Fig. 34.1 Growth in the elderly population in the USA (Source: Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary. Note: Projections based on intermediate assumptions of the 2003 Annual Report…
Phases Host (individual) Agent (motor vehicle) Environment Pre-event (will event occur) Age, gender, medications, alcohol use, vision, fatigue, ambulatory aids/ability Speed, size, ability of driver, brakes Road design, crosswalk design…
The CFS was highly correlated (r = 0.80) with the full FI and much easier to apply. Each one-category increment of the scale significantly increased the medium-term risk of death…
Fig. 31.1 Incidence of gunshot wounds stratified by age groups in 98,242 hospital admissions with gunshot injuries (Reference Lustenberger et al. [1]) Table 31.1 Intent of gunshot injury in the…
(1) Department of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University of Chicago, Chief of Surgical Services, Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans, Administration Medical Center, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA…
and Joseph J. Stirparo1 (1) Chief Academic Officer, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Associate Dean for Educational Affairs, USF Morsani College of Medicine – Lehigh Valley, 1247 S. Cedar Crest Blvd, Suite 202,…
Anticoagulant agents Agent Mechanism of action Emergency reversal Apixaban Factor Xa inhibitor *No antidote* Administer activated charcoal if last ingested within 3 h Consider PCC4 50 units/kg (max dose 5000…
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