News articles tagged with 'emergency' (Page 22)
Routine screenings uncover hidden carbon monoxide poisoning
— 16 Feb 2008 15:03 | HealthScreening all emergency room patients for carbon monoxide poisoning is a simple yet potentially life-saving practice that can be done even in a high-volume urban hospital, according…
Mock CPR 'codes' expose weaknesses in hospital emergency response for children
— 9 Feb 2008 14:15 | HealthStaging mock cardiac and respiratory arrests - 'code' situations in hospital parlance - easily expose common failures in rapid response with CPR and other life-saving care for children…
Carbon monoxide may cause long-lasting heart damage
— 30 Jan 2008 09:54 | HealthLack of oxygen isn't the only way that carbon monoxide (CO) damages the heart, say researchers at Rhode Island Hospital. According to the findings of a new study, published in the January…
Motorcycle helmets keep riders alive, international review confirms
— 25 Jan 2008 07:43 | HealthFewer than half of U.S. states require every motorcycle rider - drivers and passengers - to wear a helmet; and four states have no helmet requirements whatsoever. Around the world,…
Emergency responders at high risk to miss work because of injuries
— 8 Jan 2008 12:46 | HealthNew research suggests that at any given time, almost 10 percent of the emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics in the United States miss work because of injuries and illnesses…
Racial differences in opioid use still exist
— 2 Jan 2008 09:26 | HealthIn the last 15 years, use of opioid medications to treat patients with pain-related emergency department visits has improved although white patients were more likely to receive opioids…
Galileo to support global search and rescue
— 10 Aug 2007 09:54 | AstronomyThe detection of emergency beacons will be greatly improved by the introduction of Europe's satellite positioning system, Galileo. The Galileo satellites will carry transponders to…