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Triage monitor to determine CO poisoning cleared by FDA
The ToxCO, an instant, non-invasive breath analysis monitor that measures exhaled carbon monoxide (C0) to give an idea of CO levels in the blood,...
A better way to treat prolonged epileptic seizures in children
A New Zealand-Australian study has delivered "robust" evidence for emergency medicine doctors to manage children with prolonged seizures without reverting to intubation and intensive...
Women call ambulances for heart attack husbands but not themselves
Women call an ambulance for husbands, fathers and brothers with heart attack symptoms but not for themselves. Women are also more likely to have...
Experts recommend haemorrhage control kits for public venues
As mass-casualty events and violent attacks in the US continue to increase, military and emergency medicine experts are recommending that public venues install bleeding-control...
Facing an overdose epidemic, some ERs offer addiction treatment
For Zachary Dezman, an emergency physician in heroin-plagued Baltimore, there is no question that offering addiction medicine to emergency room patients is the right...
Simple laboratory score – a safer, faster way to diagnose heart attacks
An international team of researchers has developed a simple laboratory score that is safer and faster at diagnosing patients who visit the emergency department...
Australian paramedic study on midazolam vs droperidol
The first comparison of the standard sedative, midazolam, with droperidol in an Australian pre-hospital setting found droperidol sedated patients nearly 70% quicker, was three...
Significantly higher death rates in blood type O severe trauma patients
Blood type O was significantly associated with high mortality in severe trauma patients and might have a great impact on outcomes., according to a...
Emergency HIV testing effective in identifying patients currently missed
A non-targeted testing approached by the emergency department in a South African hospital revealed a high HIV prevalence with a significant burden of undiagnosed...
Heat stroke victims should first be cooled on site
Athletes who suffer life-threatening heat stroke should be cooled on site before they are taken to the hospital, according to an expert panel's report....
Bystander use of AEDs doubles cardiac arrest survival rates
Survival from cardiac arrest doubled when a bystander stepped in to apply an automated external defibrillator (AED) before emergency responders arrived, according to research....
Life-saving ischaemic stroke treatment rarely used
Only 10% of ischaemic stroke patients receive intravenous (IV) alteplase, a clot-dissolving medication. After one year, the patients who did not receive IV alteplase...
AEDs saves lives at sports and fitness centres
Automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) save lives in amateur sports and fitness centres, according to research presented at ESC Congress. The 18-year study found that...
Reversal of brain volume loss in a toddler after drowning
US specialists report the case of the reversal of brain volume loss in a two-year-old drowning victim unresponsive to all stimuli treated with normo-baric...
Delay in calling for help increases survival risk
Half of heart attack patients fail to immediately call an ambulance for help, delaying diagnosis and potentially worsening their survival odds. Women were less likely to call an ambulance than men.