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Emergency Medicaid for immigrants goes to childbirth
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Mar 13 07

An analysis of state Emergency Medicaid spending contradicts assumptions about emergency care provided to recent immigrants, researchers from the University of North Carolina at… Emergency Medicaid for immigrants goes to childbirth   

 
 

Multislice CT Speeds the Diagnosis of Chest Pain in the Emergency Room
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Heart • Feb 20 07

Imagine coming to the hospital with crushing chest pain, only to find that emergency room doctors are uncertain whether you’re having a heart attack.… Multislice CT Speeds the Diagnosis of Chest Pain in the Emergency Room   

 
 

Emergency care key for high pressure in brain
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Neurology • • Stroke • Jan 29 07

People who experience severe, rapidly progressing loss of vision should seek immediate medical attention, because this may signal elevated pressure in the brain… Emergency care key for high pressure in brain   

 
 

New tool improves prediction of stroke risk
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Neurology • • Stroke • Jan 26 07

A new simple scoring system for use by physicians predicts early risk of stroke following a serious condition named transient ischemic attack, known as… New tool improves prediction of stroke risk   

 
 

Transfer Criteria Could Improve Intensive Care for Children
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Nov 15 06

Transferring critically ill or injured child from a level II pediatric intensive care unit to a highly specialized and more technologically advanced, or level… Transfer Criteria Could Improve Intensive Care for Children   

 
 

Emergency care should use trauma as example
• Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 27 06

Most U.S. hospital emergency rooms are ill-equipped to handle an epidemic, but better coordination and sharing specialist doctors could help mend the tattered system,… Emergency care should use trauma as example   

 
 

‘Egg on Your Face’ May be More Dangerous than You Think
• Emergencies / First Aid • Sep 20 06

Egg on Your Face May be More Dangerous than You Think

As the party conference season gets under way in the UK, research in Emergency Medicine Journal shows that lobbing raw eggs at people as… ‘Egg on Your Face’ May be More Dangerous than You Think   

 
 

Pediatric Aspects of Emergency Preparedness
• Emergencies / First Aid • Jul 24 06

Whether of terrorist or natural origins, limited attention has been paid to the needs of children during large-scale public health emergencies. Schools, in particular,… Pediatric Aspects of Emergency Preparedness   

 
 

Ultrasound allows precise tendonitis treatment
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 10 06

Ultrasound is proving useful in guiding injections of cortisone to treat “De Quervain’s tendonitis” - a painful repetitive strain injury in which tendons in… Ultrasound allows precise tendonitis treatment   

 
 

Nanotechnology May Find Disease Before It Starts
• Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 25 06

Nanotechnology may one day help physicians detect the very earliest stages of serious diseases like cancer, a new study suggests.

It would do so… Nanotechnology May Find Disease Before It Starts   

 
 

Paramedics Save More Lives When They Don’t Follow the Rules
• Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 14 06

Paramedics Save More Lives When They Don't Follow the Rules

Survival rates following the most common form of cardiac arrest increased three-fold when emergency medical personnel used a new form of CPR developed at… Paramedics Save More Lives When They Don’t Follow the Rules   

 
 

Hormone brain natriuretic peptide can predict pulmonary hypertension
• Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 04 06

Measuring levels of a hormone called brain natriuretic peptide in individuals with serious lung disease can predict the presence of pulmonary hypertension and a… Hormone brain natriuretic peptide can predict pulmonary hypertension   

 
 

Mammography rates better with shared care
• Emergencies / First Aid • Mar 21 06

If follow-up mammography is an indicator of quality breast cancer care, then older survivors who receive shared care-provided by both a primary care physician… Mammography rates better with shared care   

 
 

US unprepared for, overwhelmed by Katrina - report
• Emergencies / First Aid • Feb 17 06

Federal emergency agencies were unprepared for the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina and quicker involvement by President George W. Bush might have improved their response,… US unprepared for, overwhelmed by Katrina - report   

 
 

Biopsy Remains Best Way to Verify Mammography Results
• Emergencies / First Aid • Feb 13 06

Biopsy remains the gold standard for evaluating women who have abnormal mammography findings, according to a government report that found noninvasive imaging tests such… Biopsy Remains Best Way to Verify Mammography Results   

 
 

Lives will be saved as early signs of meningitis now identified
• Emergencies / First Aid • Jan 11 06

Scientists in the UK say they have identified the early signs of meningitis and blood poisoning which should improve detection of the disease and… Lives will be saved as early signs of meningitis now identified   

 
 

Guidelines Needed to Help Care for Children During Emergencies
• Emergencies / First Aid • Jan 03 06

Evidence-based guidelines for the care of children in emergency situations should be developed and distributed to international relief organizations, according to researchers from the… Guidelines Needed to Help Care for Children During Emergencies   

 
 

New rapid test can identify bird flu in 15 mins
• Emergencies / First Aid • Dec 20 05

The diagnostic test maker Inverness Medical Technology Inc. says its Binax Inc. unit has been granted U.S. regulatory approval to add a bird flu… New rapid test can identify bird flu in 15 mins   

 
 

Accurate and rapid method of diagnosing bacterial meningitis
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Infections • Nov 22 05

University of Sydney researchers at Westmead Millennium Institute develop an accurate and rapid method of diagnosing bacterial meningitis.

… Accurate and rapid method of diagnosing bacterial meningitis   
 
 

OTC painkillers relieve muscle pain
• Emergencies / First Aid • Nov 10 05

Use of the painkiller acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or the combination of the two are equally effective for… OTC painkillers relieve muscle pain   

 
 

Businesses prepare for bird flu disruptions
• Emergencies / First Aid • Sep 16 05

Global corporations are crafting emergency plans for remote work sites and stockpiles of masks and antiviral medicines in case dire predictions of a worldwide… Businesses prepare for bird flu disruptions   

 
 

‘Morning-after’ pill doesn’t increase unsafe sex
• Emergencies / First Aid • Jul 08 05

Allowing ‘morning-after’ contraceptive pills to be sold over the counter does not increase their use, suggesting that easy availability does not lead to an… ‘Morning-after’ pill doesn’t increase unsafe sex   

 
 

Rat poison deemed “potential agent of terror”
• Emergencies / First Aid • Jun 11 05

A type of rat poison, which is illegal in the United States, has the potential to be used in an intentional mass poisoning… Rat poison deemed “potential agent of terror”   

 
 

Access to trauma centers often limited in US
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 31 05

If they were to be seriously injured, many Americans would have to travel an hour or more to reach a trauma center, according to… Access to trauma centers often limited in US   

 
 

Pill camera spots polyps in small intestine
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 16 05

A tiny swallowable camera-in-a-capsule is more effective than standard imaging methods in identifying intestinal polyps in the small intestine, according to results presented at… Pill camera spots polyps in small intestine   

 
 
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