While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare—about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S.—the survival rate when it happens outside of a hospital is estimated to be under 20%.

Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Moriarty-Litz joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2014, holding roles in academic leadership. She has worked on accreditation for undergraduate and graduate nursing ...

Objetivos: construir e validar cenário simulado e checklist para avaliação de habilidades no atendimento do paciente hemodinamicamente instável com evolução à Parada Cardiorrespiratória; e testar ...

Children and older adults may be at higher risk of choking. Food is a common cause of non-fatal choking incidents. Learn abdominal thrust techniques (formerly the Heimlich maneuver) to treat choking ...

If you want one of the highest-paying jobs in Massachusetts, consider medical school. Many of the top 25 highest-paying jobs in the state are in medicine, like in much of the country, according to ...

When a pediatric sedation goes fatally wrong, the fallout — lawsuits, board investigations, media scrutiny — can follow a dentist for years, according to one DSO exec. Barry Lyon, DDS, the director of ...

Introduction Cerebral palsy (CP) is a leading cause of long-term disability for children in Vietnam and across the world, ...

Opioid overdose is the leading cause of death for Americans 25 to 64 years of age, and opioid use disorder affects >2 million Americans. The epidemiology of opioid-associated out-of-hospital cardiac ...

For those just beginning in their careers or those seeking a career change, the nursing profession offers a broad range of roles and options in meeting the health needs of individuals, families, ...

Oksygenbehandling har vært brukt ukritisk til for tidlig fødte barn og ved resuscitering av nyfødte og har ført til mange iatrogene skader. Mest kjent er epidemien med kuvøseblindhet i 1940-årene.