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Joan Spitrey
First, this is not an article aimed at scaremongering or sensationalizing headlines to evoke fear. Although not a topic discussed much since the Cold War, the possibility of a nuclear attack is sadly now part of the international conversation, and healthcare workers need to be educated.
The recent escalation of threats between the United States and North Korea has caused many to stop and ask: What would happen during a nuclear attack? Although the optimist in us all would keep the thought of "won't happen here" in the forefront, the pessimist/realist knows the possibility still looms.
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UIndy360
A man suddenly slips and falls in the stands at a basketball game at Nicoson Hall. He groans in pain as concerned onlookers jump to action. Athletic trainers quickly take their places around the patient and begin calling out instructions to protect his spine and head.
The sequence of events that follows — from the ambulance ride to the emergency room to post-trauma care and communication between medical professionals — plays out in a tightly choreographed event as trained health sciences students at the University of Indianapolis participate in a simulated emergency response scenario.
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Abilene Reporter-News
Norma Jones was admitted to Tech General Hospital Wednesday after suffering a stroke, shortly after calling a neighbor to tell her she needed help.
Students from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing interviewed and interacted with Jones – all 10 of her – for eight hours, providing total patient care. A retired widow who lives alone with six cats, has two sons with whom she only has limited contact, and who has smoked a half-pack of cigarettes a day for 20 years, Jones was portrayed by 10 “standardized patients,” individuals who take on the role of an ill person to help students practice physical exam skills, history-taking skills, communication and other exercises.
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New Scientist
If you end up in a hospital in Europe, you have a one in 20 chance of acquiring an infection while there. One of the leading causes is a lack of hand hygiene. Even though hospitals are filled with alcohol-based gel dispensers and advisory posters, they’re not working.
The conclusion of a recent pilot study may just have found the solution. Using a combination of depth cameras and computer-vision algorithms, a research team has tracked people around two hospital wards and automatically identified when they used gel dispensers.
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EMS1.com
Advances in emergency medicine require constantly updated training methods as our technologies become more advanced; however, these methods need to be relevant to the real-world experiences our students will be facing. Teaching in a simulated environment allows for information transfer and improved recall when these skills are performed in the field.
Simulation is not new to the educational realm. The military and the aviation sector have been using it for decades, because real-world training in both of these realms would be dangerous and expensive.
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American College of Surgeons
Hospitals are not off limits to tragic shooting events, and with these incidents on the rise in public places, more than half of the general public expects that physicians and nurses will protect them from harm if an active shooter event erupts while they're in the hospital. Likewise, more than half of healthcare professionals believe they have a special duty to protect patients under these circumstances.
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Healthcare DIVE
There is a lot of hype around using artificial intelligence technologies in care provider settings. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s partnered with Microsoft, an expert in AI tools, to launch the first project under the new Healthcare NExt initiative aimed at improving clinicians’ workflow, signaling continued interest and investment in the healthcare AI space.
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WRVO
Would you admit a mistake if it meant legal action and potentially the end of your career? Doctors are put in a hard spot when it comes to making an error. Mistakes happen, no matter what your profession, but when life is on the line — how do you come to terms with a bad decision?
Some in the medical community are now training doctors to better make mistakes, to admit to them and to learn from them.
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NTV-TV
Medical professionals in Minden, Nebraska, refreshed their skills on a mobile simulation lab Aug. 14.
Simulation in Motion Nebraska is a statewide "on the road” education system.
It gives professionals in rural areas an opportunity to work on high-functioning mannequins in real life emergency room scenarios.
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Healio
In June, the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers hosted their annual conference in Denver. The purpose of this editorial is to describe the themes of the discussions that occurred, along with their influence on nursing education. The themes of the conference paralleled the recommendations from “Assessing Progress on the IOM Report: The Future of Nursing.” Within the theme of Collaborating and Leading in Care Delivery and Redesign, Wilensky (2017) indicated that the U.S. healthcare system is changing rapidly, with the importance of nursing continuing to increase.
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