An international survey of hospital emergency department (ED) staff has found a gap in knowedge when dealing with child traumatic stress and providing emotional support to children admitted to hospital after injury.
Dec 17, 2015
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Countywide reductions in psychiatric services—both inpatient and outpatient—led to more than triple the number of emergency psychiatric consults and 55 percent increases in lengths of stay for psychiatric patients in ...
Nov 20, 2015
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A new emergency department study from the University of Michigan Injury Center looks deeper at risk and protective factors among teenagers who report dating violence and alcohol use.
Oct 15, 2015
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In a study to be published on Oct. 1 by the journal Pediatric Emergency Care, investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles piloted a brief mental health screening tool to be used with patients accessing the emergency ...
Oct 1, 2015
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Jane Davidson realised she had a problem when the ocean started to look like the welcoming embrace of death.
Jun 16, 2015
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(HealthDay)—There was a sharp rise in the number of emergency department visits involving tramadol between 2005 and 2011, two new government reports show.
May 15, 2015
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Long waits for care in overcrowded U.S. emergency departments (EDs) are stressful for patients and care providers and increase the risk of adverse events and the costs of care. ED patients with psychiatric conditions, in ...
Nov 14, 2014
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A new study for the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness, co-authored by researchers at the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University, has found that a disproportionate number of people chronically staying ...
Sep 17, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Drug-related suicide attempts in the United States increased over a recent six-year period, with dramatic increases seen among young and middle-aged adults, health officials reported Thursday.
Aug 7, 2014
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(HealthDay)—The number of methamphetamine-related visits to U.S. hospital emergency departments jumped from about 68,000 in 2007 to almost 103,000 in 2011, the latest year for which such data is available, a new federal ...
Jun 19, 2014
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