Evidence-Based Treatment Guidelines for Treating Injured Workers, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Evidence-Based Treatment Guidelines for Treating Injured Workers, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
Author: Andrew S. Friedman
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2015-11-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323393535

Medical treatment guidelines are written from a clinical perspective, to guide clinical care. The review criteria that will be included in this issue of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinics are evidence based and are developed by practicing physicians and advisors who work in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Health care providers are expected to be familiar with the guidelines and follow the recommendations. Good medical judgment is important in deciding how to use and interpret this information.

Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines

Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines
Author: American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Publisher: American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Medicine, Industrial
ISBN: 9781883595425

Like its 1997 predecessor, the second edition is intended to improve: 1) the efficiency with which the diagnostic process is conducted; 2) the specificity of each diagnostic test performed; and 3) the effectiveness of each treatment in relieving symptoms and achieving a cure. [Ed.]

Labelling-Based Information Management Systems in Disasters and Emergencies

Labelling-Based Information Management Systems in Disasters and Emergencies
Author: Mehmet Sinan Başar
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2022-03-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1527582337

This volume provides a theoretical background for studies on the labelling of disaster victims in disasters and emergencies and to protect the information revealed during the entire response process. It will be of interest to researchers working on disaster management and emergency management, especially in data and information management. In addition to storing and transmitting information to be obtained in all processes related to disaster victims, information processing, and artificial intelligence techniques that will assist in obtaining more information about disaster victims are also discussed here.

Neuropsychological Assessment of Work-Related Injuries

Neuropsychological Assessment of Work-Related Injuries
Author: Shane S. Bush
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2011-12-23
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 146250227X

Unique in its focus, this book provides an evidence-based framework for assessing work-related neurological and psychological injuries. Meeting a key need, chapters address a range of problems encountered in the workplace: traumatic brain injury, sports concussion, electrical injury, exposure to neurotoxic substances, posttraumatic stress, depression, and brain and psychological injuries experienced in combat. Professionals will find the best available tools and strategies for conducting effective, ethical evaluations of injured workers, making diagnostic determinations, considering causality, determining disability status, and offering treatment recommendations. The complexities of consulting to attorneys, government agencies, and insurance companies are also discussed.

Patient Safety and Quality

Patient Safety and Quality
Author: Ronda Hughes
Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services
Total Pages: 592
Release: 2008
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/

Running Injuries, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Running Injuries, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
Author: Michael Fredericson
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2016-02-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323417116

Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians across the country see injured runners every day. Running injuries may impact other areas of the body and PM&R physicians are trained to treat the body as a whole, as opposed to treating just the injury, they work to identify the true source of the problem and develop a training or rehabilitation program to solve it.