Dr. Ben Lawner, DO, MS co-authored “Care of the Agitated Patient Who Presents a Threat to Safe Transport in Critical Care Transport Medicine: A Consensus Statement” in the latest issue of Air Medical Journal. This manuscript highlights the critical need for a standardized approach to managing severely agitated patients in the Critical Care Transport Medicine environment who poses an immediate threat to safe transport. Addressing knowledge gaps, barriers to implementation, and research priorities is essential for advancing patient safety and transport crew well-being.
Gentry Wilkerson, MD, Emergency Medicine physician at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the UM School of Medicine, is quoted in this Los Angeles Times story about a mysterious death related to a dental surgery. The death was due to a rare blood disorder called methemoglobinemia.
Dr. David Gatz, MD was recently interviewed on Fox45 News about how to protect yourself from heat illness during Preakness events. You can see his interview here.
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