Emergency Medicine News

PORTLAND District Health's capacity to handle emergency cases is being improved through a new training program.

THE Royal Oldham Hospital says disruption will be kept to a minimum during the 3.5 million redevelopment of its accident and emergency department.

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that the race and sex of study personnel can influence a patient's decision on whether or not to participate in clinical research.

It has been widely reported this week that A&E departments right across the country are busier than ever before.

CHICAGO The American Academy of Pediatrics announced its partnership today with the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians .

The community of Pine Meadows is proactive about the health and safety of its neighbours, and in doing so is leading the way for other adult lifestyle communities.

Bad news could be on the horizon for anyone with Anthem Health Insurance. Patients may no longer be covered to see emergency room doctors at Martha Jefferson Hospital come the end of May.

EAST Lancashire NHS bosses highlighted rising demand at its casualty units in Blackburn and Burnley as the government was warned that England's accidents and emergency system is near collapse.

Men who are heavy drinkers and homeless for long periods of time have 400 times the number of head injuries as the general population TORONTO, May 16, 2013-Men who are heavy drinkers and homeless for long periods of time have 400 times the number of head injuries as the general population, according to a new study by researchers who said they were ... (more)

Calls have been made for an overhaul of accident and emergency departments amid claims yesterday by two national bodies that services are in crisis.

Now, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have created the first U.S. map that pinpoints hotspots for infection and severe sepsis related-deaths -- with notable clusters located in the Midwest, mid-Atlantic, and the South.

A new study from the University of Cincinnati has found that, when delivered via ultrasound, the natural enzyme plasmin is more effective at dissolving stroke-causing clots than the standard of care, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator .

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The study, published in the journal Academic Emergency Medicine , finds a sharp increase -- nearly 50 percent -- in ICU admissions coming from U.S. emergency departments.

College of Emergency Medicine calls for GPs to assess and treat as many as 30% of patients at accident and emergency The CEM report urges a big expansion of what it calls 'co-located primary care services' to look after between 15% and 30% of those arriving as emergency cases.

Almost a fifth of casualty departments are being left entirely in the hands of junior doctors at night, an alarming report by the body which represents A&E doctors reveals.

One in every 17 accident and emergency wards suffered blunders that should never occur in the NHS during a one-year period Blunders that should never occur in the NHS happened in one in every 17 accident and emergency wards in just one year, figures have suggested.

Urgent changes must be made to the way A&E units are run - or the system could collapse, doctors and managers say.

L R Sister Judith Smith, Sharon Holmes, Ward Manager, Mr Seamus O Reilly, Clinical Director for Emergency Medicine and Rachel Greer, Nurse, pictured at the Clinical Decision Unit in Craigavon Area Hospital THE introduction of measures to 'fast track' patients through Craigavon Area Hospital in recent years has led to patients getting the right care ... (more)

If you go to the emergency room in Virginia, how long will it take before you see a medical professional? The federal government says 33 minutes on average.