According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nine people are killed and more than 1,000 injured each day in incidents involving a distracted driver. Texting while driving is a modern safety crisis associated ...
May 13, 2019
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Across the country, many intensive care units are strained for capacity. This prolongs the boarding process in the emergency department, when critically ill patients—for whom every minute and hour is crucial—wait for ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Can a simple phone call reduce the likelihood that a patient will have to return to the emergency room in the days just after being discharged?
Jul 15, 2022
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Almost half of Australian adults are harmed by alcoholic products consumed by another person, a new study indicates, as researchers probe alcohol's widespread negative effects.
Apr 13, 2023
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Radiologic signs of injury could help identify victims of intimate partner violence, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Nov 27, 2017
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A research team found nearly one-third of youth ages 10 to 12 years screened positive for suicide risk in emergency department settings. As part of a larger study on youth suicide risk screening in emergency departments, ...
Mar 11, 2019
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For patients who receive emergency department care for heart failure, early follow-up by a physician within 7 days after emergency department discharge is associated with lower rates of death or admissions to hospital, according ...
Dec 17, 2018
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A new artificial intelligence-based score considers multiple factors to predict the prognosis of individual patients with COVID-19 seen at urgent care clinics or emergency departments. The tool, which was created by investigators ...
Oct 26, 2020
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A study published in the Medical Journal of Australia, which assessed whether ambulance offload time influences the outcomes for patients experiencing cardiac issues, provides further evidence that access block is causing ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Opioid-related deaths continue to take the lives of thousands in the U.S. each year, with non-fatal opioid overdoses as a significant risk factor for a subsequent fatal overdose. Post-overdose interventions are emerging in ...
Aug 29, 2019
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