Trampoline-related fractures on the rise
1. Between the years 2008 and 2017, researchers noted a significant rise in the number of trampoline-related fractures. 2. Though ...
Tag: emergency department
Quick Take: Efficacy of prehospital criteria in identifying trauma patients susceptible to undertriage
While the early recognition of severe traumatic injury is associated with improved morbidity and mortality, undertriage has been associated with ...
Quick Take: Impact of scribes on emergency medicine doctors’ productivity and patient throughput: multicentre randomised trial
Medical scribes are used in variety of clinical settings to complete clerical tasks otherwise done by a clinician. Limited research ...
Chronic medical conditions linked to high emergency department use
1. Of children with baseline high emergency department (ED) use, defined as ≥4 ED visits in one year, only 16% ...
High-sensitivity troponin T result may help rule out of myocardial infarction
1. In this meta-analysis, researchers found that a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) assay along with a nonischemic electrocardiogram (ECG) ...
Emergency access points in Netherlands reduce unnecessary emergency department visits
1. By integrating Dutch primary care physician cooperatives with emergency departments, overall emergency department use has been reduced by 22%. ...
An analysis of soccer-related injuries in emergency departments
1. From 1990 to 2014, the annual rate for soccer-related injuries increased by 111.4% in children 7 to 17 years ...
Increase in trampoline parks linked to more emergency department visits
1. The number of trampoline park injuries (TPIs) increased significantly from 581 in 2010 to 6932 in 2014. 2. Compared ...
AAP outlines best practices to improve Emergency Department flow
1. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recognizes that increased utilization and decreased resources have led to emergency department (ED) overcrowding ...
Minorities under-treated in pediatric emergency departments
Image: PD 1. Among patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) for abdominal pain, Caucasian children were more likely to receive ...
