The causes of injury that result in TBI-related deaths vary by age group. In 2013, 77% of the TBI-related deaths among infants aged <1 year were from causes other than transportation, firearms, or falls, and primarily resulted from assault and maltreatment. Transportation accounted for 53% of the TBI-related deaths among children aged 1–14 years. Firearm-related injuries accounted for 50% and 52% of the TBI-related deaths for persons aged 15–24 and 25–64 years, respectively. Most of the firearm-related TBI deaths in these two age groups were suicides (62% and 83%, respectively). The majority (61%) of TBI-related deaths for those aged ≥65 years resulted from falls.
Why some employers are ditching the office — literally
So your child swallowed a button battery. Here’s what you need to know.
So your child swallowed a button battery. Here’s what you need to know..
Every three hours, a child or teenager will visit an emergency department to be examined or treated for battery ingestion. From the most recent data in 2009, Emergency Departments saw nearly 6,000 U.S. children for button battery related exposures.
Calculated Risk: The Projected Improvement in Life Expectancy
PodMed – Johns Hopkins 05.09.15 Medpage Today
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins | Medpage Today.
Digoxin and mortality at the six minute mark of the podcast is a must listen.
Hemodialysis in Metformin Poisoning | The Poison Review
According to some reports metformin poisoning, though rare, is associated with a mortality rate of 30%.
via Hemodialysis in metformin poisoning | The Poison Review.
Yikes.
Palate Workout Turns Down Snoring | Medpage Today
Exercises involved the tongue, soft palate, and hard palate. They included elevation of the soft palate and uvula for several seconds, pushing the tip of the tongue against the hard palate while sliding the tongue backward, sucking the tongue upward against the hard palate, and pushing the back of the tongue against the floor of the mouth.
via Palate Workout Turns Down Snoring | Medpage Today.
Undoubtedly the strangest set of exercises I’ve attempted.
Intensive Tx Fails to Slow Atherosclerosis | Medpage Today
“When we see something that surprises us and flies in the face of what is understood, it requires another look — maybe a different cohort, larger numbers, longer follow-up,”
via Intensive Tx Fails to Slow Atherosclerosis | Medpage Today.
Surprised? As long as we continue to focus on pharmaceuticals as the answer, no one should be surprised.
Should patients stop taking aspirin for primary prevention? : Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
More on the aspirin debate.
Should patients stop taking aspirin for primary prevention? : Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine.
This is the latest way employers mask age bias, lawyers say
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