to be redder than a lobster for those occasions. It is easy to avoid burns with the use of sunscreen, but much harder to get rid of the burn quick......[Read More]

Rescue Remedy is a powerful blend of Bach flower essences that are specifically combined to calm, soothe and keep you centered during traumatic or high-stress situations such as emergencies and even during pregnancy and childbirth.......[Read More]

Children who have sustained second and third degree burns may be given a pressure garment to wear to reduce scarring. Pressure garments may be needed for a year or more after a child has sustained a burn.......[Read More]

Find out how this skin substitute heals leg ulcers in patients with diabetes -- when compared to conventional methods.......[Read More]