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Released: 7-Nov-2022 11:05 AM EST
Study Finds Automated Texts Decrease Odds of Rehospitalization
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Text messages sent automatically from patients’ primary care office after hospitalization were tied to decreased odds of needing further emergency care

Released: 2-Nov-2022 2:15 PM EDT
New Study Reviews Evidence of Racism in Emergency Medicine, Sets Research Agenda
Boston University School of Medicine

In 2021, the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) held a consensus conference, From Bedside to Policy: Advancing Social Emergency Medicine and Population Health, which included identifying priority areas for future research and implementation science related to race, racism and antiracism in emergency medicine (EM).

   
Newswise: UT Southwestern Geriatric Fracture Initiatives Result in Expedited Care and Shorter Hospital Stays
Released: 1-Nov-2022 12:05 PM EDT
UT Southwestern Geriatric Fracture Initiatives Result in Expedited Care and Shorter Hospital Stays
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A multidisciplinary effort to improve care for older patients who arrive at the emergency room with a hip fracture has decreased the time before they have surgery, shortened hospital stays, and resulted in better follow-up care

Released: 25-Oct-2022 2:10 PM EDT
The latest news in Opioids, Drug Abuse, and Addiction
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Drugs and drug abuse channel.

21-Oct-2022 6:15 PM EDT
Telehealth Follow-Up Associated with Increased Returns and Hospitalizations After Emergency Department Visit
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Telehealth follow-up consultations following an emergency department visit were associated with 28 more repeat ED encounters and nearly 11 more return hospital admissions per 1000 patients compared with in-person follow-ups,

11-Oct-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Preschool children who experience ‘emergence delirium’ post-surgery do not have long-term effects
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Emergence delirium — a confused state during recovery from anesthesia that may include disorientation, hallucination, restlessness and purposeless hyperactivity — does not affect a child’s behavior three months after surgery, according to research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2022 annual meeting.

19-Oct-2022 12:25 PM EDT
Sexual assault related ER visits increase more than tenfold
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

An increasing number of people are seeking emergency medical help for sexual assault, according to a new study.

Newswise: Mount Sinai’s Yvette Calderon, MD, MS, Elected to National Academy of Medicine for Contributions to Emergency Medicine
Released: 19-Oct-2022 8:00 AM EDT
Mount Sinai’s Yvette Calderon, MD, MS, Elected to National Academy of Medicine for Contributions to Emergency Medicine
Mount Sinai Health System

Yvette Calderon, MD, MS, Chair of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Election to the NAM is considered one of the highest honors in health and medicine, recognizing individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. With her election, Mount Sinai has 26 faculty members in the NAM.

11-Oct-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Benefit of opioids prescribed in the emergency department remains unclear
American College of Physicians (ACP)

A systematic review of 42 academic research articles has found that the risk-benefit balance of using opioids to treat musculoskeletal pain in the emergency department (ED) setting remains unclear. The review is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Released: 17-Oct-2022 3:30 PM EDT
Hospital emergency departments lack policy and strategies for spotting child neglect or abuse
European Society for Emergency Medicine

In a survey of emergency department staff from across Europe, only around half said their hospital has a policy in place to help staff identify children who are being neglected or abused.

Newswise:  4 Ways the CSU Promotes Fire Safety
Released: 10-Oct-2022 5:05 PM EDT
4 Ways the CSU Promotes Fire Safety
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

October 9th kicked off the National Fire Protection Association's 100th annual Fire Prevention Week. This year's campaign, “Fire won't wait. Plan your escape," aims to raise awareness around how individuals can keep themselves safe in the event of a fire. In time for this long-running observance, we looked at ways the CSU is working to protect its students, faculty, staff and community in the midst of fires.

Released: 7-Oct-2022 7:05 AM EDT
An emergency in U.S. emergency care: Two studies show rising strain
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Despite decades of effort to change emergency care at American hospitals and cope with ever-growing numbers of patient visits, the system is showing increasing signs of severe strain, according to two new studies of patients leaving without being seen or waiting in emergency department for hours for a hospital bed.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: Treating and avoiding food-borne illnesses
Released: 29-Sep-2022 9:55 AM EDT
The Medical Minute: Treating and avoiding food-borne illnesses
Penn State Health

Was it something you ate? A Penn State Health expert talks about food-borne illnesses – the symptoms and when you should seek help.

Newswise: An emergency department-based ICU improves survival without raising costs
Released: 28-Sep-2022 12:05 PM EDT
An emergency department-based ICU improves survival without raising costs
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

As intensive care units are strained for capacity, an ICU housed within an emergency department has been found to decrease both mortality rates and ICU admissions for ED patients. And a new study finds the model accomplishes that without raising costs.

Released: 27-Sep-2022 2:10 PM EDT
The latest research and expert commentary on guns and violence
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been posted in the Guns and Violence channel on Newswise.

       
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Released: 21-Sep-2022 11:00 AM EDT
New Emergency General Surgery Verification Program releases inaugural standards for quality care in emergency general surgery
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) announced the launch of the Emergency General Surgery Verification Program (EGS-VP), a new surgical quality program that will help hospitals establish and maintain the highest standards in emergency general surgery.

Released: 8-Sep-2022 11:10 AM EDT
How can you explain the pain? Get the latest research on pain management in the Pain channel
Newswise

The latest research and expert commentary on pain management.

Released: 7-Sep-2022 1:40 PM EDT
Emergency departments not set up to meet basic care needs of frail older people
BMJ

Emergency departments in England don’t seem to be set up to meet the basic care needs of frail older patients, suggest the findings of a small qualitative study published online in the Emergency Medicine Journal

Newswise: UT Southwestern geriatric fracture initiatives result in expedited care and shorter hospital stays
Released: 2-Sep-2022 8:05 AM EDT
UT Southwestern geriatric fracture initiatives result in expedited care and shorter hospital stays
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A multidisciplinary effort to improve care for older patients who arrive at the emergency room with a hip fracture has decreased the time before they have surgery, shortened hospital stays, and resulted in better follow-up care, UT Southwestern physicians reported in Geriatric Nursing.

Newswise: Heatwave Health: Cedars-Sinai Emergency Physician Available for Interviews
Released: 1-Sep-2022 6:05 PM EDT
Heatwave Health: Cedars-Sinai Emergency Physician Available for Interviews
Cedars-Sinai

As Southern California endures the ongoing heatwave, Southern California Sam Torbati, MD, is available later today and throughout the holiday weekend to discuss how to avoid hot weather emergencies.

Released: 24-Aug-2022 3:10 PM EDT
Medical Careers Exposure and Emergency Preparedness Program (MedCEEP) in partnership with the Deon J Williams Foundation Receives Grant Funding from the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance to Create Safe Spaces for Boys and Young Men of Color in Chicago
University of Chicago Medical Center

Medical Careers Exposure and Emergency Preparedness Program (MedCEEP), a program created to empower underrepresented minority youth to become trained in recognizing and responding to the most prevalent life-threatening emergency scenarios while being exposed to health-related careers, has received a $15,000 grant from My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, a program of the Obama Foundation.

Released: 23-Aug-2022 1:20 PM EDT
Study: Tonsil/adenoid removal, appendectomy account for most post-surgery pediatric ED visits
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Just six pediatric procedures from two pediatric subspecialties accounted for most post-surgery hospital and emergency department (ED) visits in a comprehensive analysis led by researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. The study was published online in August in JAMA (the Journal of the American Medical Association.)

Released: 22-Aug-2022 3:45 PM EDT
Find expert commentary on the monkeypox outbreak here
Newswise

The latest research and expert commentary on the monkeypox outbreak.

Newswise: Increased demand for paramedic transports contributes to emergency department wait times
Released: 19-Aug-2022 10:35 AM EDT
Increased demand for paramedic transports contributes to emergency department wait times
McMaster University

In this study published in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, changes in annual paramedic transports in the ten years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic were examined. Patients triaged in the ED who arrived by paramedics or walk-in were included and clustered by geographical region.

Newswise: Big Data in the ER
Released: 17-Aug-2022 1:40 PM EDT
Big Data in the ER
Osaka University

Researchers at Osaka University use machine learning methods on a large dataset of trauma patients to determine the factors that correlate with survival, which may significantly improve triage and rapid treatment procedures.

   
Newswise: Former army medic turned emergency physician offers training, care during Ukraine war
Released: 17-Aug-2022 5:05 AM EDT
Former army medic turned emergency physician offers training, care during Ukraine war
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A former medic in the Austrian military who is now a Michigan emergency physician has traveled to Ukraine to train hundreds of health care providers in trauma care.

Newswise: First Tactical Medicine Fellowship Launched at TTUHSC El Paso
Released: 16-Aug-2022 11:05 AM EDT
First Tactical Medicine Fellowship Launched at TTUHSC El Paso
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

The newly formed TTUHSC El Paso Tactical Medicine Program includes the first Tactical Medicine Fellowship in Texas, and the fourth nationally. The fellowship is a one-year program, and a new fellow will be chosen every July.

Released: 9-Aug-2022 8:05 AM EDT
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Announces Biomedical Laureates to Address Health Disparities in Environmental Health, Cancer, and Emergency Medicine
Mount Sinai Health System

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai announced today the appointment of three new Laureates as part of its Biomedical Laureates Program, furthering its institutional commitment to broadening diversity and mentorship opportunities.

Released: 2-Aug-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Wildfires are intensifying around the world. Here are the latest headlines in wildfires research for media
Newswise

California’s McKinney Fire grew to become the state’s largest fire so far this year. The risk of wildfire is rising globally due to climate change. Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Wildfires channel on Newswise.

       
Released: 29-Jul-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Don't give up the fight. Read the latest news about drug and antibiotic resistance
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Drug Resistance channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

Newswise: WVU Extension experts provide tips for safely using a chainsaw
Released: 25-Jul-2022 11:05 AM EDT
WVU Extension experts provide tips for safely using a chainsaw
West Virginia University

Chainsaws are an excellent tool used by landowners to help them keep their land clean throughout the summer. West Virginia University experts are available to provide safety tips for operating a chainsaw without experiencing injuries.

   
20-Jul-2022 10:20 AM EDT
International Study Identifies Risks for Long COVID in Children
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Nearly 6 percent of children who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with COVID-19 reported symptoms of long COVID 90 days later, according to a study conducted in eight countries and published in JAMA Network Open. Initial hospitalization of 48 or more hours, four or more symptoms at the initial ED visit, and age 14 years or older were associated with long COVID.

Released: 22-Jul-2022 5:05 AM EDT
Patient Deterioration Predictor Could Surpass Limits of Traditional Vital Signs, Study Suggests
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A device driven by artificial intelligence that works to predict when a patient will deteriorate could provide a more accurate picture than traditional vital signs, a new study suggests. The technology developed at University of Michigan continuously monitors patients using data from a single electrocardiogram lead, and researchers say it has the potential to save lives anywhere from the hospital to the battlefield.

Released: 21-Jul-2022 10:05 AM EDT
University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty Member Featured on NBC Nightly News Special Report on Gun Violence in America
University of Maryland School of Medicine

UM School of Medicine Professor of Trauma Surgery Dr. Thomas Scalea Featured on National Network News Highlighting State of the Art Care Provided at University of Maryland Medical Center’s R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

Released: 19-Jul-2022 4:30 PM EDT
Suicide prevention training for health care providers a first step in longer-term efficacy
University of Washington

fter Washington became the first state to require suicide prevention training for health care providers, the University of Washington worked with experts and organizations to develop the All Patients Safe program. A new study shows how All Patients Safe helped providers of all specialties learn how to identify and respond to patients at risk of suicide.

   
Released: 19-Jul-2022 12:55 PM EDT
USU Consensus Conference Leads to Eight Recommendations for Medical System Response following Mass Shootings
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

Clinicians who responded in the immediate aftermath of mass shootings in Las Vegas, Sutherland Springs and El Paso, Texas, Orlando and Parkland, Florida, and Dayton, Ohio, were brought together by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ (USU) National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health to review lessons learned and to develop medical system response recommendations for future events. Their findings, including eight recommendations, were published on July 18, “Mass Shootings in America: Consensus Recommendations for Healthcare Response,” as an “article in press” in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

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Released: 18-Jul-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Clinicians Who Responded to Recent Mass Shootings Release Recommendations for an Effective Healthcare Response in the Future
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Recommendations developed during a consensus conference can help healthcare facilities and communities be ready to respond if a mass shooting occurs nearby.

Released: 11-Jul-2022 1:55 PM EDT
Adults with Blood Cancers Respond to Booster, Not Initial Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
Wiley

Most patients in the study mounted immune responses after a booster dose, and no patient with antibody responses died from COVID-19.

Newswise: Nanoparticle Vaccine Protects Against a Spectrum of COVID-19-Causing Variants and Related Viruses
Released: 5-Jul-2022 2:45 PM EDT
Nanoparticle Vaccine Protects Against a Spectrum of COVID-19-Causing Variants and Related Viruses
California Institute of Technology

A new type of vaccine provides protection against a variety of SARS-like betacoronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 variants, in mice and monkeys, according to a study led by researchers in the laboratory of Caltech's Pamela Bjorkman, the David Baltimore Professor of Biology and Bioengineering.

Newswise: UTHealth Houston Emergency Medicine provides training to Polaris Dawn crewmembers
Released: 5-Jul-2022 10:05 AM EDT
UTHealth Houston Emergency Medicine provides training to Polaris Dawn crewmembers
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Along with educating students, residents, and fellows in the most advanced lifesaving therapies on Earth, UTHealth Houston Department of Emergency Medicine is helping to prepare members of the Polaris Dawn crew to handle medical emergencies in space. The Department of Emergency Medicine, which has been training NASA astronauts in emergency medical care for more than 20 years, recently welcomed Polaris Dawn’s medical officer Anna Menon and mission specialist Sarah Gillis for a week-long space medicine training session.

   
Released: 5-Jul-2022 7:05 AM EDT
Bike Helmets: Finding the Right Fit For Your Child
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Follow these tips to make sure your child’s helmet is safe. A bike helmet can literally be a lifesaver for a child—dramatically reducing the chances of a head or brain injury from a bike, scooter or skateboard accident. But did you know that a helmet has to fit right to do its job? If it’s too small, too loose, or not positioned correctly, it may not protect your child.

Released: 29-Jun-2022 10:05 AM EDT
University Hospitals in Cleveland Implements Plan to Shift to Tenecteplase Over Alteplase (tPA) for Acute Ischemic Stroke
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Cleveland's University Hospitals patients with strokes are being given tenecteplase, a faster-acting drug than alteplase (tPA), which has been a mainstay since the 1990s.

Newswise: Tips on Firework Safety from Doctors at the Midwest's Largest Burn Center
Released: 29-Jun-2022 9:45 AM EDT
Tips on Firework Safety from Doctors at the Midwest's Largest Burn Center
Loyola Medicine

Every Fourth of July weekend, millions gather to enjoy fireworks in cities and towns across the country, but for those who create their own displays, the holiday can be dangerous. "Emergency rooms and burn centers see a significant increase in patients presenting with firework injuries in the month around July 4," said Mark Cichon, DO, chair of emergency medicine at Loyola Medicine. According to Dr. Cichon, eye injuries, hearing issues and finger and hand injuries are the most common.

Released: 29-Jun-2022 7:05 AM EDT
From Water Sports to Biking: Here’s How to Keep Your Child Safe During the Summer
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Summer means fun in the sun, beach outings, swimming pools, and outdoor adventures like camping, hiking, bicycling and skateboarding. What also comes is an increased risk for injuries—and an increased need for awareness. Experts at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the Safety and Injury Prevention Program have compiled a list of helpful guidelines to ensure that you and your family have an enjoyable and safe summer.

Released: 29-Jun-2022 6:05 AM EDT
Fireworks Safety: Tips for Parents
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Fireworks can be fun, festive—and very dangerous. Here’s are tips on howto keep your family safe. Fireworks have long been a popular part of the Fourth of July. But while fireworks are bright and festive, they can also be dangerous—for children, teens and even adults. According to SafeKids Worldwide, more than 3,000 children under the age of 15 are sent to emergency departments each year in the U.

Released: 28-Jun-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Children’s Mental Health Visits to Emergency Departments Increased During COVID-19 Pandemic
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

In the Chicago area, pediatric mental health Emergency Department (ED) visits increased 27 percent at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by a 4 percent increase monthly through February 2021, according to a study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago published in the journal Academic Pediatrics. The authors found increased ED visits for suicide, self-injury and disruptive behaviors, as well as higher admission rates for these children.

Released: 27-Jun-2022 3:50 PM EDT
Canada's COVID-19 Response in First 2 Years of Pandemic Compares Well with Other Countries' Measures
Canadian Medical Association Journal

Compared with other G10 countries, Canada handled the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic well by most measures, according to an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).



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