Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Checklist for emergency department team's COVID-19 surge
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges to many health care systems across the globe.
Apr 2, 2020
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News tagged with emergency medicine
Neuroscience
Non-invasive method to predict brain pressure
The only way to accurately measure pressure inside the skull is to insert a catheter or sensor inside. However, this is invasive and techniques with less risk are desired. Intracranial pressure (ICP) needs to be correctly ...
Apr 1, 2020
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Health
Survey shows emergency physicians may benefit from training on safely handling firearms
Emergency physicians may benefit from training on safely handling firearms, according to the findings of a survey to be published in the March 2020 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), a journal of the Society for ...
Mar 11, 2020
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Cardiology
Who receives advanced stroke care? It may depend on traffic
When someone has an acute stroke, early access to specialized care is crucial. Whenever possible, experts recommend people receive medical help at a hospital with advanced stroke capability like a comprehensive stroke center ...
Jan 29, 2020
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Health
Almost a third of UK doctors may be 'burnt out' and stressed, poll suggests
Nearly one in three UK doctors may be 'burnt out' and stressed,' suggests the results of an in-depth survey, published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Jan 27, 2020
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Medications
Hospital group fights drug shortages by making needed meds
U.S. hospitals fed up with shortages of critical medicines—mostly generic drugs that aren't profitable—have banded together.
Jan 26, 2020
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Health
Study: Early intervention of hyperkalemia cuts mortality in half
In a new study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Adam Singer, MD, et al reported that quickly correcting high potassium levels, a condition known as hyperkalemia, in emergency department patients cut ...
Jan 8, 2020
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Health
Video discharge instructions in ED associated with less AOM symptomatology
Video discharge instructions in the emergency department are associated with less perceived acute otitis media (AOM) symptomatology compared to a paper handout. That is the finding of a study published in the December 2019 ...
Dec 11, 2019
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Medications
Study: EMC2 tools improved safe dosing of opioids but had no influence on actual use
A study to evaluate the effect of an Electronic Medication Complete Communication (EMC2) Opioid Strategy on patients' safe use of and knowledge about opioids found that the EMC2 tools improved demonstrated safe dosing, but ...
Dec 11, 2019
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Health
Clarity needed on vaping
Since August 2019, the number of reported cases of severe pulmonary disease due to vaping has exploded. 1600+ possible cases in 49 states and 34 deaths have brought this issue to the forefront, but what can physicians and ...
Nov 11, 2019
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