Patients treated at rural emergency departments have similar outcomes to those receiving care at urban ERs for several important emergency conditions, including stroke and heart attack.
High-dose buprenorphine therapy, provided under emergency department care, is safe and well tolerated in people with opioid use disorder experiencing opioid withdrawal symptoms.
For every 10-minute delay between arrival at the ER and the start of stroke treatment, patients with severe strokes may lose eight weeks of healthy life.
Researchers report that a 2017 wildfire near San Diego resulted in 16 more visits each day to the ER by children under the age of 19 for breathing complaints.
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According to ProPublica, a dozen patients in Rhode Island have died in the last three years after artificial airways were inserted into the esophagus by non-paramedic EMS personnel.
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Sensirion has released a new mass flow meter, the SFM4300, which allows more sensitive gas mixture measurements at low-flow rates, according to the company.
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The number of children who received hospital treatment for allergies has increased by 65% across...
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Zoll Medical Corp is calling for EMS presentations for the Zoll Summit 2020, in Denver, Colo from June 9-11, 2020.
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Access to naloxone remains limited but the FDA continues to support efforts to expand access in order to get the drug to those at risk of opioid overdose.
Read MoreResearchers of a study recently published in the Journal of Asthma have reported a positive association between methyl-bromide concentrations and asthma-related emergency department (ED) visits among youths...
Read MoreAn ad for a peanut butter and chocolate dessert tells customers: “Get those EpiPens ready.” A burger joint called “Downtown Brooklyn,” located in Penrith, Australia, caused an uproar on social media...
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Infants born to women exposed to high levels of air pollution in the week before delivery are more...
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A new study from researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago finds that only one-third of pharmacies in Philadelphia carry naloxone nasal spray, a medication used to rapidly counter the effects of opioid overdose.
Read MoreAccording to a BMJ case report, a woman was rushed to the ED after she had an anaphylactic response to her partner’s semen. The semen reportedly contained traces of amoxicillin, to which the woman is allergic.
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Despite the vast number of guidelines touting capnography, some clinicians may not see its value due to a lack of knowledge and ability to correctly apply and interpret results in a meaningful manner.
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