News articles tagged with 'emergency'
Need for emergency airway surgery for hard-to-intubate patients reduced
— 18 Nov 2009 12:00 | HealthBe prepared, that old Boy Scout motto, is being applied with great success to operating room patients whose anatomy may make it difficult for physicians to help them breathe during... — full story
NHLBI stops enrolment in study on resuscitation methods for cardiac arrest
— 8 Nov 2009 12:43 | HealthEnrolment has ended early in a large, multicentre clinical trial comparing two distinct resuscitation strategies delivered by emergency medical service (EMS) providers to increase blood... — full story
Fixing the flaw in emergency planning
— 27 Oct 2009 17:38 | HealthEmergency response plans must include knowledge from the people who need to be protected if these plans are to help communities respond effectively to threats, write Drs. Roz Lasker,... — full story
Calling it in: New emergency medical service system may predict caller's fate
— 21 Oct 2009 09:53 | HealthJapanese researchers have developed a computer program which may be able tell from an emergency call if you are about to die. Research published in the open access journal BMC Emergency... — full story
New laryngoscope could make difficult intubations easier
— 16 Oct 2009 10:05 | HealthA new tool developed by a Medical College of Georgia resident and faculty member may make it easier to place assisted breathing devices under difficult circumstances... — full story
Implementation of acute care surgery service provides more timely patient care
— 10 Oct 2009 11:02 | HealthA new study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that the establishment of an acute care surgery service can help surgeons at academic... — full story
Insured African-Americans more likely to use emergency room than other insured groups
— 9 Oct 2009 12:19 | HealthHealth insurance, and the access it provides to a primary care physician, should reduce the use of a major driver of health care costs: the emergency room... — full story
Most would refuse emergency use H1N1 vaccine or additive
— 30 Sep 2009 16:42 | HealthA majority of Americans would not take an H1N1 flu vaccine or drug additive authorised for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a University of Pittsburgh... — full story
Uninterrupted chest-compressions key to survival in cardiac arrest outside hospital setting
— 29 Sep 2009 18:26 | HealthMaximising the proportion of time spent performing chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) substantially improves survival in patients who suffer cardiac arrest... — full story
Minimal training saves lives with airway mask
— 22 Sep 2009 13:14 | HealthVirtually anyone has the skills to safely insert a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) to keep a patient's airway open during resuscitation, and medical expertise isn't required - perhaps just... — full story