Publications by authors named "D Wakely"
Protected 911: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Prehospital COVID-19 High-Risk Response Team.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
March 2022
Article Synopsis
- Patients with COVID-19 needing aerosol-generating procedures pose challenges for paramedics due to the risk of infection and the complexities of pre-hospital care.
- The Peel Region in Ontario developed a COVID-19 High-Risk Response Team (HRRT) to handle these situations while minimizing infection risk and maintaining high-quality patient care.
- The HRRT implemented new protocols, including a specialized crew structure and enhanced safety measures, successfully operated for 12 weeks during the first COVID wave, attended 70% of high-risk calls, and reported no COVID-19 cases among paramedics.
A case of Churg-Strauss syndrome causing mesenteric intestinal ischaemia and small bowel necrosis is described in a 29-year-old man. Despite conservative management, the patient's condition deteriorated and he underwent five laparotomies. Small and medium-sized arteries within the mesentery and lymph nodes showed necrotizing vasculitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDuring a three-week period in July 1983, six cases of Campylobacter jejuni enteritis in King County, Washington were associated with a dairy that produced raw goat's milk. Four patients consumed the dairy's milk, and the other two patients comprised an employee of the dairy and her infant son. Two case-control studies confirmed that, at the time the cases occurred, consumption of the dairy's milk was a risk factor for C.
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