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Short-term benzodiazepine use after mass trauma was not associated with increased 12-month PTSD risk in a large retrospective cohort. Persistent use showed a different pattern, and the observational findings did not establish causality.

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A meta-analysis of 232,655 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases found no statistically significant difference in favorable neurologic outcomes or survival to hospital discharge between bystander standard CPR with ventilation and chest compression-only CPR.

“The extended-hours model was effective… early morning dose, in-center observation, overnight remote monitoring equipment, and next-day follow-up cut the need for extended shifts and differential pay.”

The use of a BD Vacutainer Z-tube, which costs approximately $0.25 to $0.50 per tube, represents a highly cost-effective intervention, preventing contamination and potentially saving nearly $11,000 per patient.

Although 58% of nurses believe they always explain things clearly, only 7% report that their patients always hear them.