Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitude of Physicians Toward Child Abuse: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction: Child abuse refers to any type of mistreatment of a child, perpetrated by a parent, caregiver, or another individual in a custodial capacity, which may lead to instances of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. Physicians play a crucial role in identifying and managing this phenomenon in the healthcare setting, as the number of unreported cases increases globally.

Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted between 2022 and 2023 among physicians practicing in Saudi Arabia to assess their knowledge, awareness, and attitude toward child abuse.

Outcomes of home-isolated coronavirus disease 2019 patients in Bahrain.

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in a huge burden on healthcare systems and necessitated a risk assessment of patients and an update of the treatment protocol to include home isolation for low-risk patients. The primary objective was to describe the outcome of home isolation and the characteristics of patients at higher risk of admission. The secondary objectives were to determine the proportion of patients with pneumonia and hypoxemia and the correlation between cycle of the threshold (CT) value and severity of the disease.

Perceptions and Practices of Cannabis Use Among Emergency Department Patients.

Background: Nationally, in states where cannabis has been legalized, increases in cannabis-related hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits have also been observed.

Objectives: This study aims to: 1) Describe the sociodemographic characteristics of cannabis users presenting to two academic EDs in California; 2) Assess cannabis-related behaviors; 3) Assess perceptions of cannabis; 4) Identify and describe reasons for cannabis-related ED utilization.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of patients visiting one of two academic EDs between February 16, 2018 and November 21, 2020.

Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma: Unusual Presentation with Focal Neurological Deficit.

BACKGROUND Sudden focal neurologic deficits have a high index of suspicion of stroke. It is crucial to investigate potential underlying causes of sudden neurological deficit in the Emergency Department (ED) to enhance better recognition and proper care. CASE REPORT A 63-year-old man presented to the ED with left-sided weakness and headache of a 2-week duration.