News articles tagged with 'emergency'
Emergency department CT exams of children have increased substantially
— 6 Apr 2011 15:37 | HealthComputed tomography examinations of children in hospital emergency departments increased substantially from 1995 to 2008, according to a new study published online and in the June print…
Free phone app helped doctors perform better in simulated cardiac emergency
— 29 Mar 2011 16:07 | HealthDoctors who used a free iPhone application provided by the UK Resuscitation Council performed significantly better in a simulated medical emergency than those who did not, according…
Critical care outside hospital 'incomplete, unpredictable, and inconsistent' across UK
— 28 Mar 2011 18:12 | HealthThe critical care expertise available before a severely injured person can be admitted to hospital is 'incomplete, unpredictable, and inconsistent,' shows research published online…
New national study finds boxing injuries on the rise; youth head injury rates also concerning
— 3 Mar 2011 14:11 | HealthThe risk and nature of injury in the sport of boxing has generated a great deal of controversy in the medical community, especially in relation to youth boxing. A new study, conducted…
New study: Medical and financial impact of drug-related poisonings treated in US EDs
— 2 Mar 2011 13:38 | HealthOver the past decade, drug-related poisonings have been on the rise in the United States. In fact, in many states drug-related poisoning deaths have now surpassed motor vehicle crash…
Emergency mental health lessons learned from Continental Flight 3407 disaster
— 2 Mar 2011 13:07 | HealthWhen a disaster's physical evidence is gone - debris removed, shooter arrested, ashes cold - the psychological effects of the disaster on emergency responders and civilians involved…
Researchers find new CPR method increases survival rate by 50 percent
— 2 Mar 2011 12:22 | HealthA five-year clinical trial led by University of Minnesota Medical School researchers has led to a new method of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that improves long-term survival…
Heart attack patients with depression less likely to receive priority care in emergency rooms
— 1 Mar 2011 17:30 | HealthHeart attack patients with a history of depression presenting at emergency departments were less likely to receive priority care than people with other conditions, found a study published…
First aid for the under 5s
— 28 Feb 2011 16:20 | HealthOne of the reasons often given by people for not attempting first aid in emergency situations is a lack of confidence and a fear of doing more harm than good. Yet a Norwegian study…
As many as 3 in 4 hospital tests not followed up after discharge
— 8 Feb 2011 16:24 | HealthUp to three quarters of hospital tests are not being followed up, suggests a systematic review of international evidence, published in BMJ Quality and Safety…