Awareness and preparedness of health systems and emergency medicine systems to the climate change challenges and threats: an international survey.

Background And Importance: Climate change is widely recognised as a critical public health challenge.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the awareness, preparedness and mitigation plans for climate change threats.

Design, Settings And Participants: A cross-sectional observational study targeting emergency medical societies in different countries was conducted between 15 February and 15 March 2024.

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Patients on Long-Term Anticoagulation Therapy: Do They Really Need Repeated Head CT Scan?

Background: Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), defined as blunt trauma to the head resulting in witnessed loss of consciousness, definite amnesia, or witnessed disorientation with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 14 or 15 is a common occurrence in the emergency department. In mTBI, oral anticoagulation is known to be an important risk factor for hemorrhage. Clinical guidelines recommend baseline computed tomographic (CT) scan and observation for 24 hours plus a CT scan before discharge.