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Saundra Smyrski
Apology Laws: Changing the Game for All?
Pocket Knife vs. Assault Rifle... who wins? In the field of law enforcement, the instruction most often was, "Meet force with force." In...
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Saundra Smyrski
- Aug 8, 2021
- 1 min
Post Concussion Guidelines For Improvement
The Concussion Quality Measurement Work Group, recently brought to the forefront 3 approved quality measures for mTBI, They are as...
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Saundra Smyrski
- Aug 8, 2021
- 2 min
Latest Concussion Quality Measurement Set
(July 28, 2021) Concussion represents the immediate and transient symptoms of a mild traumatic brain injury and is defined as a clinical...
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Saundra Smyrski
- Aug 7, 2021
- 3 min
Pediatric TBI & Cognitive Fatigue
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) in childhood is known to cause acute and chronic changes in development and functioning. Up to 60% of...
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Saundra Smyrski
- Jul 24, 2021
- 2 min
The Masses are Irrelevant.
This heavy hitter just grazed my inbox… again! There’s a lot to be said about something this significant. There are so many moving...
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Saundra Smyrski
- Jul 16, 2021
- 2 min
Patient Receives a Kidney Transplant Meant for Someone Else
A missed diagnosis. Delayed diagnosis. Medication error. Infection. Unsafe medical device. I've seen it all. I've consulted on it all....
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Saundra Smyrski
- Jul 15, 2021
- 2 min
The Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA)
What is NICA? NICA (Neurological Injury Compensation Association) is a statutory organization that manages state funds used to pay for...
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Saundra Smyrski
- Jul 12, 2021
- 4 min
The Truth About Client Satisfaction- #1 F-orget Your Feelings
I completed a poll recently, to pinpoint the top areas of concern (annoyance) for personal injury lawyers... almost unanimously- #1....
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Saundra Smyrski
- Jun 24, 2021
- 1 min
Executive Function Impairment
The most complex cognitive processes are those that involve: reasoning planning judgement initiation and abstract thinking (BIAA, 2021)....
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Saundra Smyrski
- Jun 9, 2021
- 2 min
Breaking News! Alarming Increase in Pediatric Suicidal-Related Hospital Visits
CEO of Children's Hospital Colorado, in Aurora, recently declared a state of emergency in youth mental health! This was prompted by an...
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Saundra Smyrski
- May 21, 2021
- 1 min
Endoscopic Findings Associated w/ Button Battery Ingestion in Children
Key Points: Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a very common problem in children and a cause for presentation to the emergency department...
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Saundra Smyrski
- May 21, 2021
- 2 min
Pediatric Pelvic Fractures and Differences Compared w/ the Adult Population
Key Points: Pelvic fractures in children are a very common pathology. Their incidence has been reported to be 2.4% to 7.5%, much lower...
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Saundra Smyrski
- May 21, 2021
- 2 min
Point of Care Influenza Testing in the Pediatric Emergency Dept.
Key Points: Influenza virus types A and B are common respiratory pathogens in the pediatric population. Seasonal influenza is a...
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Saundra Smyrski
- May 21, 2021
- 2 min
Improving Time to Antibiotics for Pediatric Oncology Patients With Fever & Suspected Neutropenia
Key Points: Fever in the setting of neutropenia is a potentially life threatening complication of cancer treatment. A time of less than...
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Saundra Smyrski
- May 15, 2021
- 3 min
Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan (NICA)
“What does the hospital care about? All the hospital cares about is that this child walks away with nothing. That they beat us,”...
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Saundra Smyrski
- May 15, 2021
- 2 min
Catch Me If You Can- Fall Risk Cases
According to the World Health Organization(WHO), falls are the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths worldwide. Although...
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Saundra Smyrski
- May 15, 2021
- 2 min
Adult Bacterial Meningitis- Costly & Devastating
A vaccine is not a cure-all. This is the reality for the approximately 2,600 patients in the United States that are affected my Bacteria...
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Saundra Smyrski
- May 15, 2021
- 2 min
Delayed Treatment- A Patient Safety Hazard
The World Alliance for Patient Safety made mention that poor test follow-up is one of the leading issues contributing to unsafe patient...
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Saundra Smyrski
- May 13, 2021
- 3 min
Absent End Diastolic Umbilical Artery Doppler Flow Velocity (AEDV)
The umbilical cord is a soft, smooth, cord that connects the umbilicus of the fetus to the center of the placenta. The umbilical arteries...
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Saundra Smyrski
- May 9, 2021
- 2 min
Dear Special Needs Mom...
Dear Special Needs Mom, On this Mother’s Day, May 9, 2021 and forever more, I want you to know you are not invisible! I see you. I feel...
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