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New venue for emergency physicians
Washington University Physicians provide Emergency Department services at newly renovated Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Sept. 11,
2008 -- Washington University faculty physicians have assumed responsibility for providing medical care in the Emergency Department at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital. The addition of Washington University emergency medicine physicians continues the enhancement of clinical services at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital.
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Assessing head injuries
WUSM doctors use neurocognitive test to quickly identify concussions
Nov. 29,
2007 -- In most hospital emergency rooms, patients with head injuries typically receive computed tomography (CT) scans to assess the damage. But brain injuries that lead to concussions rarely show up as abnormalities on such scans. So Washington University physicians at Barnes Hospital's Charles F. Knight Emergency and Trauma Center have decided to go one step further. They are the only doctors in the St. Louis area who give a simple neurocognitive test to head injury patients to quickly identify concussions.
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Saving starving children
Peanut-butter program could restore health to thousands of starving children
Sept. 11,
2007 --
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| Mark Manary, professor of pediatrics, assesses patients for malnutrition at a clinic in Malawi, Africa. |
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An enriched peanut-butter mixture given at home is successfully promoting recovery in large numbers of starving children in Malawi, according to a group of researchers at the School of Medicine. Malnutrition affects 70 percent of all Malawian children with an estimated 13 percent of children dying from it before the age of five.
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Spring cleaning brings hazards
Improperly stored or used chemicals can have fatal consequences
April 12,
2007 --
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| Bottles without original labels pose risk. |
With spring comes cleaning — the house, the yard, the basement and the car. And with cleaning comes potential hazards. People use them every day, but if common cleaners and pesticides are stored or applied incorrectly, they can have fatal consequences, say experts in environmental safety and emergency medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. More...
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Hearing aid
Clinical simulation technology used to improve communication of medical teams
Dec. 14,
2006 --
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| David Murray demonstrates defibrillation techniques to a group of students in the Clinical Simulation Center. |
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The Institute of Medicine estimates that medical errors are the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, and poor communication can be a major source of those errors. Now the Clinical Simulation Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis hopes to improve patient safety by using clinical simulators to find the source of miscommunications during medical treatments.
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All shook up
Researchers 'picture' brain acceleration
Dec. 7,
2005 --
Mechanical engineers at Washington University in St. Louis and their collaborators have devised a technique on humans that for the first time shows just what the brain does when the skull accelerates. What they've done is use a technique originally developed to measure cardiac deformation to image deformation in human subjects during repeated mild head decelerations.
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The heat is on
Summer sun can lead to major meltdowns
July 19,
2005 --
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| Hydration is crucial during summer activities. |
The number of heat-related illnesses is rising as fast as the thermometer. Dehydration is the key component in most cases of sun-induced sickness. Barnes-Jewish Hospital and School of Medicine physicians Mark Levine and Matthew Matava discuss the symptoms and means for prevention in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.
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Water safety tips
Parents must make sure kids swim safely
July 18,
2005 --
With the heat of summer upon us, kids everywhere are flocking to the pool. With that in mind, Kim Quayle, St. Louis Children's Hospital emergency physician and an assistant professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, provides a list of water safety tips in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.
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Parents 'hold the key' to kid's safety
WUSM pediatricians aim to reduce injuries from ATV accidents
July 11,
2005 --
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| Summertime marks the height of ATV season. |
Most parents would never consider letting their 6-year-old child ride on the back of a motorcycle, yet many adults don't think twice about letting kids ride all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). Injuries and death caused by ATVs are a serious and increasing problem in the United States, and it is critical that all riders understand the importance of safe and responsible ATV use, says Dee Hodge, pediatric emergency medicine specialist at Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital.
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BANG! You?re hurt
Fireworks safety? There?s no such thing says emergency medicine specialist
June 9,
2005 --
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| Medical experts suggest leaving fireworks to professionals. |
Fireworks can be beautiful against the night sky on July 4th, but a Washington University emergency medicine specialist at St. Louis Children's Hospital says, for safety's sake, parents and children should leave the fireworks to professionals. All fireworks are dangerous, especially to children. Typically, about two-thirds of all fireworks injuries occur in the days around the July 4th holiday.
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