Uninsured account for nearly one-fifth of emergency room visits
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released new data from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample—the largest, all-payer emergency…
Category: Emergency Medicine
Formula predicts emergency admissions in adults older than 40
CHICAGO—Using data from clinical encounters and drug prescriptions over three years, researchers have devised a model to predict emergency hospital…
Increased use of opioids in emergency departments
CHICAGO—In the last 15 years, use of opioid medications to treat patients with pain-related emergency department visits has improved although…
Endovascular repair for thoracic aortic injuries
Statistics from blunt trauma survivors show benefits of non-invasive procedure CHICAGO (October 29, 2007) — If you are involved in…
Clot-dissolving agent may be beneficial in treatment of severe frostbite
CHICAGO—A preliminary study suggests that a blood clot-dissolving medication that is administered to some patients following a stroke or heart…
Extremity vascular injuries managed during war
Surgeons in Operation Iraqi Freedom save lives and limbs while in-theater CHICAGO (May 30, 2007) — The first large report…
Treatment of methamphetamine overdose damages brain
WASHINGTON, DC May 29, 2007 – A common antipsychotic drug used in emergency rooms to treat methamphetamine overdose damages nerve…
Wartime vascular injuries successfully managed
Surgeons in Operation Iraqi Freedom save lives and limbs while in-theater CHICAGO(May 30, 2007) — The first large report of…
Methamphetamine overdose treatment may damage brain
WASHINGTON, DC May 29, 2007 – A common antipsychotic drug used in emergency rooms to treat methamphetamine overdose damages nerve…
Guidance on the use of facemasks and respirators in public settings during an influenza pandemic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), today released…