Publications by authors named "Tracy E McCallin"

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  • * Resuscitation efforts for drowning victims must prioritize restoring breathing as well as circulation, with in-water rescue breathing followed by chest compressions once the victim is in a safe environment.
  • * Recent updates to resuscitation guidelines for drowning, based on systematic reviews from 2021 to 2023, have been established by a committee of experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association.
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Drowning is the third leading cause of death from unintentional injury worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury-related deaths. The World Health Organization estimates that there are ≈236 000 deaths due to drowning worldwide each year. Significant efforts have focused on creating systems to prevent drowning, but an average of 4000 fatal and 8000 nonfatal drownings still occur annually in the United States-likely an underestimate.

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Aim: Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional injury death for children 1-4 years of age in the USA. Texas, a southeastern state, is disproportionately burdened by paediatric drowning. The aim of this project was to increase drowning prevention counselling provided during well-child visits to families with children aged 0-10 years.

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Acute onset upper extremity edema can pose a diagnostic challenge for the emergency physician, with conditions ranging from mild local allergic reactions to deep venous thrombosis to underlying life threatening conditions. We discuss a case of a 10-year-old female with upper extremity edema and the diagnostic considerations, which ultimately led to uncovering a malignant etiology. This case represents a rare presentation of her underlying diagnosis, anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

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