An 18-year-old has crashed his skateboard and has suffered a head injury. You discover that his jaws have been wired together from a previous traumatic event. What will you do?

Which factors most influenced Injury Severity Score among Thai military personnel injured in mass casualty?

Can synbiotics reduce complications in patients undergoing pancreatic surgery for chronic pancreatitis?

A 45-year-old man complains of fatigue, joint and muscle aches, finger numbness, dysuria, and painful ejaculation. What is the most likely diagnosis?

What do ED physicians need to know about IV lipid emulsion as an antidote for drug toxicity? This article provides some insight.

A better understanding of the factors associated with adverse drug events will assist emergency physicians in diagnosing these incidents.

Asthma is a chronic (long-term, ongoing) inflammation (irritation) of the breathing passages (bronchi) of the lungs. Asthma is characterized by sudden attacks or periods of bothersome or severe symptoms separated ...

Insect stings often cause minor swelling, redness, pain, and itching. Most bites and stings will heal on their own without a visit to a doctor. There are several things you can do to relieve pain and itching and prevent infection from a bite or sting. After a stingAfter you are stung, try to move aw

Home preparation for shoulder surgery will help reduce your stress levels and make your recovery time more comfortable. Your physician may have reviewed your pre-surgical procedures, but it is important to plan for post-surgery. Home preparation can include a recovery room, planning physical therapy

Muriatic acid is another name for hydrochloric acid, which is a highly corrosive, poisonous liquid produced when hydrochloride, a gas, is mixed with water. It's used in various manufacturing processes (in photograph processing and tanning leather, for example), and as a toilet bowl antiseptic, accor

Macular pucker is an eye condition that usually affects people over 50. Diabetes, detached retina or eye inflammation can cause the fluid inside the eye to pull away from the retina. The resulting wrinkle in the surface of the retina is called a macular pucker. For most people, the disorder only cau

Professionals in the healthcare field often find their job rewarding since they have the opportunity to save people's lives and comfort them when in pain. While most patients are pleasant to deal with, others make their jobs difficult by being negative and demanding. To stay positive, doctors and nu

WebMD walks you through the emergency steps for treating a foreign object in the eye.

How durable are biologic grafts when utilized during the single-staged repair of contaminated and infected abdominal wall hernia repairs?

Preparing yourself for a planned Caesarean section can make the difference between stressful birth experience and an enjoyable one. More than one-third of all births in the United States result in a Caesarean section, according to the Centers for Disease and Prevention. Planning ahead will prepare y

What are possible explanations for acute myocardial infarction in patients with recently "negative" cardiac catheterization results?

The most effective treatment for acute benign positional vertigo is the modified Epley maneuver, a simple and safe procedure that can be performed in a matter of minutes at the patient's bedside.

This is an important review of clinical studies of the oral anticoagulants in preventing postoperative venous thromboembolism.

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