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Authors: Chu J, Leung KHB, Snobelen P, Nevils G, Drennan IR, Cheskes S, Chan TCY         Published in: Resuscitation, 2021 Feb 22; 162: 120–7  In this month’s Journal Watch we review a fascinating study that utilized machine learning to develop and evaluate dispatch rules for drone-delivered AEDs. Welcome to the future!  As you might suspect, having drones deliver AEDs directly to scenes could be a great way to decrease time to first shock. In fact, recent studies have shown using d...

Reviewed This Month Prehospital Blood Product and Crystalloid Resuscitation in the Severely Injured Patient: A Secondary Analysis of the Prehospital Air Medical Plasma Trial Authors: Guyette FX, Sperry JL, Peitzman AB, et al.       Published in: Ann Surg, 2021 Feb 1; 273(2): 358–64  Hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable death following injury. Historically, crystalloid fluids were our primary method of treating patients suffering significant loss of blood. However, the Prehospit...

5 useful tools when you file your taxes with H&R Block Reviewed.com 2/12/2021 © Getty Images / blackCAT 5 useful tools when you file your taxes with H&R Block — Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. A new year is underway, and millions of Americans are getting ready for tax season. The Internal Revenue Service will start accepting income tax returns on Feb. 12, and you have until April 15 to either...

Reviewed This Month Effect of Out-of-Hospital Tranexamic Acid vs. Placebo on 6-Month Functional Neurologic Outcomes in Patients With Moderate or Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Authors: Rowell SE, Meier EN, McKnight B, et al.     Published in: JAMA, 2020 Oct 27; 324(16): 1,683. Over the last decade, the use of tranexamic acid (TXA) for traumatic hemorrhage control has increased. This was due to the results of a clinical trial, published in 2010, that found early administration of TXA was a co...

This new pool robot skims the surface, but can it deep clean? Reviewed.com 1/7/2021 © Reviewed This new pool robot skims the surface, but can it deep clean? — Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. This past summer wasnt a typical one. People stayed off the beach, with many opting to bring summer fun to their own backyards with a new pool. While pool season hasnt returned yet, when it does, chances ...

Authors: Donnelly EA, Bradford P, Davis M, et al.    Published in: JACEP Open, 2020; 1: 460–73.  Most of the time in Journal Watch we review studies focused on either EMS patients or EMS providers. This month we review an interesting study that examines the safety of both. The authors of this study note EMS is an inherently stressful profession and that some chronic stressors may have an impact on safety. They defined chronic stress as stresses that are relatively stable and consistent ov...