Our evolving understanding of how blood loss causes shock is changing trauma resuscitation methods.
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When nurses speak up, they pay a price
Leah Curtin discusses the effects of whistleblowing on nurses’ lives
Study: ICU transfer timing affects mortality
A study in the American Journal of Critical Care found that transferring patients out of the ICU before or later an optimal time window increased mortality. Read more.
Family initiated rapid response team
Rapid response isn’t just for staff. More hospitals are allowing, even encouraging, patients and their families to make the call for help.
Battlefield nursing at the Boston Marathon
Three yellow balloons danced through the air, hovering over the finish line after being released by the bomb blast that brought the 2013 Boston Marathon to a catastrophic close on…
Polymyalgia rheumatica: A possible cause of pericardial effusion
Suspect polymyalgia in patients who continue to decline after treatment for pericardial effusion.
Severe hypoglycemia leads to a seizure
The team scrambles to save a patient with diabetes.
What Works: Improving documentation of restraints in the neuro ICU
Learn how one unit implemented their project, including outcomes and how to overcome barriers.
Stopping a seizure in a pregnant patient
The rapid response team works quickly to try to prevent fetal injury.
Post-intensive care syndrome: What it is and how to help prevent it
ICU stays can cause physical and cognitive problems for years after discharge. Find out how to improve patient outcomes.
Post-concussive syndrome: What patients and providers need to know
Patients with traumatic brain injuries can suffer from this syndrome for months or even years after injury.
Fending off disaster for a frostbite victim
Without effective treatment, more than 40% of frostbite
victims require digital amputation. Can Jonathan’s toes
be saved?