Survival with prolonged CPR better than expected
Short Attention Span Summary Is it ever beneficial to do CPR longer than 10 minutes, as survival theoretically drops 10% …
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Tourniquets safe in civilian use
Short Attention Span Summary Tourniquets can save lives but could cause injury if not used appropriately. In this retrospective review …
Detergent packets should look like broccoli
Short Attention Span Summary Detergent packets are dangerous when kids munch them. And the number of exposures is increasing. I …
RSV+ neonates have same SBI rates
Short Attention Span Summary In neonates 28 days and under, rates of serious bacterial infection (SBI) were the same (11-15%) …
Somatization pre-concussion predicts long recovery
Short Attention Span Summary If you are a little cray-cray before your concussion, you complain of symptoms longer than if …
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Take an aspirin after TIA to reduce stroke
Short Attention Span Summary In this meta-analysis focusing on time since TIA, early use of aspirin after TIA reduced the …
PATCH trial – no platelet transfusion for ICH
Short Attention Span Summary It makes sense that patients on antiplatelet agents with spontaneous ICH would benefit from transfusion of …
C. difficile reactive arthritis in kids
Short Attention Span Summary Have you ever heard of C. difficile associated reactive arthritis in pediatric patients? Me neither! So I thought …
Dexamethasone equals prednisolone in pediatric asthma
Short Attention Span Summary Single dose dexamethasone 0.3mg/kg, up to 12mg, was not inferior to multiple dose prednisolone in pediatric …
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Low dose tPA for stroke
Short Attention Span Summary Low dose (0.6mg/kg) tPA was found to be (barely) inferior to standard dose (0.9mg/kg) tPA in …