Outcome in intoxicated patients transported by a physician-staffed helicopter in Japan from 2015 to 2020.

Aim: We retrospectively investigated the current status of poisoned patients who had been transported by a physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical service and their final outcomes using data from the JAPAN DOCTOR HELICOPTER REGISTRY SYSTEM.

Methods: The following details of dispatch activity were collected from the database of the JAPAN DOCTOR HELICOPTER REGISTRY SYSTEM: patient age and sex, timing of dispatch request, presence of cardiac arrest, vital signs, medical intervention, main etiology of intoxication, and final outcome. The patients were divided into two groups: those with a good outcome and those with a poor outcome.

Narrative minireview of the current status of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for pregnant women.

We performed a narrative minireview for a PubMed search on March 31, 2023, using the keywords "pregnant" and "hyperbaric oxygen" to identify any related articles. Most reports have described pregnant women with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning being treated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). HBOT helped improve the maternal condition and ensure normal fetal development.

Preliminary study of prehospital use of smart glasses.

Background: A smart glasses system is a computerized communicator with a transparent screen and video camera that can be worn as a pair of glasses. There have been no reports on the use of smart glasses in the prehospital setting.

Purpose: To conduct a preliminary investigation on whether smart glasses were smoothly used bidirectionally between the prehospital setting and the receiving hospital.

Prevalence and risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder in Japanese relatives of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients after receiving a pamphlet concerning the grieving process.

Aim: To investigate the prospective frequency of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among relatives of sudden death patients following provision of a pamphlet explaining the stages of the complicated grief process and self-regulating techniques.

Methods: From May 2017 to February 2018, we prospectively and consecutively provided a pamphlet to relatives of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest victims who failed to obtain spontaneous circulation. We investigated the psychiatric status of the bereaved relatives using the Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R).

Characteristics of patients who fell into open drains: a report from a single emergency center in East Shizuoka: Epidemiology of patients who fell into open drains in East Shizuoka.

Aim: To clarify the characteristics of injuries caused by falling into an open drain.

Methods: A medical chart review was retrospectively carried out of all patients in East Shizuoka, Japan, who were injured due to falling into an open drain, and who were subsequently transported to hospital by ambulance or a physician-staffed helicopter, between January 2013 and December 2014. The patients were divided into two groups, those treated as outpatients and those who were admitted to hospital.

Importance of smoking and the occurrence of acute poisoning due to waterproof spray.

A search of the database Ichushi (Japana Centra Revuo Medicana), which collects summaries of Japanese medical articles, was undertaken to identify articles published between 1983 and 2013, using the key word "waterproof". There was one original article and 19 case reports describing acute poisoning due to inhalation of waterproof spray gas, and providing information about the patient's smoking habit. Twenty-three of the 25 cases (92% of male patients, 71% of female patients) had a smoking habit.