Tag: Emergencies / First Aid
Dogs, Coloring Lower Stress in Emergency Department Workers
In a prospective trial, five minutes spent coloring or with therapy dogs lowered provider cortisol levels
Adding Social Workers to Care Teams Can Cut Hospital Admissions for Veterans
Initiative to add social workers to rural primary care teams also reduces ED visits for high-risk veterans
Risk Factors for Missed Appendicitis Diagnosis Identified
6 percent of adults and 4.4 percent of children misdiagnosed during initial emergency department visit
Endoscopy Within Six Hours Does Not Lower Mortality in GI Bleed
30-day mortality did not differ for those undergoing endoscopy within six hours versus six to 24 hours
March 2020 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for March 2020. This roundup includes the...
ED Visit Provides Opportunity to Discuss Contraception With Teens
Two-thirds of girls seen in pediatric emergency department interested in discussing contraception
Most Emergency Providers Have Little Firearms Safety Experience
However, 59.1 percent report encountering firearms in ED or immediate environment at least once a year
Most Mass Shooting Events Occur Close to Nontrauma Centers
About half of all events occurred more than 10 miles from a pediatric trauma center
2009 to 2015 Saw Increase in Hyperglycemic Events
Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state events increased in emergency, inpatient settings
Current Access to Endovascular Thrombectomy Centers Limited
Increasing number of EVT centers and/or bypassing non-EVT centers could expand access