GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

These individuals may become unrepresented, meaning they lack the capacity to make a specific medical decision, do not have an advance directive for that decision, and do not have a surrogate to help. How should we care for unrepresented individuals in inpatient and outpatient settings? Why not use the older term unbefriended?

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

Thomas: But the person did screen and used a little bit of the and Social Network Scale and the UCLA Loneliness Scale. Like I said, the patient screened positive for it. I think some of that is from some of my thinking about maybe what I can potentially think about with the individual to support them. Ashwin Kotwal: Oh, wow.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 8, 2025

Routine assessment of pain and parent education videos are useful initiatives to encourage pain management. However, we do not guarantee individual replies due to the high volume of messages. No national guidelines for best practice exist. Infant pain should be assessed, but international data suggest this isnt always the case.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 8, 2025

Although they make a vital contribution to saving lives, bystander rescues often expose untrained individuals to hazardous conditions without the training and equipment available to professionals. This research can inform future beach safety strategies and educational initiatives." Sometimes, bystanders become victims themselves.

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