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No greater death risk for children admitted to emergency out-of-hours intensive care
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • May 02 13

Children admitted to UK intensive care units in out-of-hours emergencies are at no greater risk of dying than children arriving during normal working hours,… No greater death risk for children admitted to emergency out-of-hours intensive care   

 
 

One in three stroke emergencies don’t use EMS
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Stroke • Apr 30 13

More than a third of stroke patients don’t get to the hospital by ambulance, even though that’s the fastest way to get there, according… One in three stroke emergencies don’t use EMS   

 
 

Emergency care cost estimates are too low
• Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 29 13

Alternately praised in the aftermath of horrible tragedies as a heroic service and lamented in policy debates as an expensive safety net for people… Emergency care cost estimates are too low   

 
 

Breast Milk Reduces Risk of Sepsis and Intensive Care Costs in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Feb 07 13

Feeding human breast milk to very-low-birth-weight infants greatly reduces risk for sepsis and significantly lowers associated neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) costs, according… Breast Milk Reduces Risk of Sepsis and Intensive Care Costs in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants   

 
 

Physical therapy in the intensive care unit benefits hospital’s bottom line
• Emergencies / First Aid • Jan 13 13

In a study evaluating the financial impact of providing early physical therapy for intensive care patients, researchers at Johns Hopkins found that the up-front… Physical therapy in the intensive care unit benefits hospital’s bottom line   

 
 

Doctors should consider hepatitis C testing: panel
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Infections • Nov 27 12

A government-backed panel advises doctors to “consider offering screening” for hepatitis C to adults born between 1945 and 1965, in a draft statement released… Doctors should consider hepatitis C testing: panel   

 
 

Genital injuries send thousands to emergency care each year: study
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Trauma & Injuries • Nov 08 12

Television shows and movies may portray people getting hit in the crotch as comical, but it’s a serious issue that sends almost 16,000 men… Genital injuries send thousands to emergency care each year: study   

 
 

Calling an ambulance improves heart attack survival
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Heart • Oct 19 12

The Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2012 is the first annual meeting of the newly launched Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA) of the European Society… Calling an ambulance improves heart attack survival   

 
 

Few teens undergo pregnancy testing in the emergency department
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Pregnancy • Oct 19 12

Few adolescent females undergo pregnancy testing in the hospital emergency department (ED), even when they complain of lower abdominal pain, or before they are… Few teens undergo pregnancy testing in the emergency department   

 
 

Study finds “dramatic” rise in kids’ CT scans
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 08 12

Emergency rooms across the U.S. have seen a steep increase in CT scans of kids presenting with belly ache, while the appendicitis rate hasn’t… Study finds “dramatic” rise in kids’ CT scans   

 
 

ED Protocol Pegs Low-Risk Cardiac Patients Quickly
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Heart • May 29 12

An accelerated diagnostic protocol in the emergency department identified a sizable group of symptomatic patients who were at low risk of having a short-term… ED Protocol Pegs Low-Risk Cardiac Patients Quickly   

 
 

Not all ICUs need a specialist at night: study
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • May 21 12

Among hospital intensive care units (ICUs) with a daytime physician specially trained in critical care, adding a specialist to cover the night shift does… Not all ICUs need a specialist at night: study   

 
 

Children at risk as “button” battery use grows: study
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • May 14 12

Children face a growing risk from “button” batteries, according to a U.S. study showing a near doubling of emergency room visits in the past… Children at risk as “button” battery use grows: study   

 
 

Scripps doctors study novel new device to diagnose irregular heartbeat
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Heart • May 12 12

A study conducted at Scripps Health has found that a novel new heart monitoring device helped emergency room patients avoid unnecessary follow-up care. Scripps… Scripps doctors study novel new device to diagnose irregular heartbeat   

 
 

ICU stays for worst asthma drop 74 percent, review finds
• Asthma • • Emergencies / First Aid • May 10 12

A review of 30 years of life-threatening asthma cases in a San Antonio intensive care unit found that annual ICU admissions for the condition… ICU stays for worst asthma drop 74 percent, review finds   

 
 

Black Children Less Likely to Get Pain Meds in ER
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 30 12

Black children seen in the emergency department for abdominal pain are less likely to receive pain medication than white children, according to a new… Black Children Less Likely to Get Pain Meds in ER   

 
 

Magnetic resonance imaging with side effects
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Apr 30 12

Great care should be taken when performing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with a cardiac pacemaker. Henning Bovenschulte and his co-authors review recent… Magnetic resonance imaging with side effects   

 
 

Study supports allowing family members in ED during critical care
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Apr 28 12

Contrary to what many trauma teams believe, the presence of family members does not impede the care of injured children in the emergency department,… Study supports allowing family members in ED during critical care   

 
 

Racial differences found in care of children in ED
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 28 12

Black children are less likely than white children to receive medication for abdominal pain in the emergency department (ED) even when they report severe… Racial differences found in care of children in ED   

 
 

Doctors share 5 symptoms that need your immediate attention
• Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 24 12

It might be a caffeine headache, but it might be an aneurysm. Great. Now, at the very least, it’s a stress headache.

We asked… Doctors share 5 symptoms that need your immediate attention   

 
 

Emergency room CT exams have increased in children with abdominal pain
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • • Pain • Apr 23 12

Computed tomography (CT) utilization in pediatric patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain increased in emergency departments each year between 1999 and 2007, according to a… Emergency room CT exams have increased in children with abdominal pain   

 
 

Interpreters in ER may limit medical errors: study
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Apr 17 12

Having professional translators in emergency rooms for non-English-speaking patients may help limit potential miscommunications, according to a U.S. study.

The study, conducted at two… Interpreters in ER may limit medical errors: study   

 
 

Medtronic to boost safety monitoring of devices
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Apr 17 12

Medtronic Inc plans to ramp up monitoring of its medical devices after they are implanted in order to catch potential safety problems earlier, as… Medtronic to boost safety monitoring of devices   

 
 

Step stool helps shorter rescuers do better CPR
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Heart • Apr 04 12

Amid all the technology used in hospitals to keep critically ill people alive, doctors are looking at whether the low-tech step stool can make… Step stool helps shorter rescuers do better CPR   

 
 

Common antibiotics tied to eye emergencies: study
• Drug Abuse • • Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 04 12

A common class of antibiotics was linked to a higher risk of so-called retinal detachment - when the light-sensitive tissue in the eye separates… Common antibiotics tied to eye emergencies: study   

 
 
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