Improving the quality of Physical Education (PE) classes may boost kids’ and teens’ brain power and academic prowess, particularly in maths, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available evidence published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Schools are ideally placed to promote healthy lifestyles in children and teens, and physical education (PE) […]
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Mortality Rate High With Frequent Alcohol-Linked ED Visits
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 — Individuals with frequent emergency department visits for alcohol-related reasons have a high mortality rate, according to a study published online Nov. 23 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association. Jennifer Hulme, M.D., M.P.H., from the University Health Network in Toronto, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study using […]
Delirium Common in Seniors Presenting to ED With COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 — For older adults presenting to the emergency department with COVID-19, delirium is common and is associated with worse outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in JAMA Network Open. Maura Kennedy, M.D., M.P.H., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues conducted a multicenter study at seven U.S. […]
Pool chemical injuries led to ~13,500 ED visits in 2015-2017
(HealthDay)—Pool chemical injuries led to an estimated 13,508 U.S. emergency department visits during 2015 to 2017, and about one-third of these injuries occurred in children, according to research published in the May 17 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Kayla L. Vanden Esschert, M.P.H., from the […]
Canadian Syncope Risk Score IDs ED Monitoring Time Postsyncope
TUESDAY, Jan. 22, 2019 — The risk for arrhythmic conditions can be identified quickly among patients with syncope presenting to the emergency department, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in Circulation. Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy, M.B.B.S., from the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, and colleagues conducted a prospective cohort study enrolling adults presenting to […]