Trauma
Feature
Doc never met patient who died from insect bite, but negligence suit moves forward; more
An appeals decision is the result of a case involving a man who arrived at a hospital complaining of neck pain and an insect bite.
From the Journals
Even one head injury boosts all-cause mortality risk
The findings of a new study underscore the importance of preventing head injuries and of swift clinical intervention once a head injury occurs,...
Commentary
Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest: Key lessons
The goal of this discussion is to describe a systematic approach to evaluation and management of an athlete suffering blunt force chest and neck...
Commentary
A freak impalement by a model rocket has this doctor scrambling
A 5-foot-long rocket, two and a half inches in diameter, hit a middle-aged man. ‘But you can’t imagine how.’
From the Journals
Kids with concussions may benefit from early return to school
Prolonged school absence post concussion was associated with higher symptom burden 2 weeks after injury.
Feature
Singer is paralyzed after delay in care; hospital must pay
In a suit, the singer alleged that a doctor had probably ‘nicked a blood vessel’ during an epidural steroid injection procedure, causing...
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A single pediatric CT scan raises brain cancer risk
"CT examinations should only be used when necessary, and if they are used, the lowest achievable dose should be applied."
Latest News
Injury in pregnant women ups cerebral palsy risk in offspring
Risk rose with multiple and more severe injuries and those leading to delivery within a week.
Commentary
A plane crash interrupts a doctor’s vacation
‘My oldest brother-in-law jumped into his ski boat and we sped out to the scene.’
Conference Coverage
Is there a doctor on the plane? Tips for providing in-flight assistance
Tools in a physician’s in-flight toolbox start with the first-aid kit.
From the Journals
‘Lucid dying’: EEG backs near-death experience during CPR
“Recalled experiences and brain wave changes may be the first signs of the so-called near-death experience.”