News tagged with emergency room doctor
Many emergency department providers don't ask suicidal patients about gun access
Although guns are used in over half of all American suicides, a new study shows that many emergency room doctors and nurses do not routinely ask suicidal patients about their access to firearms.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2013 |
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FDA urged to curb caffeine in energy drinks
(Medical Xpress)—A group of doctors and public health experts are urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take immediate action to protect young people from the effects of caffeinated energy drinks. In a letter ...
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Mar 20, 2013 |
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Study: Brief interruptions spawn errors
Short interruptions – such as the few seconds it takes to silence that buzzing smartphone – have a surprisingly large effect on one's ability to accurately complete a task, according to new research led ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 07, 2013 |
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First study of eating disorders in teen ER patients suggests an opportunity to spot hidden problems
Could the emergency room be a good place to spot undiagnosed eating disorders among teens, and help steer them to treatment? A new study from the University of Michigan suggests that could be the case.
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Nov 19, 2012 |
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New York doctors protest post-Sandy troubles
A group of doctors and nurses protested outside New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office Friday to ask for more help in rebuilding the city's healthcare system in the wake of superstorm Sandy.
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Nov 16, 2012 |
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Less bystander CPR done in poor, black neighborhoods, study shows
(HealthDay)—People whose hearts stop abruptly are only half as likely to be given bystander-initiated CPR in poor black neighborhoods as they are in higher-income white areas, a new study indicates.
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Oct 24, 2012 |
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Doctors treat patients atop remote Andean peak through study of Acute Mountain Sickness
Working on a remote, barren peak in the Bolivian Andes, Ryan Paterson and his fellow emergency room doctors came face-to-face with everything from altitude sickness to appendicitis to complications of sickle ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 18, 2012 |
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7-year-old Colo. girl recovers from bubonic plague
(AP)—The parents of 7-year-old Sierra Jane Downing thought she had the flu when she felt sick days after camping in southwest Colorado.
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Sep 05, 2012 |
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More mental health care urged for kids who self-harm
(HealthDay) -- Doctors have long known that some kids suffering severe emotional turmoil find relief in physical pain -- cutting or burning or sticking themselves with pins to achieve a form of release.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 25, 2012 |
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Vt. struggles to rebuild mental health system
(AP) -- The remnants of Hurricane Irene did what policymakers hadn't been able to accomplish for more than a decade - close the state's antiquated psychiatric hospital.
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Jan 31, 2012 |
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Italy: 3 brothers suffer heart attacks on same day
Three Sicilian brothers had heart attacks on the same day which killed two of them, while the third was saved because was visiting his mother in hospital, the Corriere della Sera daily said Tuesday.
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Nov 29, 2011 |
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Girl to get $10M for amputations after ER delay
(AP) -- The family of a California girl whose extremities were amputated because of a lengthy emergency room delay has agreed to a $10 million malpractice settlement.
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Oct 28, 2011 |
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Serious distress linked to higher health care spending
Sufferers of serious psychological distress spend an average of $1,735 more on health care each year compared to those without the condition. However, recognizing psychological distress and treating it is often complicated ...
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May 13, 2011 |
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