Cardiology
People overestimate success of CPR
(HealthDay)—Individuals overestimate the success rate of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to a study published online July 13 in the Emergency Medicine Journal.
Jul 14, 2020
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Medical research
Admitting practices of junior doctors may be behind 'weekend effect' in hospitals, study suggests
The 'weekend effect' of increased hospital mortality has been well documented, including a 2015 study linking this to 11,000 extra UK deaths annually, which led to controversial contract changes for junior doctors as the ...
Nov 6, 2019
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Health
Half of key hospital doctors remain ill prepared to respond to major incidents in UK
Half of key hospital doctors who are likely to be involved in responding to a major incident in the UK aren't properly prepared to do so, reveal the results of a phone survey, published in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Aug 13, 2019
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Health
Hand hygiene compliance among paramedics 'remarkably low'
Paramedics' compliance with hand hygiene standards seems to be "remarkably low," finds an observational study of ambulance staff practice in four countries and published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Jan 28, 2019
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Health
No clear evidence that diverting patients from emergency departments curbs overcrowding
There's no clear evidence that diverting patients, who are not seriously ill, away from emergency departments, in a bid to curb overcrowding, is either safe or effective, reveals research published online in Emergency Medicine ...
Nov 27, 2018
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Simply eyeballing patients may trump formal assessment for prioritizing seriously ill
Simply eyeballing a patient may be more effective than using a formal structured assessment (algorithm) to prioritise those who are the sickest and therefore most in need of urgent medical care, finds research published online ...
Oct 15, 2018
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'Rape kit' evidence released to police in less than third of cases
Even when sexual assault evidence kits, known as a 'rape kit' are available in hospitals, less than a third of those assaulted go through with the full procedure and release the forensic evidence to the police, reveals research ...
Aug 7, 2018
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Health
Patients don't mind if doctors sport tattoos or piercings
Patients don't mind if their emergency care doctors sport tattoos or piercings, or both, suggests an observational study published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Jul 2, 2018
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Health
Applying traffic rule exemptions helps emergency vehicles reach patients faster
Rapid response (emergency) vehicles can halve the average time it takes to reach a critically injured patient if they apply traffic rule exemptions, which allow them to exceed speed limits, bypass road signs, and pass through ...
Nov 15, 2017
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Standards to iron out 'weekend effect' in English hospitals don't make any difference
The introduction of four priority standards for emergency care in hospitals in England has not made any difference to curbing excess deaths on Saturdays and Sundays, known as the 'weekend effect,' reveals the first study ...
Nov 8, 2017
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