Richard Cash, Whose Rehydration Therapy Saved Millions of Lives, Dies at 83
His treatment, developed with David Nalin, was elegant in its simplicity, which made it accessible to people and countries ...
Brown University Health adapts amid national IV fluid shortage
Boston institutions are reporting they're putting some surgeries on pause because of shortages of IV fluids. Officials with ...
Richard Cash, the man whose invention saved over 80 million lives
With his long-time collaborator, David Nalin, Richard conducted the first clinical trials of Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) ...
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10 Best Electrolyte Drink For Kids
FAST, EFFECTIVE REHYDRATION: Pedialyte provides an optimal ... Designed to replace fluids and electrolytes more effectively than other household beverages FROM THE BRAND: Enjoy great-tasting ...
Medscape2 天
Pediatric Acute Gastroenteritis: Clinical Assessment, Oral Rehydration and Antiemetic Therapy
For these patients, oral rehydration therapy is an intervention that should be initiated with the first signs and symptoms of AGE. Oral rehydration therapy should be based on the degree of ...
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American Thoracic Society Provides Tips for Hospitals to Manage IV Fluid Supply Amid Shortage
Tips include converting patients to oral rehydration, oral medications, and oral antibiotics, as appropriate. HealthDay News — The American Thoracic Society is providing tips to help hospitals ...
WPRI 1220 天
Experts: Don’t panic, but expect changes with IV fluid shortage
“Beyond that, we focus on conserving fluids and transitioning patients… to oral rehydration.” No elective surgeries have been cancelled yet, but that could change. Dr. Dean Roye, chief ...
The Harvard Crimson8 天
Richard A. Cash, Developer of Oral Rehydration Therapy, Dies at 83
Cash, a senior lecturer on global health at Harvard’s School of Public Health, had learned Bengali while developing oral rehydration therapy, a treatment for cholera that has saved millions of ...
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The best electrolytes 2024 – tried and tested
If you're struggling with poor sleep, fatigue or headaches, you may be dehydrated and low in electrolytes. Read Good Food's ...
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Shortage of IV fluids could force hospitals to postpone procedures
They say patients who do not require IV fluid during care can expect to receive oral electrolytes for rehydration. No procedures have been postponed yet as hospital officials monitor the situation.
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NC hospitals innovate with Gatorade, Pedialyte amid IV fluid shortage post-Hurricane Helene
Distribution of IV fluids to most hospitals nationwide were ... evidence-based treatments as alternatives. That can include oral rehydration protocols. That’s a fancy term for saying we ...
British Red Cross1 年
Learn first aid for a baby or child who is vomiting and has diarrhoea
1. Give them boiled water that has been cooled. Encourage them to drink small sips often. Drinking water helps replace fluids lost from vomiting and diarrhoea. If they continue to vomit and have ...