News tagged with emergency medicine
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Needless abdominal CT scans can be avoided in children, study says
A study of more than 12,000 children from emergency departments throughout the country in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) has identified seven factors that can help physicians determine the ...
Cancer
Feb 01, 2013 |
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Risk of death up for PE patients with high plasma lactate levels
(HealthDay)—Adult patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) with elevated plasma lactate levels are at a high risk of death and adverse outcomes, regardless of whether they also present with shock or ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Emergency admissions death toll significantly higher on public holidays
Patients admitted to hospital as emergencies on public holidays are significantly more likely to die than those admitted on other days of the week - including weekends - indicates research published online in Emergency Me ...
Health
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Obese much more likely to die in car crashes than normal weight drivers
Obese drivers are significantly more likely to die in a road traffic collision than people of normal weight, indicates US research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Health
Jan 21, 2013 |
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Evidence discredits aggressive UTI testing in young children
(HealthDay)—Guidelines recommending aggressive testing of young children with fevers for urinary tract infections (UTIs) should be revisited given the lack of evidence and long-term justification, according ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 21, 2013 |
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ERs need to focus on integration into new payment models
(HealthDay)—Emergency care systems need to focus on integrating into new payment models by promoting efficiency and coordinated care, according to an article published online Jan. 2 in the Annals of Em ...
Health
Jan 19, 2013 |
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Just how severe is this flu season?
(HealthDay)—If the headlines are any indication, this year's flu season is turning out to be a whopper.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 16, 2013 |
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Inserting breathing tube may not be best for victims of cardiac arrest
(HealthDay)—When a person's heart stops beating, most emergency personnel have been taught to first insert a breathing tube through the victim's mouth, but a new Japanese study found that approach may actually ...
Cardiology
Jan 15, 2013 |
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Even small doses of opioids increase risk of road crashes, research finds
Drivers who have taken even a small dose of opioid painkillers have an increased risk of being injured in a car accident, a new study has found.
Medications
Jan 15, 2013 |
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Ban on ambulance diversions doesn't worsen ER crowding
(HealthDay)—A 2009 ban on ambulance diversion in Massachusetts did not worsen crowding in emergency departments or ambulance turnaround times, according to research published online Dec. 21 in the Annals of ...
Health
Jan 03, 2013 |
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Around two queries a week to UK poisons service concern... snakebites
Snakebite injuries account for around two phone queries every week to the UK National Poisons Information Service, indicates an audit published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Health
Dec 19, 2012 |
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Not all holiday spice is nice, says toxicologist: Cinnamon, nutmeg and marshmallows abused for cheap thrills
(Medical Xpress)—Watch your kitchen cupboards this season as thrill seekers look to common holiday baking ingredients for a rise – cinnamon, nutmeg and even marshmallows are the primary ingredients in an increasingly ...
Health
Dec 19, 2012 |
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Humanitarian organizations must do more for older people in emergencies
Emergency aid has failed to address the needs of older people in emergency situations and so donors and humanitarian agencies must urgently ensure that this vulnerable group is included in any emergency response, according ...
Health
Dec 18, 2012 |
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Study offers novel, inexpensive approach on improving public health
(Medical Xpress)—A new study out of Washington University in St. Louis is one of the first to use technology to effectively measure the use of built environments—parks, greenways, trails and other man-made ...
Health
Dec 18, 2012 |
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Long-term public health support needed to tackle infectious disease outbreaks
Outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as swine flu (H1N1) threaten global health and should be considered by funding agencies and humanitarian organizations as development issues rather than emergency situations, requiring ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 11, 2012 |
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