Emergency medicine https://medicalxpress.com/emergency-medicine-news/ en-us Latest medical news and research in Emergency medicine Blood test can help clinicians better identify brain injury severity in patients Clinician-scientists hope to expand the use of blood-based biomarker tests for traumatic brain injury (TBI) to improve identification and escalation of care for patients whose diagnosis otherwise might be missed. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-blood-clinicians-brain-injury-severity.html Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:07 EDT news711879829 Stigmatizing patient details can push AI to deprioritize high-risk emergency cases Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tools used in emergency triage may be susceptible to the same clinical stigmas associated with human assessments, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center reported in a study published in npj Digital Medicine. Their findings suggest this could result in harmful biases and wrongful prioritization of patients. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-stigmatizing-patient-ai-deprioritize-high.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:00:13 EDT news711726121 When it comes to health care access, more isn't always better Hospitals and policymakers routinely face a difficult question when investing in specialized emergency services: Will adding another facility improve care, or would those resources do more good somewhere else? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-health-access-isnt.html Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:00:43 EDT news710753221 Emergency room intervention pairs smartphone and telehealth counseling to reduce risky firearm behavior Among U.S. teens and young adults, firearm violence accounts for about 65,000 emergency department visits annually, and 60% of all firearm deaths in this age group result from interpersonal violence. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-emergency-room-intervention-pairs-smartphone.html Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:20:01 EDT news709916882 Bedside blood test can deliver results in under 10 minutes to guide urgent stroke care Minutes count when a patient with a stroke arrives at a hospital emergency room. Doctors stand ready to treat the patient, but whether medication can dissolve the blood clot depends on what the patient is already taking. Even if a blood sample is rushed to the laboratory, results can take up to an hour to arrive. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-bedside-blood-results-minutes-urgent.html Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:20:05 EDT news709827121 Predictive anatomical guidance system helps novice users acquire trauma ultrasound images Ultrasound is widely used in emergency and trauma care because it can provide rapid information at a patient's bedside. One of its most common applications is the focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) examination, which helps clinicians look for signs of internal bleeding and free fluid in injured patients. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-anatomical-guidance-novice-users-trauma.html Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:20:06 EDT news709395541