Tag: Emergencies / First Aid
Presence of Medical Students in ER Slightly Ups Length of Stay
Increase of about five minutes in ER length of stay is significant, but unlikely to be clinically relevant
Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit Feasible for Acute Stroke Care
Significantly shorter times from door to CT completion and to intravenous thrombolysis
November 2015 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for November 2015. This roundup includes the...
Mortality Rate Increases With Age in Emergency Abdominal Surgery
Mortality also increased versus older adults undergoing elective procedures
Hypertension-Linked ER Visits Common and Increasing
Estimated yearly incidence rate up by 5.2 percent per year from 2006 to 2012 for HTN-linked ER visits
Continuation of Antibiotics for UTI Often Inappropriate
Antibiotics frequently initiated inappropriately in ER; continuation after admission inappropriate for 68%
Emergency Sx Patients Often Readmitted to Different Hospital
Nearly 17 percent of readmitted patients ended up in hospital other than where they had surgery
October 2015 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for October 2015. This roundup includes the...
About 23,000 ER Visits/Year for Supplement-Linked Side Effects
Visits often involve adults aged 20 to 34 years and unsupervised children
Two Decision Instruments ID Major Injuries in Blunt Trauma
Decision instruments have high sensitivity for identifying clinically significant thoracic injuries
