The 2012 Haïti Mortality, Morbidity, and Service Utilization Survey (EMMUS-V) is the fifth demographic and health survey to be conducted in Haïti. The EMMUS-V was designed to provide information on fertility, sexual activity, knowledge and use of family planning, child feeding practices and breastfeeding, the nutritional status of women and children, childhood mortality, maternal health, child health, and knowledge, attitudes and behavior regarding HIV/AIDS and STIs. HIV and anemia testing were also conducted during the survey.Fieldwork for the 2012 EMMUS-V took place from January to June 2012. A nationally representative sample of 14,287 women age 15-49 in all selected households and 9,493 men age 15-59 in two-thirds of selected households were interviewed. The sample design for the 2012 EMMUS-V provides estimates for Haïti as a whole, for urban and rural areas, and for the 12 study domains, comprised of the 10 departments, the Metropolitan Area and the camps.

In image 1, acute epiglottitis looks like a thumbprint at the level of the hyoid bone. Although now relatively rare in children, it can occur in adults and remains an airway emergency. In image 2, free air under both hemidiaphragms is an ominous sign. Although it may be present in postoperative patients and has been reported following vigorous sexual activities.

This retrospective, observational cohort study of mechanically ventilated patients at 21 community and 2 academic hospitals demonstrated that in 28,758 derivation cohort admissions, every 10% increase in SpO2/ FiO2 time at risk (SF-TAR) was associated with a 24% increase in adjusted odds of hospital mortality. The SF-TAR can identify ventilated patients at increased risk of death, offering modest improvements compared with single SpO2/FiO2 and P/F ratios. This longitudinal, noninvasive, and broadly generalizable tool may have particular utility for early phenotyping and risk stratification.

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