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Fewer people are being treated in U.S. emergency departments for ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack

ER Visits for Ischemic Stroke, TIA Down Over Past Decade

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CDC study finds fewer patients treated in ERs for blood clots in the brain

March 2015 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for March 2015. This roundup includes the...
Pediatric emergency medicine physicians should be trained in point-of-care ultrasonography

Recommendations for Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Peds ER

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Pediatric emergency medicine physicians should be familiar with point-of-care ultrasonography use
Nearly all emergency department doctors recently surveyed said they order magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography scans their patients may not need

Majority of ER Doctors Admit Ordering Tests Defensively

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97 percent said they had patients undergo procedures that weren't medically needed
Fewer than half of all emergency department visits occur at the emergency department closest to a patient's home

CDC: Patients Frequently Choose ERs Further From Home

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Visits within metropolitan statistical areas less likely to occur at the ER closest to home
One-third of Americans can't be transported by ambulance to a stroke center within one hour

One-Third of U.S. More Than Hour Away From Stroke Center

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Lowest access found in southeastern United States, researchers say

February 2015 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for February 2015. This roundup includes the...
Emergency department clinical practice guideline recommendations contribute to observed practice variation in febrile infants

Variation in Clinical Practice Guidelines for Febrile Infants

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Across-institution variation in recommendations for CSF testing, ceftriaxone use in infants 29-56 days old
It's possible for paramedics to deliver immediate drug treatment to stroke patients

Early Stroke Care Can Start With Paramedics

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Study evaluated administration of magnesium sulfate
For patients with suspected stroke

Prehospital Magnesium Sulfate Doesn’t Benefit Stroke Outcomes

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No improvement in disability outcomes at 90 days with prehospital magnesium sulfate therapy