Emergency Medicine

Hospital staff 'bullied into falsifying records'

seher — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:24:16 -0500

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine says records at some New South Wales public hospitals are being changed to make emergency patient treatment times look faster.

Penn researchers lead national efforts to improve CPR quality

harminka — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:57:34 -0600

“Anyone can save a life.” That’s the message from physicians at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

30-minute cardiopulmonary resuscitation classes as effective as multihour courses

harminka — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:01:14 -0500

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that a user-friendly, 30-minute, video-based cardiopulmonary resuscitation training session is just as effective as the traditional three- to four-hour course in teaching basic life-saving techniques to laypersons.

Emergency Department Guidelines Enhance Quality Patient Care

harminka — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:39:01 -0500

Defining what constitutes quality care—especially in a large, urban hospital—isn’t easy. University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers, however, are addressing the nationwide problem with a unique system to reduce medical errors and improve patient care in local hospital emergency departments.

Should healthcare workers go to work during disasters?

harminka — Wed, 16 May 2007 12:28:48 -0500

When disaster strikes, getting care to the victims is at the top of everyone's attention. But who will provide that care" In two studies to be presented at the 2007 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Annual Meeting, researchers examined the factors that might affect whether healthcare workers and support staff would report to work during a disaster.

Emergency departments test chest pain patients differently

harminka — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:32:41 -0600