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Sofa and bed injuries very common among young children
ORLANDO –
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Ganglion stimulation boosts cerebral blood flow, improves stroke outcomes
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Is prehospital cooling in cardiac arrest ready for prime time?
CHICAGO –
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Emergency physician describes how to prepare for disasters
Know the key strategies for obtaining resources and delegating care when managing mass casualties from disasters.
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Pneumonia, COPD most common emergency care–sensitive conditions
Some 40% of patients making ECSC-related ED visits are treated and discharged home or back to the community.
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ED clinicians’ confidence in dealing with ICE mixed, survey finds
SAN DIEGO – Survey respondents were clinicians at two Chicago hospitals.
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Ultrasound excels for assessing shoulder dislocation
SAN DIEGO – Point-of-care ultrasound from a posterior approach is highly sensitive, specific, and faster than x-ray for evaluating shoulder...
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Most nonemergent diagnoses can’t be predicted at ED presentation
SAN DIEGO – The findings have important implications, as a large health care insurer recently rolled out a program to deny coverage for ED visits...
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CT opens extended window for stroke thrombolysis
MONTREAL – The new EXTEND findings “will have a major impact” on using an extended time window for thrombolysis in U.S. practice.
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Healthy, ethical environments can alleviate ‘moral distress’ in clinicians
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Septic shock: Innovative treatment options in the wings
BOSTON - Trials evaluating vitamin C for refractory septic shock have demonstrated a large mortality impact.