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Trauma drug first for civilian ambulance service
A drug currently used to reduce bleeding in operating theatres and in trauma in the armed forces is set to be used by a civilian ambulance service for the first time.
Dec 2, 2011
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Medical research
Statistics framework to remove bias from debate about how well mouse models mimic human disease
Mice and other animals have been key to some of the biggest medical breakthroughs in human history. But animals aren't always good models of human disease, leading to failed experiments and controversy over their usefulness.
Feb 2, 2023
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Health
L.A.'s injury rate from e-scooters may exceed national rate for motorcycles
For a recent six-year period, the injury rate for riders of electric scooters in one section of Los Angeles was higher than the national rates for riders of motorcycles, bicycles and cars, and pedestrians, new UCLA research ...
Apr 6, 2022
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First North American study to look at ED use by adults with intellectual disabilities
In the first North American study to examine population rates of Emergency Department (ED) use for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), researchers from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences ...
May 13, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Physicians say non-contact infrared thermometers fall short as COVID-19 screeners
While a fever is one of the most common symptoms for people who get sick with COVID-19, taking one's temperature is a poor means of screening who is infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the disease, and more importantly, ...
Dec 15, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Kids' ER visits for mental health problems soar over 10 years
(HealthDay)—Children treated in America's emergency rooms for mental health disorders jumped 60% over a recent decade, a new study finds.
May 11, 2020
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Minority children less likely to receive CT scans following head trauma
African-American and Hispanic children are less likely to receive a cranial computed tomography (CT) scan in an emergency department (ED) following minor head trauma than white children, according to an abstract presented ...
Oct 14, 2011
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Neuroscience
Good news for rural stroke patients: Virtual stroke care appears cost-effective
In a first of its kind study, researchers have found that using two way audio-video telemedicine to deliver stroke care, also known as telestroke, appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals that don't have an around-the-clock ...
Sep 14, 2011
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Health
Better mattresses improve care, cut hospital costs: study
Hospitals could reduce health care costs arising from pressure ulcers, commonly known as bedsores, by investing in pressure-reduction mattresses for elderly patients in emergency departments, according to new research from ...
Aug 17, 2011
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Cardiology
Clinical trial of a novel AI system to triage chest pain is underway
More than 70 people presenting at Singapore General Hospital's emergency room with chest pain have been recruited to a new randomized controlled trial of a novel AI-based cardiac risk stratification tool that can rapidly ...
Apr 21, 2023
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