Emergency medicine thrives on quick thinking and decisive action. Emergency physicians, known as "ER doctors," excel at handling the unexpected and managing patients of all ages with any urgent medical issue. As first responders, alongside paramedics, they masterfully stabilize patients, launch investigations, and deliver crucial initial treatments. Their expertise shines in hospital emergency departments, pre-hospital settings, and intensive care units, though their skills can even be found in urgent care clinics.
Below are some of the latest research and features on emergency medicine in the Emergency Medicine channel on Newswise.
New Criteria for Sepsis in Children Based on... (embargoed until 21-Jan-2024 11:00 AM EST)
-Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Study Examines Substance Use in First Responders During COVID-19 Pandemic
-Florida Atlantic University
RSNA Launches New AI Certificate Course in Emergency Imaging
-Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
Researchers Examine Accuracy of Adult Body Weight Estimates in the Emergency Department
-Florida Atlantic University
Hypothermia and Frostbite, Carbon Monoxide Awareness
-Baylor Scott and White Health
High Court’s Ruling in EMTALA Cases Could Extend Beyond Emergency Abortions
-George Washington University
Scooters Are Increasingly Associated with Traumatic Injuries that Require Surgery
-American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Fire safety expert shares safety reminders about alternative heat sources, other hazards
-West Virginia University
More lives can be saved if ambulance staff receive AI-support
-Chalmers University of Technology
Where to place bleeding control first aid equipment to maximize lives saved
-Linkoping University
Doctor says we are seeing more and more viral illness with the onset of colder temperatures
-Baylor Scott and White Health
-Hackensack Meridian Health
-University of Bristol
-American College of Surgeons (ACS)
-University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences
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