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AMA encouraging physicians to ID, assist victims of trafficking
(HealthDay)—Physicians can help to identify and assist trafficking victims, according to a report published by the American Medical Association (AMA).
Mar 23, 2016
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How to spot elder abuse and neglect in the ER: Things are not always as they seem
When older adults in severely debilitated states show up for treatment in the emergency department, emergency physicians and staff must be able to identify and document their symptoms and decide whether to report their concerns ...
Mar 22, 2016
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Cardiology
Medical team studies when an effective but sometimes risky stroke drug should be used
Count RoseMary Lee among the fortunate ones.
Mar 22, 2016
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Cardiology
How to improve cardiac arrest survival in three easy steps
Although survival rates for people who suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital are extremely low in most places, emergency physicians propose three interventions to improve survival rates and functional outcomes in any community ...
Jan 4, 2016
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Medications
Study finds opioid prescribing guideline significantly decreases prescription rates
Emergency medicine physicians at Temple University Hospital have found that an opioid prescribing guideline had an immediate and sustained impact on opioid prescribing rates for minor conditions and chronic noncancer pain ...
Dec 29, 2015
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Many US primary care docs feel unprepared for complex cases: survey
(HealthDay)—Compared to their international peers, doctors on the front lines of U.S. medicine feel they aren't prepared to treat the sickest patients, a new survey finds.
Dec 8, 2015
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Doctors give chilling account of treating casualties of Paris terrorist attacks
In a Viewpoint published in The Lancet today, a group of doctors from the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP) describe in chilling detail how they coped with the large influx of wounded on the night of Friday November ...
Nov 24, 2015
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Doctor-patient relationship is key to reducing CT scan overuse
One in every three CT scans performed on patients with minor head injury is not medically necessary. The American College of Emergency Physicians has identified CT overuse as the top priority for minimizing wasteful and unnecessary ...
Nov 18, 2015
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Many seniors overestimate their mobility
Many seniors who visit emergency departments require more assistance with physical tasks than they think they do, which may lead to hospital readmission later on. The results of the study were published online Friday in Annals ...
Aug 6, 2015
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Five ways to improve health information exchange in ERs
An emergency physician-led workgroup has published five primary and seven secondary recommendations about how to maximize the value of health information exchange (HIE) in emergency departments. The recommendations were published ...
Aug 6, 2015
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