Head and Face Injuries on the Rise from Motor Scooter Accidents
The best way to prevent an injury is to wear a helmet. So why are so many children and adults not wearing them. Head and face injuries from motorized scooters have tripled over the past decade. Nearly 2/3 of the injured were not wearing helmets. Check out results from one recent study.
Annals of Emergency Medicine
Article in Annals of Emergency Medicine offers insight on what themes contribute to 5 star urgent care Yelp reviews – comfort, professionalism, facilities, pediatric care, and staff interactions VS https://bit.ly/2RWmi4Z
Vaccine-related, -unrelated febrile seizures have similar outcomes
Few children experience vaccine-proximate febrile seizures, or VP-FS, but those who do have similar outcomes compared with children who experience febrile seizures that did not occur after vaccination, according to research published in Pediatrics. Read More
Almost Half of Young Asthma Patients Misuse Inhalers
Many children with asthma don’t use their inhalers properly and don’t get a full dose of medicine, researchers report. They evaluated inhaler use among 113 children between the ages of 2 and 16 who were hospitalized for asthma. Such patients are at highest risk for complications and death from asthma. At least one crucial step […]
Preventing Medication Errors in the Urgent Care Center
Urgent message: Medications can heal, but they can also be deadly. That’s why protocols and controls, supported by rigorous and frequent documentation, are needed to reduce the possibility of medication errors in the urgent care setting. The most recent 10-year study on medical errors by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (sponsored by […]
Pediatric Referrals to an Emergency Department From Urgent Care Centers
Check out this study used to help describe pediatric emergency department (ED) referrals from urgent care centers and to determine the percentage of referrals considered essential and serious. The study was conducted between April 2013 and April 2015 on patients younger than 21 years referred directly to an ED in central Pennsylvania from surrounding urgent […]
Can a Nice Doctor Make Treatments More Effective?
Connecting with patients doesn’t just make them think someone cares. It can make a difference for health outcomes. Read complete article here