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Injuries Related to Nonpowder Firearms: A National Database Study. 与非火药枪械有关的伤害:一项国家数据库研究。
IF 1 4区 医学
Southern Medical Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001808
Sean Muir, Tyler Rizzieri, Andrew Brown, Laken Fulmer, Alyssa McMandon, Kristine Graham, Holden Lewis
{"title":"Injuries Related to Nonpowder Firearms: A National Database Study.","authors":"Sean Muir, Tyler Rizzieri, Andrew Brown, Laken Fulmer, Alyssa McMandon, Kristine Graham, Holden Lewis","doi":"10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001808","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001808","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Nonpowder firearms (NPFs) have become increasingly popular. We sought to analyze the epidemiology of NPF injuries.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A search was conducted through the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System for data from 2012 to 2021 to analyze NPF-related injuries.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between 2012 and 2022, the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database recorded 3859 emergency visits related to NPFs, with the majority being males (82%) and the median age of injury being 15 years. The most common source of injuries was from gas, air, or spring-powered guns. Facial injuries were the most prevalent type of injury, accounting for 20% of the injuries.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite operating at lower pressures than traditional firearms, NPFs still pose significant health risks, with technological advances increasing the potential for serious injuries, such as blindness or neurological deficits. Special attention should be given to preventing facial injuries, particularly among teenagers, by enforcing safety measures and using protective equipment.</p>","PeriodicalId":22043,"journal":{"name":"Southern Medical Journal","volume":"118 4","pages":"221-224"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143743941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Using Wearable Technology to Evaluate Sleep and Stress for Physicians. 使用可穿戴技术评估医生的睡眠和压力。
IF 1 4区 医学
Southern Medical Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001816
Maxwell Harrell, Dev Dayal, Clay Rahaman, Joe Dekle, Robert Lister, Adam Skelton, Eugene Brabston, Thomas Evely, Aaron Casp, Amit M Momaya
{"title":"Using Wearable Technology to Evaluate Sleep and Stress for Physicians.","authors":"Maxwell Harrell, Dev Dayal, Clay Rahaman, Joe Dekle, Robert Lister, Adam Skelton, Eugene Brabston, Thomas Evely, Aaron Casp, Amit M Momaya","doi":"10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001816","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Physician stress and burnout are increasingly prevalent issues that often are exacerbated by chronic sleep deprivation. Poor sleep not only compromises the well-being of physicians but also can negatively affect patient care and safety. As wearable technology has become more advanced, the potential is growing to use these devices to monitor and analyze physiological metrics such as sleep and stress levels in real time. This systemic review aims to investigate the use of wearable technology to track sleep quality, stress, and burnout among physicians at various levels of training.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic review was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines using Medline, Cochrane, and Embase to identify studies that used wearable technology to monitor sleep and stress outcomes in physicians. Inclusion criteria focused on studies that specifically measured sleep quality, stress, and burnout using wearable technology. Thirteen studies were included in this review. Data extracted from the included studies detailed study design, participant characteristics, type of wearable technology used, and measured sleep outcomes and heart rate variability (HRV) data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The data of 540 physicians were included in this study, with Emergency Medicine and Trauma Surgery representing the largest proportion of specialties assessed. Physicians not on call slept an average of 398.3 ± 49.0 minutes per night, whereas those on call slept an average of 226.0 ± 71.3 minutes per night. Physicians also spent 82.5 ± 13.4 minutes in rapid eye movement sleep per night and 41.3 ± 21.8 minutes awake in bed before falling asleep. HRV measures showed an average standard deviation of the R-R intervals across studies of 62.7 ± 28.8 milliseconds.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Wearable technology data indicate that physicians sleep less than the recommended amount per night and have reduced sleep quality measures. HRV data indicate increased levels of stress and burnout. The data provided by wearable technology may improve physician well-being and ultimately patient care.</p>","PeriodicalId":22043,"journal":{"name":"Southern Medical Journal","volume":"118 4","pages":"213-220"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143743955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Role of Race, Rurality, and Age in Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Initiation among US Women. 种族、农村和年龄在美国女性人乳头瘤病毒疫苗接种中的作用
IF 1 4区 医学
Southern Medical Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001813
Casey Macander, Hui Wang, Marcelo Galafassi, Graham M Jones, Antara Das, Alta Willaert, Randi Henderson-Mitchell, John C Higginbotham
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Erratum: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis: Erratum. 儿童特应性皮炎的种族和民族差异:勘误。
IF 1 4区 医学
Southern Medical Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001814
Urdur Jonsdottir, Emily C Craver, Tanvi R Patel
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Telemedicine: Raising the Bar or Crouching Beneath It? 远程医疗:提高标准还是降低标准?
IF 1 4区 医学
Southern Medical Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001807
Larry M Bush, Edlira Maska
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Inattentional Blindness as an Underappreciated Emphasis in Patient Safety Education: Need for Greater Recognition in Medical and Surgical Training. 在病人安全教育中不被重视的疏忽性失明:需要在医疗和外科培训中得到更多的认可。
IF 1 4区 医学
Southern Medical Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001806
Michael J Asken, Anas Atrash, Evelyn J Calderon Martinez
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Leadership in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: What Skills and Attributes Are Documented in the Literature? 平等、多样性和包容性的领导力:文献中记录了哪些技能和属性?
IF 1 4区 医学
Southern Medical Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001815
Traci C Terrance, Hernan Barenboim, Adora Otiji, Julie Navarro, Donna Baluchi, Stacy A Ogbeide, A Enrique Varela, Kendall M Campbell, Julie E Lucero, José E Rodríguez
{"title":"Leadership in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: What Skills and Attributes Are Documented in the Literature?","authors":"Traci C Terrance, Hernan Barenboim, Adora Otiji, Julie Navarro, Donna Baluchi, Stacy A Ogbeide, A Enrique Varela, Kendall M Campbell, Julie E Lucero, José E Rodríguez","doi":"10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001815","DOIUrl":"10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001815","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) leadership has recently been scrutinized, and many institutions have had to repurpose EDI leaders due to recent legislation. The skills or attributes of EDI leaders are not well understood. The authors sought to identify skills or attributes associated with EDI leaders.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The authors searched the PubMed database using the search terms \"Diversity,\" \"Equity,\" \"Inclusion,\" \"Leadership,\" \"Chief diversity officer,\" \"Diversity leadership skills,\" and \"Diversity officer.\" The authors then reviewed titles, abstracts, and papers to identify the skills or attributes of EDI leaders.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The search yielded 580 items. The authors analyzed the 10 remaining papers after the abstract, title, and paper review. All of the authors reviewed the articles and constructed the following list of skills: motivating others, fostering potential, inspiring trust, thinking strategically, setting goals and expectations, giving feedback, and being authentic.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>EDI leaders are well equipped for leadership in other spaces because the skills and attributes identified in this review are transferrable to assistant and associate dean positions, chair positions, and other leadership positions in academic medicine. Individual EDI leaders can use these documented skills and attributes to reposition their leadership in this ever-changing political environment. Institutional leaders also can use this information to retain talented EDI leaders in influential leadership positions.</p>","PeriodicalId":22043,"journal":{"name":"Southern Medical Journal","volume":"118 4","pages":"231-234"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11939107/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143743944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Simulation-Based Knee Joint Arthrocentesis Workshop for Internal Medicine Residents. 基于模拟的内科住院医师膝关节穿刺工作坊。
IF 1 4区 医学
Southern Medical Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001809
Ujjwal Madan, Suman Manek, Muhammad Shah Miran, Kavita Jadhav, Sarah Ifteqar
{"title":"Simulation-Based Knee Joint Arthrocentesis Workshop for Internal Medicine Residents.","authors":"Ujjwal Madan, Suman Manek, Muhammad Shah Miran, Kavita Jadhav, Sarah Ifteqar","doi":"10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001809","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Knee arthrocentesis is a safe and valuable diagnostic and therapeutic primary care procedure. Enhancing Internal Medicine (IM) residents' competency in this skill is crucial for effective patient care. We implemented a simulation-based knee arthrocentesis workshop (SBKAW) to improve residents' comfort in offering knee joint arthrocentesis in primary care settings.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>IM residents from five clinic cohorts participated in an SBKAW that included a presentation of instructional material and hands-on training on simulation knee models, led by a rheumatologist and clinic faculty. Pre- and postintervention online surveys were administered to assess participants' comfort levels in performing knee joint arthrocentesis, before and after the workshop.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty-four IM residents participated in the SBKAW, 62 (96.9%) of whom had no prior training on knee joint arthrocentesis. The self-reported comfort level in performing knee arthrocentesis pre- and post-SBKAW was 4.7% (very comfortable 3.1%, comfortable 1.6%) and 84.2% (very comfortable 22.8%, comfortable 61.4%), respectively. Before the SBKAW, 50 (78.1%) and 36 (56.3%) residents reported familiarity with indications and contraindications, respectively, and this improved to 56 (98.2%) residents post-SBKAW. Fifty-four (94.7%) residents reported arthrocentesis as a \"very important\" or \"important\" skill for an internist. Forty-eight (84.2%) residents expressed interest in future SB training.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our simulation training highlights the importance of incorporating SBKA into IM residency training curricula, which can enhance patient outcomes and satisfaction, and IM resident training by improving their self-confidence and skills for performing knee arthrocentesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":22043,"journal":{"name":"Southern Medical Journal","volume":"118 4","pages":"235-239"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143743951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Impact of School-Enforced Step 1 Deadlines on Medical Student Well-Being and Failure Rates: Two Medical Students' Perspective. 学校强制执行的第一步截止日期对医学生幸福感和失败率的影响:两个医学生的观点。
IF 1 4区 医学
Southern Medical Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001805
Joseph A Lanese, Forrest Bohler
{"title":"Impact of School-Enforced Step 1 Deadlines on Medical Student Well-Being and Failure Rates: Two Medical Students' Perspective.","authors":"Joseph A Lanese, Forrest Bohler","doi":"10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001805","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001805","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The US Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 is a milestone assessment that evaluates a medical student's mastery of foundational medical sciences. Traditionally taken at the end of the preclinical curriculum, it now serves as a pass/fail examination before students begin clinical rotations. This transition, coupled with the enforcement of strict deadlines by various medical schools, has introduced significant challenges for students, including increased stress, potential academic delays, and financial hardship. This perspective explores the implications of these enforced deadlines to complete the US Medical Licensing Examination and how they may exacerbate the physician shortage, and it provides solutions that promote student well-being and maximize Step 1 pass rates.</p>","PeriodicalId":22043,"journal":{"name":"Southern Medical Journal","volume":"118 4","pages":"240-241"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143743931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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When Suicidality Is Suspected. 当怀疑有自杀倾向时。
IF 1 4区 医学
Southern Medical Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001810
Raymond Pary, Steven Lippmann
{"title":"When Suicidality Is Suspected.","authors":"Raymond Pary, Steven Lippmann","doi":"10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001810","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001810","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Physicians have the potential to detect a person in danger of suicide. A history of self-injury, abuse of illegal substances or alcohol, mood disorders, and schizophrenia may contribute to the risk of suicide. There are four recognized screening tools that can assist in identifying individuals at risk to commit suicide. A safety plan provides coping strategies that may alleviate suicidal behavior or a suicidal crisis. A written, mutually agreed upon safety plan can be helpful for those suspected of being in danger of suicide. Family members or friends should assist the patient with safety plans as well as closely observe the patient and ensure timely professional attention. Emergency medical services may be necessary, and firearms must either be removed from the home or locked to prevent access. The medications that have had a preventive effect against suicide include antidepressant drugs, lithium, clozapine, ketamine, and esketamine. Lithium has historical evidence in combating suicide.</p>","PeriodicalId":22043,"journal":{"name":"Southern Medical Journal","volume":"118 4","pages":"242-245"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143743956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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