Telemedicine-Assisted Intubation in Rural Emergency Departments: A National Emergency Airway Registry Study.

Background: Intubation in rural emergency departments (EDs) is a high-risk procedure, often with little or no specialty support. Rural EDs are utilizing real-time telemedicine links, connecting providers to an ED physician who may provide clinical guidance.

Introduction: We endeavored to describe telemedicine-assisted intubation in rural EDs that are served by an ED telemedicine network.

Full-thickness rotator cuff tear prevalence and correlation with function and co-morbidities in patients sixty-five years and older.

The purpose of this study was to determine full-thickness rotator cuff tear prevalence in patients 65 and older and to correlate tears with comfort, function, and co-morbidities. Two-hundred shoulders without prior surgery were evaluated with a Simple Shoulder Test, a Constant Score, and ultrasound. Full thickness tear prevalence was 22%.