Publications by authors named "Taylor Haston"
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- Snakebite envenoming (SBE) causes over 500,000 deaths or serious injuries annually, and a phase II clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of varespladib methyl, an oral treatment, in patients bitten by venomous snakes.
- The trial, which was double-blind and placebo-controlled, enrolled patients in emergency departments in the USA and India, assessing changes in severity of snakebite symptoms using the Snakebite Severity Score (SSS) after treatment.
- Results indicated no significant difference in SSS improvement between the varespladib and placebo groups overall, but early treatment (within 5 hours of the bite) showed potential benefits in illness severity and recovery outcomes.
Introduction: Previously, wilderness medicine (WM) fellowships offered spots to applicants using an offer date. Due in part to increases in the number of WM fellowships and applicants, in 2021, the WM program directors (PDs) agreed to conduct the first WM fellowship match through the Wilderness Medical Society graduate medical education committee. This article outlines the process used and demonstrates its feasibility.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Wilderness Medical Society convened an expert panel to develop evidence-based guidelines for the prevention and management of tick-borne illness (TBI). Recommendations are graded based on quality of supporting evidence according to criteria put forth by the American College of Chest Physicians. The guidelines include a brief review of the clinical presentation, epidemiology, prevention, and management of TBI in the United States, with a primary focus on interventions that are appropriate for resource-limited settings.
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