However, many patients present to emergency medical services with coma of non-traumatic cause and the role of paramedic RSI in these patients remains uncertain. Methods The electronic Victorian ...

The presence of a dog can sometimes work wonders. One very special area of application is working with coma patients. All it takes is for the therapy dogs to lie beside them and keep them company.

Subjective definitions of coma emphasize the absence of inner consciousness or awareness from the perspective of the patient. Objective definitions of coma consider a certain set of external signs ...

Increase of ICP is an important issue relating to children in a comatose state. Several reports account that there is an age-dependent susceptibility to brain swelling in this age-related ...

Objective: Recent clinical studies have demonstrated that advanced age and low initial Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score were independent predictors of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in patients with ...

Examine audience viewing behaviors across key TV delivery platforms in a monthly macroanalysis. The data for The Gauge is derived from two separately weighted panels and combined to create the graphic ...

Although the 10 gauge is the biggest legal gauge allowed for hunting in the U.S., 10-gauge guns are heavy and awkward to carry. That leaves the 12 gauge as the biggest practical gauge, and, ...

What is the Patient Safety Initiative? The Patient Safety Initiative is a collaborative, data-driven effort that gives hospitals and health systems a strong voice in the national conversation around ...

The amount of time spent in EMT class dedicated to the knowledge and skills needed to patient assessment clearly indicates the importance placed on the EMT having the ability to competently ...