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Arabs and Jews Get Equal Pain Treatment in the ER
2015 10 Sep
Results of an Israeli study indicate that ethnic differences, including during periods of armed conflicts, have no effect on pain treatment in children who visit the emergency departments with broken bones or joint dislocations. These paediatric patients with fracture or dislocation received equal pain treatment in the ED regardless of their ethnicity... Read more
Masimo Announces Patient SafetyNet Series 5000 with Iris Connectivity and MyView
2015 16 Apr
Bringing Connected Care and Enhancing Clinician Workflow from the Operating Room to the Medical and Surgical UnitMasimo announced the debut of Patient SafetyNet Series 5000™ along with Iris™ Connectivity and MyView™ through the Root® patient monitoring and connectivity platform at the HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago. This series of... Read more
Opioid Drugs Not Always Effective for Chronic Pain
2015 19 Jan
According to a white paper released by the National Institutes of Health, there is little or no evidence of the effectiveness of opioid drugs in the treatment of long-term chronic pain, despite the extensive growth in the use of these drugs. The paper states that many of the studies that have been used over the years to justify the use of opioid drugs... Read more
