https://medicalxpress.com/emergency-medicine-news/ en-us Latest medical news and research in Emergency medicine In emergency medicine, triage differentiates patients who require immediate attention from those who can safely wait for care. When it comes to children's mental or behavioral health, however, triage scores were found to be inaccurate in two-thirds of the cases when compared to the level of care the child actually received during their emergency visit, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-er-triage-children-mental-health.html Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:00:01 EDT news693488121 Doctors in Liverpool working with researchers at the Center for Trials Research at Cardiff University have identified promising evidence for the effectiveness of an early and rapid diagnostic test for sepsis. Teams from the University of Liverpool and NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group conducted the study to address this common and serious condition. They were joined by colleagues at the Center for Trials Research, at Cardiff University, as well as investigators at 20 NHS acute care hospitals in England and Wales. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-advances-accurately-sepsis.html Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:00:04 EDT news693498241 Nationally, heat-related mortality has risen by nearly 17% per year since 2016. As a result, New York City now issues heat alerts and opens cooling centers when the heat index is forecast to reach 95 degrees Fahrenheit or higher for at least two consecutive days or a heat index of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher for any length of time. Meanwhile, older adults are known to have a higher risk of heat stroke and related death, to have more heat-sensitive chronic conditions such as heart disease, kidney disease, and diabetes, and to be more likely to take medications that impair heat regulation. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-older-adults-illness-health.html Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:00:10 EDT news693154137 Researchers at Mass General Brigham have developed a series of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that uses machine learning to identify individuals who may be at risk for intimate partner violence (IPV) using information from their electronic medical records (EMRs). In a study published in npj Women's Health, the researchers report the tools could detect IPV up to four years before the individual sought care at a domestic violence treatment center. The findings highlight its potential for proactive screening and supporting health care providers in initiating earlier conversations about IPV with patients. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-ai-tools-enable-early-intimate.html Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:00:07 EDT news692550661 Billings Clinic investigators tracked trauma patients arriving directly from the scene versus patients transferred between facilities and found much longer times to reach the tertiary center for transfers, while adjusted mortality aligned with Injury Severity Score, age, hospital length of stay, and shock index rather than transfer status. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-golden-hour-distance-delay-rural.html Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:00:05 EST news691930974 Kennon Heard, MD, Ph.D., was skeptical when he first heard about cases in emergency departments of severe, recurring episodes of nausea and vomiting associated with chronic use of marijuana. In 2004, Australian researchers were among the first to describe the phenomenon, labeling it cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, or CHS. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-vomiting-daily-weed-scromiting-chronic.html Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:10:02 EST news691408301 Refugee and immigrant children are less likely to visit the emergency department (ED) for minor illnesses (e.g., respiratory infections) compared to children born in Ontario, according to a new study from ICES and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). The study, "Emergency department visits for minor illnesses among recent refugee and immigrant children," is published inJAMA Network Open. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-refugee-immigrant-children-emergency-department.html Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:00:08 EST news691341782 ChatGPT Health, a widely used consumer artificial intelligence (AI) tool that provides health guidance directly to the public—including advice about how urgently to seek medical care—may fail to direct users appropriately to emergency care in a significant number of serious cases, according to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The study, fast-tracked in the February 23, 2026 online issue of Nature Medicine, is the first independent safety evaluation of the large language model (LLM)-based tool since its January 2026 launch. It also identified serious concerns with the tool's suicide-crisis safeguards. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-chatgpt-health-independent-safety.html Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:20:01 EST news691156202 A parent's intuition about their child's condition is a significant medical indicator. A new study from the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital shows that even comprehensive digital symptom questionnaires may not improve assessment if the parent's underlying concern is overlooked. The research is published in the journal JAMA Network Open. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-parent-flag-child-sudden-severe.html Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:32:28 EST news690658321 Traumatic injury is the third leading cause of death in the state of Texas, surpassing strokes, Alzheimer's disease and diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A massive number of these deaths are the result of uncontrolled bleeding. "Severe blood loss can rapidly lead to hemorrhagic shock," said Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar, a biomedical engineering professor at Texas A&M University. "Many patients die within one to two hours of injury. This critical period is often referred to as the 'golden hour.'" https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-fatal-blood-loss-clay.html Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:53:40 EST news690648782 More than 15 years ago, Yale's Gail D'Onofrio started studying the effectiveness of sublingual (under-the-tongue) buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) in the emergency department. At the time, buprenorphine was already being used in primary care populations at Yale by David Fiellin, so D'Onofrio and Fiellin decided to test if and how it could work for patients in the ED. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-day-buprenorphine-daily-tablets-ed.html Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:22:52 EST news690135721 Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have developed a way to predict how trauma patients will recover, days before complications come to fruition, by analyzing the molecules in their blood. In their study published in Science Translational Medicine, the team has shown that "omics" markers (biological signals found in blood) can reveal why patients with similar injuries often recover differently, opening the door to more precise, personalized trauma care. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-blood-biomarkers-trauma-patient-recovery.html Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:48:35 EST news690043681