Search Tag: traumatic injury

ICU Management

Trial-patient-controlled-analgesia-in-the-ed-is-effective-for-non-traumatic-abdominal-pain

2015 23 Jun

Two randomised controlled trials of patient-administered patient relief in the emergency department have found that they are effective in reducing pain. Currently, patients arriving in emergency departments may be administered morphine intravenously by a nurse. Whilst this is safe and works, it takes up nursing time. Two randomised controlled trials...Read more

ICU Management

Injectable-polymer-could-keep-patients-from-bleeding-to-death

2015 13 Mar

University of Washington researchers have developed a new injectable polymer that can strengthen blood clots. PolySTAT is administered in a simple shot, finds unseen or internal injuries and starts to work immediately. The paper featuring the new polymer has been published in the March issue of Science Translational Medicine . Many battlefield casualties...Read more