Health
'Bath salts' drugs led to 23,000 ER visits in one year: US report
(HealthDay)—Street drugs called "bath salts" were linked to nearly 23,000 emergency department visits in the United States in 2011, a new report says.
Sep 17, 2013
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News tagged with emergency services
Cardiology
Study: One-month of COVID-19 lockdown cost heart attack patients up to two years of life
Patients who had heart attacks during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Spain are predicted to live 1.5 and 2 years less, respectively, than their pre-COVID counterparts. That's the finding of a study published in ...
Jun 7, 2023
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ER visits related to use of CNS stimulants up from '05 to '11
(HealthDay)—From 2005 to 2011, the number of emergency department visits related to nonmedical use of central nervous system (CNS) stimulants increased about four-fold among 18- to 34-year-olds, according to a report published ...
Aug 12, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Official says dengue outbreak in Pakistan among worst-ever
A top Pakistani health official says authorities are battling one of the worst-ever dengue fever outbreaks in the country, including the capital Islamabad as hospitals continued to receive scores of patients, putting strain ...
Oct 3, 2019
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Cardiology
Study finds improved CPR quality saves lives
(Medical Xpress)—Life-saving CPR has been a foundation of emergency medicine for more than a half century. But researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix are continuing to refine the procedure, ...
May 20, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
9/11 leaves legacy of chronic ill health among emergency medical services workers
The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City in 2001 have left a legacy of chronic ill health among emergency medical services workers who came to the rescue of the victims, reveals research published online ...
Apr 16, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New paramedics at risk of poor sleep and resulting mental health issues
As we mark World Sleep Day, a joint Monash University and Ambulance Victoria study could help new paramedics get a better night's sleep and improve their mental health.
Mar 17, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mobile crisis service reduces youth ER visits for behavioral health needs, says study
Children and youth with acute behavioral health needs who are seen through Connecticut's Mobile Crisis Intervention Service—a community-based program that provides mental health interventions and services to patients 18 ...
Jun 19, 2019
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Health
New study looks at end-of-life decision making for people with intellectual disabilities
A new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo provides a groundbreaking look at how advance care planning medical orders inform emergency medical service (EMS) providers' experiences involving people with intellectual ...
Oct 6, 2017
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Health
Men more likely than women to need urgent hospital care soon after discharge
Men are significantly more likely than women to need urgent hospital care, including readmission, within a month of being discharged, finds research in the online only journal BMJ Open.
Apr 18, 2012
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