Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Isolated Sternal Fractures After Trampoline Falls in Children: A Case Series

Urgent Message: Isolated sternal fractures in children can occur from relatively minor trauma, such as a trampoline fall, and patients can often be managed conservatively. NaShayla Davis, MD; Olabisi Pearse, MD; Swati Mahajan, MD; Marie-Helene Gagnon, MD; Rebecca Burger, MD Citation: Davis N, Pearse O, Mahajan S, Gagnon MH, Burger R. Isolated Sternal Fractures After Trampoline Falls in Children: A Case Series. J Urgent Care Med. 2024; 18(6): 13-16 Key Words: Trampoline, Fall, Fracture, Injury, …

Abstracts in Urgent Care: January, 2014

Metabolic Consequences of Insufficient Sleep Key point: A small, randomized, controlled crossover study demonstrates changes in a critical insulin-signaling pathway in peripheral tissue. Citations: Broussard JL, Ehrmann DA, Van Cauter E, Tasali E, Brady MJ. Impaired insulin signaling in human adipocytes after experimental sleep restriction: A randomized, crossover study. Ann Intern Med 2012;157(8):549-557. and Cappuccio FP, Miller MA. A new challenge to widely held views on the role of sleep. Ann Intern Med 2012;157(8):593-594. Small …