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Topic of the Month March: Blood
AEDs Not Always in the Best Position
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[08/05/2013] A new study has found that publicly registered AEDs in Toronto are not in the best positions to help victims of cardiac arrest. AEDs Not Always in the Best Position - Read more
Improving Response Time
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[30/04/2013] Recent study finds that door-to-balloon times can be lowered using process improvement strategies. Improving Response Time - Read more
Nanosponges Remove Toxins and Venoms
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[18/04/2013] Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have invented a "nanosponge" capable of safely removing a broad class of dangerous toxins from the bloodstream – including toxins produced by MRSA, E. coli, poisonous snakes and bees. Nanosponges Remove Toxins and Venoms - Read more
Family Members Less Likely to Give CPR
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[05/11/2012] Family members did not give CPR for cardiac arrests as often as passers-by or friends in a Japanese study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012. Family Members Less Likely to Give CPR - Read more
Locating Defibrillators via Smartphone
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[05/11/2012] Participants in a "crowdsourcing" challenge in Philadelphia used a smart phone application to locate, photograph and map more than 1,400 automated external defibrillators in public places, according to research. Locating Defibrillators via Smartphone - Read more
Revolution in Drug Therapy?
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[02/11/2012] Many experts are seeing it as a „megatrend“ – personalised or individualised medicine. Therapy strategies are aiming at using drugs only for patients who will profit most and have to suffer only from very few side effects. Today, there are already more than 20 approved medications in Germany, which are prescribed only after a diagnostic test. Revolution in Drug Therapy? - Read more
Telemedicine Can Save Lives and Reduce Disability
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[05/10/2012] Besides saving lives and health of stroke patients, the Canadian telestroke network would also cut health-care costs in all parts of the country, according to a major national study. This technology will provide optimal care to more Canadians, once it is expanded in all provinces. Telemedicine Can Save Lives and Reduce Disability - Read more
Saving More Lives in Catastrophe Situations with Robots
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/10/2012] The earthquake and tsunami in Japan just over a year ago quickly plunged half the country into chaos. Coordinating rescue efforts in such disaster zones is often challenging and the search for survivors is particularly difficult on such a terrain and even life-threatening for rescue teams. Saving More Lives in Catastrophe Situations with Robots - Read more
Triaging: Keeping Track During an Emergency
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/10/2012] Whether it is the Tsunami in Thailand or the 2010 Love Parade in Duisburg – in emergency situations, every second counts when it comes to taking care of the injured. Paper-based tags like the ones used in Germany until now are considered not practical and outdated by experts. That is why the SOGRO project studies the efficiency of RFID wristbands in emergencies.Triaging: Keeping Track During an Emergency - Read more
Nanoparticles Reboot Blood Flow
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[27/08/2012] A nanoparticle developed at Rice University and tested in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) may bring great benefits to the emergency treatment of brain-injury victims, even those with mild injuries. Nanoparticles Reboot Blood Flow - Read more
“The anatomical maturation of the lung makes a gas exchange possible after the 22nd week of pregnancy at the earliest“
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[02/04/2012] In the event of a premature delivery, the lung of a newborn child is often not able to assume its function. One reason for this: it lacks a tenside called surfactant (surface active agent), that makes sure that the lungs don’t stick together during the breathing process. MEDICA.de spoke to Professor Peter Bartmann, Director of Neonatology at University Hospital Bonn, on how preemies can be helped. “The anatomical maturation of the lung makes a gas exchange possible after the 22nd week of pregnancy at the earliest“ - Read more
Paramedics Skilled in Identifying Strokes
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[30/03/2012] Researchers of Loyola University Medical Centre examined the records of 5,300 patients who were brought to Loyola's emergency room by emergency medical services (EMS). Paramedics were able to identify stroke patients with a 99.3 per cent specificity. In diagnosing disease, a high specificity rate indicates there's a high probability the patient actually has the disease. Paramedics Skilled in Identifying Strokes - Read more
Headphone-Distracted Pedestrians face Death
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[19/01/2012] Listen up, pedestrians wearing headphones. Can you hear the trains or cars around you? Many probably cannot, especially young adult males. Serious injuries to pedestrians listening to headphones have more than tripled in six years, according to new research from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland Medical Centre in Baltimore. Headphone-Distracted Pedestrians face Death - Read more
Allowing yourself to enjoy food again
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[02/01/2012] There is no drug to treat anorexia nervosa. This complex mental illness that goes along with severe physical impairments requires intense therapy that has one final goal in mind: the affected person is supposed to relearn healthy eating patterns to avoid becoming dangerously underweight. Allowing yourself to enjoy food again - Read more
"There is no specific treatment"
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[08/09/2011] Many years ago in Chernobyl, now Fukushima (Japan) - when it comes to nuclear accidents, human lives are in danger. Not only in the moment of the accident, but for many years later. Because the disease-causing rays have a life-long effect on our health and can be the cause of cancer even in the following generation. "There is no specific treatment" - Read more
Wound healing – On the tracks of disorders of the wound healing process
( Source: MEDICA-tradefair.com )
[02/05/2011] As problem-free as wound healing seems initially, it’s a complex process for every organism. Often the body is able to replace the lost tissue, but what happens if this is not the case?Wound healing – On the tracks of disorders of the wound healing process - Read more
“The risk varies depending on the research“
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[08/03/2011] As a patient about to go under general anesthesia for surgery, you are understandably nervous. Although complications in anesthetics have become rare, patients still fear two things in particular – to not wake up again after the surgery or to wake up during the surgery, respectively. The latter phenomenon is called awareness or also intra-operative awareness. “The risk varies depending on the research“ - Read more
"Oftentimes, the necessary systems that work in emergencies are still lacking"
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/03/2011] Being pressed for time, a lack of information and a shortage of resources are elements that define all disaster situations. For many injured however it is crucial to be medically as well as psychologically treated as quickly and optimally as possible. For this to happen, it’s not just the helpers that need to be well trained, but the technical processes also need to be able to run smoothly. "Oftentimes, the necessary systems that work in emergencies are still lacking" - Read more
Detection systems for senior citizens
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/03/2011] Ms. K. is vision-impaired and cannot get around very well any more. Still, the 80-year-old, who lives alone, has no intention whatsoever of moving to a retirement home. Most elderly people think the same way. Detection systems for senior citizens - Read more
Learning to handle emergencies
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/03/2011] An emergency is a situation that requires immediate assistance – this is how the Duden, Germany’s definitive directory on orthography specifies it. However, this cut and dry sentence cannot reflect the amount of feelings people are subjected to in emergency situations. All the more admirable are those people who stay calm in the face of an emergency. Learning to handle emergencies - Read more
Substantial Increase in CT Exams
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/03/2011] A new study reports that the use of computed tomography (CT) in the nation's emergency departments is growing exponentially. If the growth trend continues, by 2011, nearly 20 percent of all emergency department (ED) visits may involve a CT exam. Substantial Increase in CT Exams - Read more
“The time until the doctor sees the patient is used efficiently”
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[10/01/2011] After an accident or in case of an acute illness fast help is needed. Ambulance vehicles, the flying ambulance and the walking patients – they all seek help at the accident and emergency department of a hospital. But how can you achieve to care for a number of critical patients simultaneously in an optimal way? “The time until the doctor sees the patient is used efficiently” - Read more
Helicopter Transport Increases Survival
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[06/01/2011] Severely injured patients transported by helicopter from the scene of an accident are more likely to survive than patients brought to trauma centers by ground ambulance, according to a new study. Helicopter Transport Increases Survival - Read more
“At first there is the experimental research“
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[03/01/2011] For centuries many different types of remedies to soothe the suffering and pain of people have been known. Nonetheless, the search for pain free, reversible anesthesia took a while. Not until the 19th century was the first progressive anesthesia possible and paved the way for modern surgery. “At first there is the experimental research“ - Read more
Emergency Medicine: In The Case of An Emergency Event
( Source: MEDICA-tradefair.com )
[19/11/2010] In an emergency only seconds decide over life and death. State-of-the-art technology allows quick and effective performance of emergency physicians and thereby increases the survival chances of patients. Research and medicine work hand in hand on small and mobile devices.Emergency Medicine: In The Case of An Emergency Event - Read more
Higher Odds of Dying from Stroke
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[11/06/2010] An analysis of over 150,000 hospital discharges in the US has revealed that there are significant insurance related differences in hospital mortality, length of stay, and costs among working-age Americans (age 18-64 years) hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke, or pneumonia. Higher Odds of Dying from Stroke - Read more
Many Americans More Than an Hour Away
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[04/03/2010] Forty-five percent of Americans – 135 million people -- are more than an hour away from primary stroke centres, the facilities that are best equipped to care for them if they are stricken by the condition, according to a new study. Many Americans More Than an Hour Away - Read more
Two Ways to Deal with Sepsis
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[02/03/2010] A new study finds that two treatment strategies for severe sepsis show similar survival rates. Two Ways to Deal with Sepsis - Read more
"Creativity Is Essential When Working In Troubled Regions"
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[22/02/2010] Civil wars, floods or an earthquake like the recent one in Haiti – Catastrophes like these demand a lot of hard work from doctors. Surgeries are performed in piece work under poor hygienic conditions while missing anaesthetics and drugs. "Creativity Is Essential When Working In Troubled Regions" - Read more
Chances of Surviving Unchanged in 30 Years
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[08/12/2009] The chance of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has not improved since the 1950s, according to a new report. Chances of Surviving Unchanged in 30 Years - Read more
Intelligent Blood Bags
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[07/12/2009] Have the blood supplies got too warm? Do they match the patient’s blood group? In the future, these kinds of questions will be answered by intelligent radio nodes attached to blood bags. Intelligent Blood Bags - Read more
Keeping Hearts Pumping
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[24/11/2009] Researchers at Tel Aviv University developed a smart intravenous (IV) device which can save lives at disaster sites. So far the system has been validated in tests with pigs. The device might be ready for field deployment within the next few years. Keeping Hearts Pumping - Read more
New Artificial Pump Backs Up Hearts
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[07/04/2009] Patients with severe heart failure can be bridged to eventual transplant by a new, smaller and lighter implantable heart pump, according to a new study. New Artificial Pump Backs Up Hearts - Read more
Product Highlights
[20/11/2008] Swift availability, enhanced imaging technology and versatile applicability – all of these are key features of new developments which will be on display at this year’s MEDICA trade fair in Düsseldorf. Product Highlights - Read more
