EmergencyLink is a free service that provides medical information and personal contacts to emergency responders - Mossberg for WSJ:
Here is the URL: http://www.emergencylink.com
The company explains how it can help if:
- You Are In An Accident. A first responder locates the EmergencyLink ID and calls EmergencyLink as instructed. EmergencyLink provides the first responder with your emergency medical information and contacts your “Emergency Contacts” as you have instructed.
- Your Child Is Missing. You can quickly create a a Missing Person report and forward it to the police. The police can immediately act on the information maximizing their chances of locating your child quickly and safely.
- Sharing Information with a Caregiver. You are able to electronically share all of the information the caregiver will need in case of an emergency. Whenever your child's profile is updated, everyone with whom you are sharing the information will be updated, no need to constantly update everyone.
- A Friend is in an Accident. If your friend is an EmergencyLink Member and is "sharing" their info with you, you can access their emergency medical information (allergies, medications, medical insurance) and forward them to the first responder.
- Co-Workers Are On A Project Away From Home. Each Member in the group agrees to share their emergency contact information with each other. If there is an emergency situation, the group has the information needed to reach each others emergency contacts.
EmergencyLink is a free 24-Hour Emergency Response Service that helps you store your important information in one location, share emergency information with family and friends and has a 24-Hour Emergency Response center to aid you in an emergency:
Top medicine articles for June-July 2012
Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine for June-July 2012:Should You Put Sunscreen on Infants? It’s best not to use sunscreen on infants under age 6 months - FDA http://buff.ly/LxmJ0u
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - NEJM review http://buff.ly/LxmC55
Long-term use of low-dose azithromycin as an attractive adjunct treatment option for COPD http://buff.ly/LAoNVi
71% of doctors believe quality of healthcare will deteriorate over the next 5 years (19-page survey summary, PDF) http://goo.gl/Sl0wd
Americans' confidence in the U.S. medical system is around the historical average of 39% http://goo.gl/KoTqI
FDA Approves Diet Pill Belviq http://bit.ly/LCvE0o
What is So Good About Growing Old: mind gets sharper at a number of vitally important abilities http://goo.gl/6xI8M
A Lithium Battery in a Hotdog: the picture burns itself into mind - keep out of reach of small children http://buff.ly/LSmPBS
People who remember being pushed or slapped as children more likely to have depression or anxiety later in life http://goo.gl/oTt7p
Physical Punishment Has Long-Lasting Consequences on Children's Mental Health (study) http://buff.ly/LKGrl6
GSK once-daily lung drug LAMA/LABA (umeclidinium/vilanterol) showed positive results in COPD http://goo.gl/s1o0P
1 in 5 Nurses is Depressed - 18% of hospital-employed nurses have depression; twice the rate of the general public http://goo.gl/aioSn
The Medication Generation: Many young people today have now spent most of their lives on antidepressants - WSJ http://on.wsj.com/LLDuVE
Publishing a medical journal is a very profitable activity, says former BMJ Editor-in-Chief and provides examples http://goo.gl/QeaKS
Health Care Mandate Puts a "Cranky Uncle" in Every Exam Room - NYTimes http://goo.gl/v0PpH
The articles were selected from my Twitter and Google Reader streams. Please feel free to send suggestions for articles to clinicalcases@gmail.com and you will receive acknowledgement in the next edition of this publication.
More than 50% of injuries on Fourth of July are related to fireworks
The eyes are the most frequently injured body parts, followed by the fingers and hands. Here is a video from the Cleveland Clinic with some advice how to prevent these injuries:
This video discusses ways to prevent and identify heat-related illness in senior citizens:
This video discusses ways to prevent and identify heat-related illness in senior citizens:
Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival
The “Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.Top 9 tips for exercsing in the heat
A cardiologist’s top 9 tips for exercsing in the heat http://goo.gl/9GjRP, also known as the Nine Mandrola rules for dealing with the heat:
1. Hydrate immediately upon awakening.
2. Drink an entire bottle of water BEFORE the run or ride.
3. Limit caffeine intake on hot days.
4. Talk to yourself during a hot ride/run. Keep telling yourself to drink fluids.
5. Colored water can help on long rides/runs on hot days (??).
6. Avoid Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). Do not take NSAIDs while dehydrated.
7. Don’t push through sickness. Never add inflammation.
8. Exercise in the morning.
9. Be alert for signs of heat-illness in yourself or your buddies.
Health Information on YouTube
When searching for heart health information on YouTube, patients have to sift through vast information and run the risk of being misinformed. http://goo.gl/6N2Gx and http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/clc.21981/full
Dr. Wes reiterates one more time: "Hence, why doctors need to be on social media. Another take-home message from this study: professional societies need to make their videos shorter and use patient experiences to bring their message home."
A Lithium Battery in a Hotdog
A Lithium Battery in a Hotdog: the picture burns itself into mind: http://buff.ly/LSmPBS. From the official blog of the journal Pediatrics: Dr. Marcus placed a lithium battery inside a sliced hot dog and when both poles came in contact with the frankfurter, the result is a picture that burns itself into your mind — and perhaps your patients’ minds as well if you show it to them as a means of encouraging them to keep these batteries secured inside the small electronics, and to keep the spares out of reach of small children.
2012 Physicians Survey reveals dissatisfaction and gloomy outlook - Orthopedic surgeon Howard J. Luks, shows the way forward http://goo.gl/eBzUA
Dr. Luks: "Establish a deep digital presence. 95% of online health related discussions take place without a physician being present. When ready and capable, root that presence deeply in social media. These enable the basic tenets of outbound marketing efforts. Take advantage of what a deep digital presence offers. Humanize your Organization. Foster your relevance, Educate, Engage and help patients clear that windshield of doubt. Embed enabling technologies such as Zocdoc, Avado and Twistle to allow patients to schedule visits at a time of their choosing, enable them to manage their PHI online, communicate with your staff digitally and provide them with a secure, intelligent email system which will streamline the communication workflow within your practice. Physicians who are not interested in establishing their own digital presence, but want to try and build an online presence can consider participating in one of the many Q&A platforms like Sharecare, Avvo and Healthtap."
UMEM Emergency Physician and EKG enthusiast, Dr. Amal Mattu gives you weekly advice that will help you save lives http://goo.gl/BrNJa
Evolution of the White Coat - A Cartoon Guide to Becoming a Doctor http://goo.gl/VLrwL
Exclusive interview with NEJM Editor-in-Chief, Jeffrey Drazen, for MedGadget medical blog http://goo.gl/w4fr2
Three things about Healthcare Social Media
Ed Bennett shares three things he's learned about Healthcare Social Media: Our patients are ahead of us, Real change start at the top, Social media is more than the sum of its parts http://goo.gl/fD2Sj
Drowning Prevention Guidelines
Here is a video from the Cleveland Clinic:
Key risk factors for drowning are:
- male sex
- age of less than 14 years
- alcohol use
- low income
- poor education
- rural residency
- aquatic exposure
- risky behavior
- lack of supervision
For people with epilepsy, the risk of drowning is 15 to 19 times as high as the risk for those who do not have epilepsy.
For every person who dies from drowning, another four persons receive care in the emergency department for nonfatal drowning.
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
- Except in rare circumstances, drowning people are physiologically unable to call out for help. The respiratory system was designed for breathing. Speech is the secondary or overlaid function. Breathing must be fulfilled, before speech occurs.
- Drowning people’s mouths alternately sink below and reappear above the surface of the water.
- The mouths of drowning people are not above the surface of the water long enough for them to exhale, inhale, and call out for help. When the drowning people’s mouths are above the surface, they exhale and inhale quickly as their mouths start to sink below the surface of the water.
- Drowning people cannot wave for help. Nature instinctively forces them to extend their arms laterally and press down on the water’s surface. Pressing down on the surface of the water, permits drowning people to leverage their bodies so they can lift their mouths out of the water to breathe.
- Throughout the Instinctive Drowning Response, drowning people cannot voluntarily control their arm movements. Physiologically, drowning people who are struggling on the surface of the water cannot stop drowning and perform voluntary movements such as waving for help, moving toward a rescuer, or reaching out for a piece of rescue equipment.
- From beginning to end of the Instinctive Drowning Response people’s bodies remain upright in the water, with no evidence of a supporting kick. Unless rescued by a trained lifeguard, these drowning people can only struggle on the surface of the water from 20 to 60 seconds before submersion occurs.
References:
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning. Mario Vittone.On Scene Magazine: Fall 2006 (page 14)
Drowning - free NEJM review, 2012 http://goo.gl/xSqLu
Key risk factors for drowning are:
- male sex
- age of less than 14 years
- alcohol use
- low income
- poor education
- rural residency
- aquatic exposure
- risky behavior
- lack of supervision
For people with epilepsy, the risk of drowning is 15 to 19 times as high as the risk for those who do not have epilepsy.
For every person who dies from drowning, another four persons receive care in the emergency department for nonfatal drowning.
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
- Except in rare circumstances, drowning people are physiologically unable to call out for help. The respiratory system was designed for breathing. Speech is the secondary or overlaid function. Breathing must be fulfilled, before speech occurs.
- Drowning people’s mouths alternately sink below and reappear above the surface of the water.
- The mouths of drowning people are not above the surface of the water long enough for them to exhale, inhale, and call out for help. When the drowning people’s mouths are above the surface, they exhale and inhale quickly as their mouths start to sink below the surface of the water.
- Drowning people cannot wave for help. Nature instinctively forces them to extend their arms laterally and press down on the water’s surface. Pressing down on the surface of the water, permits drowning people to leverage their bodies so they can lift their mouths out of the water to breathe.
- Throughout the Instinctive Drowning Response, drowning people cannot voluntarily control their arm movements. Physiologically, drowning people who are struggling on the surface of the water cannot stop drowning and perform voluntary movements such as waving for help, moving toward a rescuer, or reaching out for a piece of rescue equipment.
- From beginning to end of the Instinctive Drowning Response people’s bodies remain upright in the water, with no evidence of a supporting kick. Unless rescued by a trained lifeguard, these drowning people can only struggle on the surface of the water from 20 to 60 seconds before submersion occurs.
References:
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning. Mario Vittone.On Scene Magazine: Fall 2006 (page 14)
Drowning - free NEJM review, 2012 http://goo.gl/xSqLu
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