Tag: Emergencies / First Aid
Delayed EMS Response Time Tied to Mortality After Car Accident
Longer emergency medical services response increases motor vehicle crash mortality in urban, rural settings
January 2019 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for January 2019. This roundup includes the...
Hand Hygiene Compliance Low Among EMS Providers
Use of hand rub or hand wash seen in 3 percent before, 29 percent after patient encounters
Older Adults With Comorbidities Identified as Frequent ED Users
~5 percent of older adults account for ~20 percent of emergency department visits
Helmet Use Low Among Standing Electric Scooter Riders
10.8 percent of riders presenting to ED with injury were younger than 18; 4.4 percent wore helmet
Canadian Syncope Risk Score IDs ED Monitoring Time Postsyncope
Half of arrhythmias identified within 2 hours in low-risk patients, within 6 hours in medium-, high-risk patients
Expanding Pharmacist Practice Scope Could Reduce ED Overcrowding
Benefits could be seen for frequent complaints like cough, dermatitis, and inflammation of ear, nose, throat
Red Cross Issues Emergency Call for Blood Donations
People nationwide, especially those with type O blood, are urged to donate as soon as possible
Chronic Fatigue Patients May Not Receive Proper ED Care
41 percent of patients did not go to ED, felt they would not be taken seriously or nothing could be done
Antibiotics Prescribed for Children More Often at Nonpediatric EDs
Frequency of guideline-concordant prescribing for respiratory conditions lower at nonpediatric EDs
