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Powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs); Gloves; Garments
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Control of hemorrhage in the field is of utmost importance in improving survival from trauma. Although this is not possible for internal bleeding, a substance that can be applied to external wounds and control bleedingin a manner that outperforms direct pressure or bandageswould be enormously useful.
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Fluoroquinolones are precise and powerful agents against infectious diseases. By inhibition of DNA gyrase leading to rapid bactericidal activity, these drugs are smart bombs of great value in fighting an array of gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial pathogens.
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The echocardiogram (ECG) in the Figure was obtained from a 55-year-old man with a history of heart failure and emphysema. What might his ECG show?
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Although cervical spine injury is uncommon, the implications of a missed injury are profound and may result in many serious complications for the patient and the physician. This issue presents the physician with a thorough discussion of the imaging alternatives available and facilitates clinical decision-making for diagnostic imaging. The author also provides a comprehensive discussion of the evaluation of a patient with a potential ligamentous injury to the cervical spine.
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Fondaparinux, a synthetic polysaccharide, represents a new class of anti-thrombotic agents that specifically inhibit factor Xa of the clotting cascade and lack activity against thrombin.
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This Israeli study was a randomized, controlled trial comparing SSD, biafine, and saline-soaked gauze in the treatment of inflicted superficial partial-thickness burns in pigs.
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Are all your myocardial infarction (MI) patients with ST-segment elevation (STEMI) treated with door-to-needle time within 30 minutes and door-to-balloon time within 90 minutes? And are you giving serial electrocardiograms (ECGs) to symptomatic patients with nondiagnostic ECGs every five to 10 minutes?
