Tag: Emergencies / First Aid
Neighborhood Gun Violence Tied to Pediatric ED Visits for Mental Health
Increased odds of mental health-related pediatric emergency visits seen for children living within four to five blocks of a shooting
Emergency Help for Suicide-Related Issues Up During Pandemic for Some Youth
Rates higher for female youth, those with no psychiatric history, and individuals with existing psychiatric diagnoses at time of encounter
Risk for Hospitalization, ED Use Up With SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant
Risk increased for being admitted to the hospital or attending emergency care within 14 days with delta variant
Mishaps Common During Patient Transport From Emergency Care
Common risk events during intrahospital patient transport from ED included limb trapping/displacement, collisions, IV line or catheter issues
Workplace Mistreatment Reported Frequently by Emergency Medicine Residents
Patients and/or patients' families are a frequent source of mistreatment; 2.5 percent of residents report suicidal thoughts
Regional Stroke Triage by EMS Ups Endovascular Therapy Rate
Implementation of a prehospital transport policy tied to sharp and sustained change in endovascular therapy rates
Doctors More Likely to Test for Conditions Recently Diagnosed in Other Patients
When seeing patients with shortness of breath, testing for pulmonary embolism increases for 10 days after diagnosing a patient with the condition
Child Injuries, Deaths Spur Recall of 10 Million Magnet Balls, Cubes
Products sold online at Neoballs.com and ZenMagnets.com beginning in January 2009
Impact of June 2021 Northwestern U.S. Heatwave on ED Visits Explored
Mean daily number of heat-related illness ED visits in HHS Region 10 was more than sevenfold higher for June 2021 than June 2019
High-Dose Buprenorphine Induction in ED Seems Safe for Treating OUD
High-dose buprenorphine protocol well tolerated in patients with untreated opioid use disorder; no reports of respiratory depression or sedation