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SUMMARY AND COMMENT

N95 Respirators or Surgical Mask for Protection from Influenza?

By current knowledge, a surgical mask is sufficient. Save N95 respirators for TB and other aerosol-transmitted diseases.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Ultrasound Detects Central Line Placement and Postprocedure Pneumothorax

Chest x-ray missed 2 of 4 pneumothoraces and 1 of 25 misplaced catheter tips that were detected by bedside ultrasound.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Induced Hypothermia After VF Cardiac Arrest Improves OutcomesFree

Hypothermia led to significantly better survival rates and neurological outcomes in patients with ventricular fibrillation but not in those with other initial rhythms.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Dramatic Increase in Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism

The rate of pediatric VTE admissions in the U.S. increased by 70% between 2001 and 2008.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

BP Reduction in Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage: How Low Should We Go?

This small phase I study shows that BP reduction is feasible but does not identify an optimum target level.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Methohexital vs. Pentobarbital for Head CT Sedation in Children

Methohexital is superior to pentobarbital for sedation of children during head CT.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Chest X-Ray Abnormalities Associated with H1N1 Influenza Infection

Patchy consolidation, often bilateral, was the most common finding.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Chest Compression Fraction and Survival from Cardiac ArrestFree

Minimizing interruption of chest compressions is associated with improved survival.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Intranasal Naloxone Is Effective for Opioid Overdose

Time from patient contact to clinical response was the same with intranasal and intravenous naloxone.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Systematic Screening for Blunt Cervical Vascular Injury Reduces Time to Diagnosis and Incidence of Stroke

A standardized scoring system and computed tomographic angiography greatly reduced time to diagnosis from the old standard of conventional angiography.

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