Emergency Medical Services Experience With Barb Removal After Taser Use By Law Enforcement: A Descriptive National Study
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DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x18001176
Abstract: Abstract Background Conducted electrical weapons (CEWs), including Thomas A. Swift Electric Rifles (TASERs), are increasingly used by law enforcement officers (LEOs) in the US and world-wide. Little is known about the experience of Emergency Medical… read more here.
Keywords: taser use; barb removal; emergency medical; barb ... See more keywords
Increases in overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic
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DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2023.2180256
Abstract: I n the years before the COVID-19 pandemic, there was mounting evidence that many countries were facing an “opioid crisis”. For instance, the United States saw a 137% increase in overall drug overdoses and a… read more here.
Keywords: health; increases overdoses; increase; opioid overdoses ... See more keywords