Poor, uninsured don’t fill emergency rooms—study
• Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 20 04

A new study on emergency rooms disputes the common wisdom that the poor and uninsured are filling them up.

In fact, more than 80…    

 

New treatment for aortic aneurysm triggers debate
• Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 14 04

A cutting-edge way of repairing dangerously enlarged blood vessels in the abdomen is better than the traditional treatment, Dutch doctors said on Wednesday, but…    

 

New Treatment For Liver Disease
• Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 08 04

A long-used AIDS drug appears to be the first effective, long-term treatment for hepatitis B in those with advanced liver disease caused by…    

 

Prevention Measures for Anaphylaxis
• Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 08 04

Preventing anaphylaxis is the ideal form of treatment. However, that may not always be easy since insect stings are frequently unanticipated and allergic foods…    

 

Poison Ivy, Oak & Sumac
• Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 08 04

What causes the rash? - Poison ivy, oak, and sumac are plants which cause an itchy skin rash when directly contacted. The rash is…    

 

Frostbite & Other Cold Injuries
• Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 08 04

Winter cold and snow provide a number of opportunities to get outside and participate in activities such as skiing, sledding and snowmobiling. However, without…    

 

Learn more about Anaphylaxis - The Most Serious Allergic Reaction
• Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 08 04

Anaphylaxis refers to a rapidly developing and serious allergic reaction that affects a number of different areas of the body at one time. Severe…    

 

Drug Interactions
• Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 08 04

Whenever two or more drugs are taken concurrently, there is a chance that there will be an interaction among the drugs. The interaction may…    

 

Fast-acting insulin helps with diabetes emergency
• Emergencies / First Aid • Sep 02 04

A fast-acting type of insulin called lispro is a safe and effective treatment for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when…    

 

Uninsured patients flood U.S. emergency rooms
• Emergencies / First Aid • Aug 09 04

Patients lacking health insurance are flooding U.S. emergency rooms, many seeking routine care that they should get elsewhere, a group representing government-funded clinics reported…    

 

UK ambulances waste millions fighting speeding fines
• Emergencies / First Aid • Jul 05 04

Britain’s ambulances have been regularly fined for speeding even when answering emergency calls, the Health Department disclosed on Friday.

Emergency vehicles are of course…    

 

First Aid for Animal Bites
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 28 04

The most common animal bites in the United States are from dogs, cats and other humans in that order. Less common, but often more…    

 

First Aid for Breathing Problems
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 28 04

Some 44 million Americans suffer from allergies and asthma and have trouble breathing during an attack. What’s more, there are millions of people who…    

 

First Aid for Broken Bones
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 28 04

There are different kinds of broken bones.

Simple or closed fractures:

  * The broken bone is not visible through the skin nor is…    

 

First Aid for Burns
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 28 04

   

 

First Aid for Chest Pain
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 28 04

Chest pain can come from a lot of things.

Causes of chest pain that need emergency medical care include:

  * Heart attack
…    

 

First Aid for Choking
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 28 04

Adults: Conscious Victim
1. Choking is indicated by the Universal Distress Signal (hands clutching the throat).

2. If the victim can speak, cough…    

 

Cuts, Scrapes & Punctures
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 28 04

Cuts, scrapes, and punctures can all result in bleeding.

  * Cuts slice the skin open. Close a cut so it won’t get infected.   

 

First Aid for Dental Emergencies
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 28 04

Things that need emergency dental and/or first aid care include:

  * Broken tooth
  * Knocked-out tooth
  * Fractured jaw   

 

First Aid for Dislocations
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 28 04

A dislocation is a separation of the end of a bone and the joint it meets. Bones that touch in the joints sometimes separate…    

 

Electrical burns
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 28 04

An electrical burn may appear minor, but the damage can extend deep into the tissues beneath your skin. If a strong electrical current passes…    

 

Heart attack: First aid
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 28 04

A heart attack occurs when one or more arteries supplying your heart with blood and oxygen become blocked. This loss of blood flow injures…    

 

Recognize stroke, call ambulance, be a hero - CDC
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 27 04

Few Americans know the major warning signs of stroke, new survey findings indicate, and few would call 911 immediately if they thought someone was…    

 

Senate backs $5.6 billion Bioterror bill
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 27 04

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation to encourage drug and vaccine makers to develop countermeasures against a potentially devastating bioterror attack.

The…    

 

U.S. House OKs changes in workplace safety laws
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 27 04

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a raft of legislation on Tuesday aimed at better protecting the rights of companies that tangle with federal…    

 

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