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Age matters in identifying maltreatment in infants and young children with fractures
Society for Academy Emergency Medicine via EurekAlert!
Among children who were not in an independently verified incident, evaluation for child abuse should be done by specialty consultation in children aged less than three-years old presenting with rib fractures and children aged less than 18-months presenting with humeral or femoral fractures. That is the conclusion of a study to be published in the Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), a journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM).
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Apply for an IAFN Research Grant
IAFN is accepting applications for the 2021 Research Awards. Evaluation of grant applications will be peer-reviewed by an internal review panel through the IAFN Research Committee. Learn More. Due Feb. 15.
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Call for Abstract Reviewers
Are you interested in helping to shape our September Conference? The Conference Planning Committee is seeking IAFN members to assist in reviewing abstracts. Reviews start Feb. 19 and end March 5. The application deadline is Jan. 27. Learn More.
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CDC estimates 1 in 5 people in the US have a sexually transmitted infection
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New data published by the CDC estimate that on any given day in 2018, 1 in 5 people in the U.S. had a sexually transmitted infection (STI). The analyses, published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases, show the burden of diagnosed and undiagnosed STIs in the U.S. and the estimated medical costs associated with STIs.
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Defense Secretary orders review of military sexual assault prevention programs
The Huffington Post
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in his first directive since taking office, has given his senior leaders two weeks to send him reports on sexual assault prevention programs in the military, and an assessment of what has worked and what hasn't.
Austin's memo, which went out Saturday, fulfills a commitment he made to senators last week during confirmation hearings. He had vowed to immediately address the problems of sexual assault and harassment in the ranks.
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Philly police now transport 2 of every 3 gunshot victims to hospital
Penn Medicine
As violence in Philadelphia continues at a high rate, "scoop-and-run" hospital transports — when a responding police officer takes a gunshot or stabbing victim to a trauma center as quickly as possible — have become a time-tested means for delivering patients to life-saving treatment. Twice as many patients are now brought to trauma centers by police, with survival rates comparable to those transported by EMS professionals, according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania who examined five years of data.
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Scientists investigate for the 1st time the long-term damage to women's brains caused by gender violence
University of Granada via Medical Xpress
The research team of the BELIEVE project at the University of Granada (UGR) has identified the numerous changes in the brain caused by gender violence among female victims. This is the first study of its kind to be carried out worldwide using structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques and a whole-brain methodology. The results of this research have been published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
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Precise mapping shows how brain injuries inflict long-term damage
Imperial College London
Researchers have shown how forces acting on the brain during traumatic injury are linked to damage seen years after the initial trauma. The findings, from a cross-disciplinary team at Imperial College London, could be used to predict the severity of brain injuries and help design more effective helmets for a range of sports and activities.
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Beer distributors aid in combating human trafficking
Associations Now
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, observed in January, has spurred groups whose members are well positioned to spot instances of trafficking in progress — including beer distributors — to partner in the fight against this widespread crime.
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Adults exposed to gun violence suffer damage to 'socio-emotional health'
The Crime Report
Californians who have been exposed to gun violence suffer long-lasting detrimental effects on their socio-emotional health, according to a new study from the University of California Davis Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP).
Gun violence is a leading cause of injury and death in the United States, and has increasingly been considered a public health epidemic. Research on how it impacts human behavior ― including decisions about whether to own a gun ― can therefore be a useful tool for policymakers, the study said.
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