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Hospital drills reveal keys to wartime mass casualty response
Regular drills are crucial if a mass casualty plan is to work in a wartime situation. Focusing on staff safety in the plan itself and taking information flows into account are also important factors for success. These are ...
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Emergency medicine physicians safely eliminate thousands of unnecessary CT scans
Emergency medicine physician-researchers at the University of Cincinnati have shown that a targeted quality improvement campaign can safely reduce unnecessary head and cervical spine (neck) computed tomography (CT) scans ...
Sep 18, 2026
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Children in low-income areas travel farther for ER care
When a child needs emergency care, it makes sense to take them to the closest emergency department (ED)—but that may not be the medical facility best equipped to treat them. According to new research from the University of ...
Sep 17, 2026
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What is aortic dissection? Symptoms, causes and how to lower risk
An aortic dissection—a tear in the inner layer of the main artery—is a life-threatening emergency.
Sep 15, 2026
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Weather data could warn of cardiac arrest risk several days in advance
Weather data could help predict up to three days in advance when the number of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests is likely to rise above average, according to a nationwide study of more than 114,000 cases by researchers from ...
Sep 15, 2026
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Why most emergency headache patients disappear into the data
Thousands of people visit emergency departments with headaches every year, but research suggests the way these visits are recorded may be hiding important clues about patients' needs.
Sep 15, 2026
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When a tick bite no longer means a trip to the emergency room
In 2021, Nova Scotia began allowing pharmacists to prescribe preventive treatment for Lyme disease after high-risk tick bites. Researchers found that emergency department visits for tick bites dropped by roughly 50% after ...
Sep 14, 2026
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Researchers identify barriers to faster stroke treatment
When someone experiences a stroke, every minute can mean the difference between recovery and permanent disability.
Sep 14, 2026
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Melioidosis outbreak after record rainfall reinforces emergency care guidance
Analysis of the surge in melioidosis cases during Townsville's record rainfall in the 2024–25 wet season has reinforced recommendations for emergency care staff. The lead author of the new study, published in the journal ...
Sep 11, 2026
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Current blood pressure thresholds may miss critically injured children
Blood pressure thresholds commonly used to identify dangerously unstable vital signs in children may not signal trouble soon enough after a traumatic injury, according to a national study of more than 230,000 pediatric trauma ...
Sep 9, 2026
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Activation of community first responders did not improve short-term survival after cardiac arrest
Community first responders did not improve 30-day survival in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to results presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2026.
Sep 5, 2026
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Children's suicide-related emergency visits spiked by 74% in the US between 2016–2022
Emergency visits by children with suicide-related crises increased by 74% between 2016 and 2022, according to a new study by scientists at Northwestern University and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
Sep 4, 2026
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Two-week monitor after unexplained fainting identifies life-threatening heart conditions
Fitting a wearable heart monitor for 14 days when patients go to the ER with unexplained fainting improves detection of life-threatening heart problems, according to the results of a trial presented at the European Society ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Rapid response to heat waves: Using electronic health records to protect patients in near-real time
As summer heat waves grow longer and more dangerous, public health officials often must wait months to learn who and how many people were harmed. A new study published in Nature Health suggests that delays are no longer necessary, ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Wearable monitor improves diagnosis of heart rhythm disorders after fainting
Early ECG monitoring initiated in the emergency department (ED) has the potential to transform the care of thousands of patients who visit the ED with unexplained fainting.
Aug 31, 2026
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Rapid testing for heart attacks does not reduce length of emergency department stay
A rapid pathway for diagnosing heart attacks in the emergency department (ED) was as safe as a slower pathway but neither reduced the length of time patients spent in the ED nor increased direct discharge from the ED. These ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Health systems joining efforts to reduce homelessness
From developing housing to deploying mobile medical units, most of the nation's large health systems are investing in efforts to alleviate homelessness—and, in turn, reduce emergency care costs, new Cornell research finds.
Aug 31, 2026
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Physical exams alone may not reliably diagnose pneumonia in children, national study finds
When a child has symptoms that could be pneumonia, doctors often listen to the child's lungs with a stethoscope to help make a diagnosis. But a new national study led by physician-scientists at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's ...
Aug 29, 2026
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No benefit of heart CT scan in patients with acute chest pain, trial finds
Coronary CT angiography (CTCA) scans do not reduce the risk of heart attacks or cardiac death over three years in patients with acute chest pain whose heart attacks have been excluded, according to the results of a trial ...
Aug 29, 2026
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Physiotherapist-led care in emergency departments reduces wait times for musculoskeletal patients
Major new research from the University of Sydney has found that physiotherapist-led care significantly reduced emergency department waiting and treatment times for people with back pain, fractures, dislocations and other ...
Aug 28, 2026
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Calling the poison center could prevent many ER visits for young kids, research shows
About 65% of young children brought to New Jersey emergency departments for suspected poisoning probably didn't need emergency care and could have stayed home if their families had called poison control before rushing to ...
Aug 28, 2026
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Extreme heat linked to 33 diagnoses that go beyond dehydration and heatstroke
When temperatures spike, emergency physicians expect to see more cases of dehydration and heatstroke. But a new Northwestern University study suggests that extreme heat also is linked to a much wider range of health problems ...
Aug 26, 2026
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Global snakebite envenoming and mortality incidence are higher than previously reported
Venomous snake bites can cause illness, disability and death in tropical and subtropical regions. A study published Aug. 25 in PLOS Medicine by Dileepa Ediriweera and Anuradhani Kasturuiratne, along with colleagues at the ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Emergency diagnoses linked to poorer outcomes across a wide range of conditions
Patients diagnosed with conditions after an emergency hospital admission or an emergency room visit face a higher risk of death than those diagnosed in nonemergency settings, according to a large population-based study by ...
Aug 25, 2026
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NHS patients more likely to die when ambulance crews off sick, study shows
Unexpected staff shortages in ambulance services are costing lives, with patients significantly more likely to die within 24 hours when ambulance workers are off sick, according to new research. The study, by researchers ...
Aug 24, 2026
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