Emergencies / First Aid

Emergency room visits risky for elderly residents from long-term care facilities

Elderly patients who have visited an emergency department (ED) are three times more likely to develop respiratory or gastrointestinal infections in the week following…    

Experts offer pointers for optimizing radiation dose in chest CT

An article in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology summarizes methods for radiation dose optimization in chest computed…    

After-hours care affects emergency department use in Leduc

Access to health care and the usage of emergency departments are popular topics in the news.

David Jones, a graduate student in…    

Few African-Americans call 911 immediately for stroke symptoms

Most African-Americans say they’d call 9-1-1 if stroke symptoms occurred - but few do, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American…    

Emergency department CT exams of children have increased substantially

Computed tomography examinations of children in hospital emergency departments increased substantially from 1995 to 2008, according to a new study published online and in…    

Free phone app helped doctors perform better in simulated cardiac emergency

Doctors who used a free iPhone application provided by the UK Resuscitation Council performed significantly better in a simulated medical emergency than those who…    

First aid for the under 5s

One of the reasons often given by people for not attempting first aid in emergency situations is a lack of confidence and a fear…    

Homeless people without enough to eat are more likely to be hospitalized

Homeless people who do not get enough to eat use hospitals and emergency rooms at very high rates, according to a new study. One…    

Study finds high rate of ER trips for food allergies

Food allergies may send more Americans to emergency rooms each year than commonly believed, a new study suggests.

Between 2001 and 2005,…    

Developing robots for the hospital emergency room

Are you ready for robots in the ER?

A group of computer engineers at Vanderbilt University is convinced that the basic technology…    

Study says Huntington’s tests to aid drug search

Scientists have developed a new range of tests that allow them to track the progression of Huntington’s disease long before symptoms appear and should…    

Cough and cold meds withdrawal is working: study

The number of young children going to the emergency room after taking too much cough and cold medicine was cut in half after drug…    

Medical groups push to expand heart x-ray

More patients could benefit from x-ray scans of their hearts, according to new advice put forth in a report from several medical societies.

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Advanced imaging use in US emergency rooms triples

Use of advanced imaging machines in hospital emergency departments tripled between 1998 and 2007, resulting in higher costs and longer emergency room stays, U.S.…    

MRI may predict continued decline in patients with mild cognitive impairment

Using advanced MRI and an artificial intelligence technique, researchers in Geneva, Switzerland, have identified a method that may help identify which individuals with mild…    

10 minutes could prevent one-third of road deaths

Spanish researchers have calculated the probability of dying in road accidents on the basis of the time taken for the emergency services to arrive.…    

Visits to Emergency Departments Increases in Recent Years

From 1997 to 2007, the rates of visits to emergency departments in the U.S. increased significantly, particularly among adults with Medicaid, according to…    

Are kids’ ER visits for food allergies on the rise?

Children’s visits to the emergency room for serious food-allergy reactions may be on the rise, if the experience of one major U.S. medical center…    

Preoperative CT useful for younger women with suspected appendicitis

Preoperative computed tomography (CT) may help reduce unnecessary surgeries in women of reproductive age with suspected acute appendicitis, according to a new study appearing…    

Those in true emergency hardest hit by ER crisis

The state of US emergency departments has been called a “growing national crisis,” and a report out today shows the situation is only getting…    

Hot tub injuries on the rise

As more and more Americans have turned to hot tubs for some rest and relaxation, the number of hot tub-related injuries has grown as…    

Fewer Emergency Patients Seen Within Recommended Time Frame

One in four emergency department patients in 2006 waited longer to be evaluated by a clinician than recommended at triage, an increase from one…    

Blood diagnosis – chip-based and mobile

The analysis takes just a few minutes and the doctor knows straight-away whether there are any pathogens in the blood. An improved marker-free technique…    

Most would refuse emergency use H1N1 vaccine or additive

A majority of Americans would not take an H1N1 flu vaccine or drug additive authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration,…    

Pediatrics: Kids need specialized care in hospital emergency departments

According to a recent IOM report, only 6 percent of U.S. hospital emergency departments are fully equipped to properly care for children. With high…