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Multiphasic ScreeningEmergency Services, PsychiatricEmergency Service, HospitalEnglandEmergency Medical ServicesEmergenciesAmbulancesEmergency NursingEmergency MedicineEmergency TreatmentEmergency Medical TechniciansCrisis InterventionCommitment of Mentally IllTriageAccidentsHospitals, CountyEmergency Medical Service Communication SystemsHealth Services Needs and DemandHealth Services AccessibilityAir AmbulancesHospitals, PsychiatricWounds and InjuriesUtilization ReviewState MedicineAfter-Hours CarePatient AdmissionMental Health ServicesGreat BritainRetrospective StudiesReferral and ConsultationUnited StatesHospitals, TeachingHospitalizationFiresHospitals, GeneralHealth ServicesTime FactorsHospitals, UniversityHospitals, UrbanMental DisordersHospital CostsHealth Services ResearchBrazilSpainQuestionnairesProspective StudiesFamily Planning ServicesCross-Sectional StudiesHome Care ServicesPatient Acceptance of Health CareHospitals, PediatricNursing Staff, HospitalHospitals, DistrictFamily PracticeHospital Bed CapacityCommunity Health ServicesHospitals, SpecialEconomics, HospitalRural Health ServicesHospital DepartmentsHospitals, PrivateHealth Services for the AgedHospital PlanningLength of StayChild Health ServicesMaternal Health ServicesFinancial Management, HospitalHealth Care SurveysQuality of Health CareHospital ChargesPreventive Health ServicesPatient DischargeReproductive Health ServicesHospital UnitsOutpatient Clinics, HospitalEquipment and Supplies, HospitalCommunity Mental Health ServicesDelivery of Health CareSurgery Department, HospitalContract ServicesHospital RecordsTransportation of PatientsUrban Health ServicesInfant, NewbornLibraries, HospitalLibrary ServicesDiagnostic ServicesNursing ServicesLondonPatient SatisfactionHospital Bed Capacity, 500 and overAdolescent Health ServicesHealth Services MisuseRisk FactorsOutcome Assessment (Health Care)Costs and Cost AnalysisDisaster PlanningHealth Services AdministrationFood Service, HospitalAmbulatory CareCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services (U.S.)Contraceptives, PostcoitalContraception, PostcoitalData CollectionNursing Service, HospitalCardiology Service, HospitalAttitude of Health PersonnelDiagnosis-Related GroupsLogistic ModelsPatient TransferObstetrics and Gynecology Department, HospitalHealth Care CostsPatient ReadmissionCatchment Area (Health)Primary Health CareWomen's Health ServicesLaboratories, HospitalPatient Care TeamHospital Information SystemsUnited States Dept. of Health and Human ServicesQuality Assurance, Health CareAcute DiseaseHospitals, ReligiousHospitals, MunicipalAmerican Hospital AssociationSocioeconomic FactorsInpatientsPregnancyMarketing of Health ServicesMedicareFollow-Up StudiesInterviews as TopicDental Health ServicesGenetic ServicesHospital Shared ServicesCohort StudiesQuality Indicators, Health CareHealth ResourcesScotlandBed OccupancyCross InfectionNational Health ProgramsMedical AuditIncidenceNeeds AssessmentPrevalenceCaliforniaCost-Benefit AnalysisClinical CompetenceAllied Health PersonnelGuideline AdherenceCanada
Multiphasic Screening: The simultaneous use of multiple laboratory procedures for the detection of various diseases. These are usually performed on groups of people.Emergency Services, Psychiatric: Organized services to provide immediate psychiatric care to patients with acute psychological disturbances.Emergency Service, Hospital: Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of immediate medical or surgical care to the emergency patient.EnglandEmergency Medical Services: Services specifically designed, staffed, and equipped for the emergency care of patients.Emergencies: Situations or conditions requiring immediate intervention to avoid serious adverse results.Ambulances: A vehicle equipped for transporting patients in need of emergency care.Emergency Nursing: The specialty or practice of nursing in the care of patients admitted to the emergency department.Emergency Medicine: The branch of medicine concerned with the evaluation and initial treatment of urgent and emergent medical problems, such as those caused by accidents, trauma, sudden illness, poisoning, or disasters. Emergency medical care can be provided at the hospital or at sites outside the medical facility.Emergency Treatment: First aid or other immediate intervention for accidents or medical conditions requiring immediate care and treatment before definitive medical and surgical management can be procured.Emergency Medical Technicians: Paramedical personnel trained to provide basic emergency care and life support under the supervision of physicians and/or nurses. These services may be carried out at the site of the emergency, in the ambulance, or in a health care institution.Crisis Intervention: Brief therapeutic approach which is ameliorative rather than curative of acute psychiatric emergencies. Used in contexts such as emergency rooms of psychiatric or general hospitals, or in the home or place of crisis occurrence, this treatment approach focuses on interpersonal and intrapsychic factors and environmental modification. (APA Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 7th ed)Commitment of Mentally Ill: Legal process required for the institutionalization of a patient with severe mental problems.Triage: The sorting out and classification of patients or casualties to determine priority of need and proper place of treatment.AccidentsHospitals, County: Hospitals controlled by the county government.Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems: The use of communication systems, such as telecommunication, to transmit emergency information to appropriate providers of health services.Health Services Needs and Demand: Health services required by a population or community as well as the health services that the population or community is able and willing to pay for.Health Services Accessibility: The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others.Air Ambulances: Fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters equipped for air transport of patients.Hospitals, Psychiatric: Special hospitals which provide care to the mentally ill patient.Wounds and Injuries: Damage inflicted on the body as the direct or indirect result of an external force, with or without disruption of structural continuity.Utilization Review: An organized procedure carried out through committees to review admissions, duration of stay, professional services furnished, and to evaluate the medical necessity of those services and promote their most efficient use.State Medicine: A system of medical care regulated, controlled and financed by the government, in which the government assumes responsibility for the health needs of the population.After-Hours Care: Medical care provided after the regular practice schedule of the physicians. Usually it is designed to deliver 24-hour-a-day and 365-day-a-year patient care coverage for emergencies, triage, pediatric care, or hospice care.Patient Admission: The process of accepting patients. The concept includes patients accepted for medical and nursing care in a hospital or other health care institution.Mental Health Services: Organized services to provide mental health care.Great BritainRetrospective Studies: Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.Referral and Consultation: The practice of sending a patient to another program or practitioner for services or advice which the referring source is not prepared to provide.United StatesHospitals, Teaching: Hospitals engaged in educational and research programs, as well as providing medical care to the patients.Hospitalization: The confinement of a patient in a hospital.FiresHospitals, General: Large hospitals with a resident medical staff which provides continuous care to maternity, surgical and medical patients.Health Services: Services for the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health.Time Factors: Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.Hospitals, University: Hospitals maintained by a university for the teaching of medical students, postgraduate training programs, and clinical research.Hospitals, Urban: Hospitals located in metropolitan areas.Mental Disorders: Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.Hospital Costs: The expenses incurred by a hospital in providing care. The hospital costs attributed to a particular patient care episode include the direct costs plus an appropriate proportion of the overhead for administration, personnel, building maintenance, equipment, etc. Hospital costs are one of the factors which determine HOSPITAL CHARGES (the price the hospital sets for its services).Health Services Research: The integration of epidemiologic, sociological, economic, and other analytic sciences in the study of health services. Health services research is usually concerned with relationships between need, demand, supply, use, and outcome of health services. The aim of the research is evaluation, particularly in terms of structure, process, output, and outcome. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)BrazilSpain: Parliamentary democracy located between France on the northeast and Portugual on the west and bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.Questionnaires: Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.Prospective Studies: Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.Family Planning Services: Health care programs or services designed to assist individuals in the planning of family size. Various methods of CONTRACEPTION can be used to control the number and timing of childbirths.Cross-Sectional Studies: Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.Home Care Services: Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.Patient Acceptance of Health Care: The seeking and acceptance by patients of health service.Hospitals, Pediatric: Special hospitals which provide care for ill children.Nursing Staff, Hospital: Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in a hospital.Hospitals, District: Government-controlled hospitals which represent the major health facility for a designated geographic area.Family Practice: A medical specialty concerned with the provision of continuing, comprehensive primary health care for the entire family.Hospital Bed Capacity: The number of beds which a hospital has been designed and constructed to contain. It may also refer to the number of beds set up and staffed for use.Community Health Services: Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive health services provided for individuals in the community.Hospitals, Special: Hospitals which provide care for a single category of illness with facilities and staff directed toward a specific service.Economics, Hospital: Economic aspects related to the management and operation of a hospital.Rural Health Services: Health services, public or private, in rural areas. The services include the promotion of health and the delivery of health care.Hospital Departments: Major administrative divisions of the hospital.Hospitals, Private: A class of hospitals that includes profit or not-for-profit hospitals that are controlled by a legal entity other than a government agency. (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed)Health Services for the Aged: Services for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the aged and the maintenance of health in the elderly.Hospital Planning: Areawide planning for hospitals or planning of a particular hospital unit on the basis of projected consumer need. This does not include hospital design and construction or architectural plans.Length of Stay: The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility.Child Health Services: Organized services to provide health care for children.Maternal Health Services: Organized services to provide health care to expectant and nursing mothers.Financial Management, Hospital: The obtaining and management of funds for hospital needs and responsibility for fiscal affairs.Health Care Surveys: Statistical measures of utilization and other aspects of the provision of health care services including hospitalization and ambulatory care.Quality of Health Care: The levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality.Hospital Charges: The prices a hospital sets for its services. HOSPITAL COSTS (the direct and indirect expenses incurred by the hospital in providing the services) are one factor in the determination of hospital charges. Other factors may include, for example, profits, competition, and the necessity of recouping the costs of uncompensated care.Preventive Health Services: Services designed for HEALTH PROMOTION and prevention of disease.Patient Discharge: The administrative process of discharging the patient, alive or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities.Reproductive Health Services: Health care services related to human REPRODUCTION and diseases of the reproductive system. Services are provided to both sexes and usually by physicians in the medical or the surgical specialties such as REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; ANDROLOGY; GYNECOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; and PERINATOLOGY.Hospital Units: Those areas of the hospital organization not considered departments which provide specialized patient care. They include various hospital special care wards.Outpatient Clinics, Hospital: Organized services in a hospital which provide medical care on an outpatient basis.Equipment and Supplies, Hospital: Any materials used in providing care specifically in the hospital.Community Mental Health Services: Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive mental health services provided for individuals in the community.Delivery of Health Care: The concept concerned with all aspects of providing and distributing health services to a patient population.Surgery Department, Hospital: Hospital department which administers all departmental functions and the provision of surgical diagnostic and therapeutic services.Contract Services: Outside services provided to an institution under a formal financial agreement.Hospital Records: Compilations of data on hospital activities and programs; excludes patient medical records.Transportation of Patients: Conveying ill or injured individuals from one place to another.Urban Health Services: Health services, public or private, in urban areas. The services include the promotion of health and the delivery of health care.Infant, Newborn: An infant during the first month after birth.Libraries, Hospital: Information centers primarily serving the needs of hospital medical staff and sometimes also providing patient education and other services.Library Services: Services offered to the library user. They include reference and circulation.Diagnostic Services: Organized services for the purpose of providing diagnosis to promote and maintain health.Nursing Services: A general concept referring to the organization and administration of nursing activities.LondonPatient Satisfaction: The degree to which the individual regards the health care service or product or the manner in which it is delivered by the provider as useful, effective, or beneficial.Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and overAdolescent Health Services: Organized services to provide health care to adolescents, ages ranging from 13 through 18 years.Health Services Misuse: Excessive, under or unnecessary utilization of health services by patients or physicians.Risk Factors: An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.Outcome Assessment (Health Care): Research aimed at assessing the quality and effectiveness of health care as measured by the attainment of a specified end result or outcome. Measures include parameters such as improved health, lowered morbidity or mortality, and improvement of abnormal states (such as elevated blood pressure).Costs and Cost Analysis: Absolute, comparative, or differential costs pertaining to services, institutions, resources, etc., or the analysis and study of these costs.Disaster Planning: Procedures outlined for the care of casualties and the maintenance of services in disasters.Health Services Administration: The organization and administration of health services dedicated to the delivery of health care.Food Service, Hospital: Hospital department that manages and supervises the dietary program in accordance with the patients' requirements.Ambulatory Care: Health care services provided to patients on an ambulatory basis, rather than by admission to a hospital or other health care facility. The services may be a part of a hospital, augmenting its inpatient services, or may be provided at a free-standing facility.Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (U.S.): A component of the Department of Health and Human Services to oversee and direct the Medicare and Medicaid programs and related Federal medical care quality control staffs. Name was changed effective June 14, 2001.Contraceptives, Postcoital: Contraceptive substances to be used after COITUS. These agents include high doses of estrogenic drugs; progesterone-receptor blockers; ANTIMETABOLITES; ALKALOIDS, and PROSTAGLANDINS.Contraception, Postcoital: Means of postcoital intervention to avoid pregnancy, such as the administration of POSTCOITAL CONTRACEPTIVES to prevent FERTILIZATION of an egg or implantation of a fertilized egg (OVUM IMPLANTATION).Data Collection: Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.Nursing Service, Hospital: The hospital department which is responsible for the organization and administration of nursing activities.Cardiology Service, Hospital: The hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of diagnostic and therapeutic services for the cardiac patient.Attitude of Health Personnel: Attitudes of personnel toward their patients, other professionals, toward the medical care system, etc.Diagnosis-Related Groups: A system for classifying patient care by relating common characteristics such as diagnosis, treatment, and age to an expected consumption of hospital resources and length of stay. Its purpose is to provide a framework for specifying case mix and to reduce hospital costs and reimbursements and it forms the cornerstone of the prospective payment system.Logistic Models: Statistical models which describe the relationship between a qualitative dependent variable (that is, one which can take only certain discrete values, such as the presence or absence of a disease) and an independent variable. A common application is in epidemiology for estimating an individual's risk (probability of a disease) as a function of a given risk factor.Patient Transfer: Interfacility or intrahospital transfer of patients. Intrahospital transfer is usually to obtain a specific kind of care and interfacility transfer is usually for economic reasons as well as for the type of care provided.Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital: Hospital department responsible for the administration and management of services provided for obstetric and gynecologic patients.Health Care Costs: The actual costs of providing services related to the delivery of health care, including the costs of procedures, therapies, and medications. It is differentiated from HEALTH EXPENDITURES, which refers to the amount of money paid for the services, and from fees, which refers to the amount charged, regardless of cost.Patient Readmission: Subsequent admissions of a patient to a hospital or other health care institution for treatment.Catchment Area (Health): A geographic area defined and served by a health program or institution.Primary Health Care: Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)Women's Health Services: Organized services to provide health care to women. It excludes maternal care services for which MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES is available.Laboratories, Hospital: Hospital facilities equipped to carry out investigative procedures.Patient Care Team: Care of patients by a multidisciplinary team usually organized under the leadership of a physician; each member of the team has specific responsibilities and the whole team contributes to the care of the patient.Hospital Information Systems: Integrated, computer-assisted systems designed to store, manipulate, and retrieve information concerned with the administrative and clinical aspects of providing medical services within the hospital.United States Dept. of Health and Human Services: A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with administering those agencies and offices having programs pertaining to health and human services.Quality Assurance, Health Care: Activities and programs intended to assure or improve the quality of care in either a defined medical setting or a program. The concept includes the assessment or evaluation of the quality of care; identification of problems or shortcomings in the delivery of care; designing activities to overcome these deficiencies; and follow-up monitoring to ensure effectiveness of corrective steps.Acute Disease: Disease having a short and relatively severe course.Hospitals, Religious: Private hospitals that are owned or sponsored by religious organizations.Hospitals, Municipal: Hospitals controlled by the city government.American Hospital Association: A professional society in the United States whose membership is composed of hospitals.Socioeconomic Factors: Social and economic factors that characterize the individual or group within the social structure.Inpatients: Persons admitted to health facilities which provide board and room, for the purpose of observation, care, diagnosis or treatment.Pregnancy: The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.Marketing of Health Services: Application of marketing principles and techniques to maximize the use of health care resources.Medicare: Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XVIII-Health Insurance for the Aged, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, that provides health insurance benefits to persons over the age of 65 and others eligible for Social Security benefits. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (MEDICARE PART A) and supplementary medical insurance (MEDICARE PART B). (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed and A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, US House of Representatives, 1976)Follow-Up Studies: Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.Interviews as Topic: Conversations with an individual or individuals held in order to obtain information about their background and other personal biographical data, their attitudes and opinions, etc. It includes school admission or job interviews.Dental Health Services: Services designed to promote, maintain, or restore dental health.Genetic Services: Organized services to provide diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of genetic disorders.Hospital Shared Services: Cooperation among hospitals for the purpose of sharing various departmental services, e.g., pharmacy, laundry, data processing, etc.Cohort Studies: Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified. These groups may or may not be exposed to factors hypothesized to influence the probability of the occurrence of a particular disease or other outcome. Cohorts are defined populations which, as a whole, are followed in an attempt to determine distinguishing subgroup characteristics.Quality Indicators, Health Care: Norms, criteria, standards, and other direct qualitative and quantitative measures used in determining the quality of health care.Health Resources: Available manpower, facilities, revenue, equipment, and supplies to produce requisite health care and services.ScotlandBed Occupancy: A measure of inpatient health facility use based upon the average number or proportion of beds occupied for a given period of time.Cross Infection: Any infection which a patient contracts in a health-care institution.National Health Programs: Components of a national health care system which administer specific services, e.g., national health insurance.Medical Audit: A detailed review and evaluation of selected clinical records by qualified professional personnel for evaluating quality of medical care.Incidence: The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.Needs Assessment: Systematic identification of a population's needs or the assessment of individuals to determine the proper level of services needed.Prevalence: The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.CaliforniaCost-Benefit Analysis: A method of comparing the cost of a program with its expected benefits in dollars (or other currency). The benefit-to-cost ratio is a measure of total return expected per unit of money spent. This analysis generally excludes consideration of factors that are not measured ultimately in economic terms. Cost effectiveness compares alternative ways to achieve a specific set of results.Clinical Competence: The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.Allied Health Personnel: Health care workers specially trained and licensed to assist and support the work of health professionals. Often used synonymously with paramedical personnel, the term generally refers to all health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional.Guideline Adherence: Conformity in fulfilling or following official, recognized, or institutional requirements, guidelines, recommendations, protocols, pathways, or other standards.Canada: The largest country in North America, comprising 10 provinces and three territories. Its capital is Ottawa.

Patterns of local and tourist use of an emergency department. (1/4877)

Illness patterns of local and tourist patients in an emergency department of a medium-sized Ontario city with a single hospital were compared. Frequencies of specific and broad categories of ailments and rates of admission to the hospital were similar in the two groups. However, non-Canadian tourists were admitted to hospital at a much lower rate than Canadian tourists. Rates of visits to the emergency department within certain age categories were remarkably similar, as were rates within the sexes. It is concluded that, in view of the striking similarity in the illness pattern of a group of patients not professionally referred to the hospital and that of local patients, who have potential contact with a more extensive medical network, public attitudes, rather than availability of health professionals, determine the pattern of illness observed in an emergency department.  (+info)

Asthma visits to emergency rooms and soybean unloading in the harbors of Valencia and A Coruna, Spain. (2/4877)

Soybean unloading in the harbor of Barcelona, Spain, has been associated with large increases in the numbers of asthma patients treated in emergency departments between 1981 and 1987. In this study, the association between asthma and soybean unloading in two other Spanish cities, Valencia and A Coruna, was assessed. Asthma admissions were retrospectively identified for the period 1993-1995, and harbor activities were investigated in each location. Two approaches were used to assess the association between asthma and soybean unloading: One used unusual asthma days (days with an unusually high number of emergency room asthma visits) as an effect measure, and the other estimated the relative increase in the daily number of emergency room visits by autoregressive Poisson regression, adjusted for meteorologic variables, seasonality, and influenza incidence. No association between unusual asthma days and soya unloading was observed in either Valencia or A Coruna, except for one particular dock in Valencia. When the association between unloaded products and the daily number of emergency asthma visits was studied, a statistically significant association was observed for unloading of soya husk (relative risk = 1.50, 95% confidence interval 1.16-1.94) and soybeans (relative risk = 1.31, 95% confidence interval 1.08-1.59) in A Coruna. In Valencia, a statistical association was found only for the unloading of soybeans at two particular docks. Although these findings support the notion that asthma outbreaks are not a common hidden condition in most harbors where soybeans are unloaded, the weak associations reported are likely to be causal. Therefore, appropriate control measures should be implemented to avoid soybean dust emissions, particularly in harbors with populations living in the vicinity.  (+info)

Short-term associations between outdoor air pollution and visits to accident and emergency departments in London for respiratory complaints. (3/4877)

Many epidemiological studies have shown positive short-term associations between health and current levels of outdoor air pollution. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between air pollution and the number of visits to accident and emergency (A&E) departments in London for respiratory complaints. A&E visits include the less severe cases of acute respiratory disease and are unrestricted by bed availability. Daily counts of visits to 12 London A&E departments for asthma, other respiratory complaints, and both combined for a number of age groups were constructed from manual registers of visits for the period 1992-1994. A Poisson regression allowing for seasonal patterns, meteorological conditions and influenza epidemics was used to assess the associations between the number of visits and six pollutants: nitrogen dioxide, ozone, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and particles measured as black smoke (BS) and particles with a median aerodynamic diameter of <10 microm (PM10). After making an allowance for the multiplicity of tests, there remained strong associations between visits for all respiratory complaints and increases in SO2: a 2.8% (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.7-4.9) increase in the number of visits for a 18 microg x (-3) increase (10th-90th percentile range) and a 3.0% (95% CI 0.8-5.2) increase for a 31 microg x m(-3) increase in PM10. There were also significant associations between visits for asthma and SO2, NO2 and PM10. No significant associations between O3 and any of the respiratory complaints investigated were found. Because of the strong correlation between pollutants, it was difficult to identify a single pollutant responsible for the associations found in the analyses. This study suggests that the levels of air pollution currently experienced in London are linked to short-term increases in the number of people visiting accident and emergency departments with respiratory complaints.  (+info)

Drug problems dealt with by 62 London casualty departments. A preliminary report. (4/4877)

A study of the whole spectrum of drug incidents dealt with in one month by 62 casualty departments in the Greater London area was carried out in the summer of 1975. Apart from demonstrating the large number of such incidents, this preliminary report presents an analysis of the drugs responsible for these episodes, basic demographic characteristics of the drug users, and an estimate of the contribution of drug dependence.  (+info)

Audit of thrombolysis initiated in an accident and emergency department. (5/4877)

Early thrombolytic therapy after acute myocardial infarction is important in reducing mortality. To evaluate a system for reducing in-hospital delays to thrombolysis pain to needle and door to needle times to thrombolysis were audited in a major accident and emergency (A and E) department of a district general hospital and its coronary care unit (CCU), situated about 5 km away. Baseline performance over six months was assessed retrospectively from notes of 43 consecutive patients (group 1) transferred to the CCU before receiving thrombolysis. Subsequently, selected patients (23) were allowed to receive thrombolysis in the A and E department before transfer to the CCU. The agent was administered by medical staff in the department after receiving oral confirmation of myocardial infarction from the admitting medical officer in the CCU on receipt of fax transmission of the electrocardiogram. A second prospective audit during six months from the start of the new procedure established time intervals in 23 patients eligible to receive thrombolysis in the A and E department (group 2b) and 30 ineligible patients who received thrombolysis in the CCU (group 2a). The groups did not differ significantly in case mix, pre-hospital delay, or transfer time to the CCU. In group 2b door to needle time and pain to needle time were reduced significantly (geometric mean 38 min v 121 min (group 2a) and 128 min (group 1); 141 min v 237 min (group 2a) and 242 min (group 1) respectively, both p < 0.0001). The incidence of adverse effects was not significantly different. Nine deaths occurred (six in group 1, three in group 2b), an in-hospital mortality of 9.9%. Thrombolysis can be safely instituted in the A and E department in selected patients, significantly reducing delay to treatment.  (+info)

Use of an east end children's accident and emergency department for infants: a failure of primary health care? (6/4877)

OBJECTIVE: To ascertain why parents use an accident and emergency department for health care for their infants. DESIGN: Prospective one month study. SETTING: One accident and emergency department of a children's hospital in the east end of London. SUBJECTS: Parents of 159 infants aged < 9 months attending as self referrals (excluding infants attending previously or inpatients within one month, parents advised by the hospital to attend if concerned about their child's health, infants born abroad and arrived in Britain within the previous month). MAIN MEASURES: Details of birth, postnatal hospital stay, contact with health professionals, perceptions of roles of community midwife and health visitor, and current attendance obtained from a semistructured questionnaire administered in the department by a research health visitor; diagnosis, discharge, and follow up. RESULTS: 152(96%) parents were interviewed, 43(28%) of whom were single parent and 68(45%) first time mothers. Presenting symptoms included diarrhoea or vomiting, or both (34, 22%), crying (21, 14%), and feeding difficulties (10, 7%). Respiratory or gastrointestinal infection was diagnosed in 70(46%) infants. Only 17(11%) infants were admitted; hospital follow up was arranged for 27(20%) infants not admitted. Most (141, 94%) parents were registered with a general practitioner; 146(27%) had contact with the community midwife and 135(89%) the health visitor. CONCLUSION: Most attendances were for problems more appropriately dealt with by primary care professionals owing to patients' perceptions of hospital and primary health care services. IMPLICATIONS: Closer cooperation within the health service is needed to provide a service responsive to the real needs of patients.  (+info)

Effect of guidelines on management of head injury on record keeping and decision making in accident and emergency departments. (7/4877)

OBJECTIVE: To compare record keeping and decision making in accident and emergency departments before and after distribution of guidelines on head injury management as indices of implementation. DESIGN: Before (1987) and after (1990) study of accident and emergency medical records. SETTING: Two accident and emergency departments in England. PATIENTS: 1144 adult patients with head injury in department 1 (533 in 1987, 613 in 1990) and 734 in department 2 (370, 364 respectively). MAIN MEASURES: Recording of relevant symptoms and signs as determined in the guidelines; presence of, indications for, and rates and appropriateness of skull x ray examination and admission. RESULTS: The median number of guidelines variables recorded for all study periods ranged from 7 to 9 out of a possible maximum of 27. For key decision making variables the presence or absence of penetrating injury was least likely to be recorded (< or = 1%) and that of loss of consciousness most likely (> or = 75%). Altogether, the proportion of patients receiving skull x ray examination or admitted varied from 25%-60% and 7%-23% respectively; overall, 69% (1280/1856) and 64% (1177/1851) of patients were managed appropriately. However, no consistent change occurred in the departments between the study periods. For instance, in department 1 the proportion of appropriate x ray examinations rose significantly after distribution of the guidelines (from 61% (202/330) to 73% (305/417)) and appropriate decisions on whether to x ray or not also rose (from 65% (340/522) to 72% (435/608)). There was no significant change in department 2, although the proportion of appropriate admissions fell (from 33% (55/166) to 15% (19/130)). CONCLUSIONS: Recording practice and decision making were variable and had not consistently improved after dissemination of the guidelines. Strategies are required to ensure effective implementation of guidelines.  (+info)

Ethnicity, nationality and health care accessibility in Kuwait: a study of hospital emergency room users. (8/4877)

In mid-1994, non-Kuwaiti expatriates constituted 61.7% of the total population of Kuwait (1.75 million). Despite this numerical majority, non-Kuwaitis exist as a social minority. Non-Kuwaitis may be grouped into three broad categories along ethnic/nationality lines into Bidoon (without nationality), Arabs, and Asians. The objective of this paper was to compare the relative accessibility of the various groups to health care services in Kuwait. The study is based on data collected as part of a survey of 2184 Emergency Room (ER) users in January-February 1993. All patients attending the hospital ERs between 7:30 am and 9:00 pm were interviewed about their reasons for coming to the ER instead of going to the primary health care (PHC) centres, as required. The major reason given was low accessibility of the PHCs. Compared to Kuwaiti nationals, 92% of whom were registered at the PHC centres, only 62% of the Arabs and 39% of the Asians were registered. Multiple logistic regression of the factors in registration indicated that nationality was the most important reason for lack of registration, with Asians only about one-quarter as likely to be registered as Kuwaitis. Also, people who had been in Kuwait for shorter durations (< 5 years) were less likely to be registered than the Kuwaiti nationals or expatriates who had been here for 10 years or longer. In the absence of registration at the PHC centre, the civil identification card (ID) may be used as a valid means to enter the health system. Among the Arabs and Asians, 22% and 29% did not have a civil ID card. Thus, for many expatriates, the hospital ER, which does not provide the necessary follow-up care is often the only source of health care available.  (+info)

A group lifestyle intervention program reduced emergency department presentations for people with metabolic syndrome: a...A group lifestyle intervention program reduced emergency department presentations for people with metabolic syndrome: a...
Participants who attended the lifestyle intervention program had significantly fewer emergency department presentations [Risk Ratio (RR) 0.31, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.11 to 0.83] and potentially avoidable emergency department presentations (RR 0.06, 95%CI .004 to .097) over the follow-up period. There were no differences between the groups in hospital admissions and there were insufficient data to determine changes in metabolic parameters. Lifestyle group participants increased their exercise capacity [6-minute walk test mean difference (MD) 41m, 95%CI 20 to 62] and had a mild decrease in weight (MD -0.8kg, 95%CI -1.5 to -0.2) and waist circumference (MD -1.3cm, 95%CI -2.1 to -0.6) after 8 weeks.. Significance of findings to allied health ...
Hospital emergency department utilisation rates among the immigrant population in Barcelona, Spain | BMC Health Services...Hospital emergency department utilisation rates among the immigrant population in Barcelona, Spain | BMC Health Services...
The emergency department utilisation rate among foreign-born residents, once adjusted by age and sex, was 38% lower than that among Spanish-born residents. Moreover, across all age groups, the crude utilisation rates were lower in foreign-born than in Spanish-born residents. This result is consistent with previous reports of healthcare utilisation by the immigrant population and was probably due to the healthy immigrant effect [16, 25], according to which recently arrived immigrants have better health status than native-born residents because of a previous "natural selection procedure" in each country of origin. This fact has also been proven in our country: the percentages of good and excellent self-perceived health were higher, and chronic morbidity was 40% less frequent among economic immigrants than among the rest of the population living in the city of Madrid, after adjusting for age, sex and educational level [26]. To our knowledge, the only study that has analysed utilisation rates by ...
Hospital emergency department utilisation rates among the immigrant population in Barcelona, Spain | BMC Health Services...Hospital emergency department utilisation rates among the immigrant population in Barcelona, Spain | BMC Health Services...
The emergency department utilisation rate among foreign-born residents, once adjusted by age and sex, was 38% lower than that among Spanish-born residents. Moreover, across all age groups, the crude utilisation rates were lower in foreign-born than in Spanish-born residents. This result is consistent with previous reports of healthcare utilisation by the immigrant population and was probably due to the healthy immigrant effect [16, 25], according to which recently arrived immigrants have better health status than native-born residents because of a previous "natural selection procedure" in each country of origin. This fact has also been proven in our country: the percentages of good and excellent self-perceived health were higher, and chronic morbidity was 40% less frequent among economic immigrants than among the rest of the population living in the city of Madrid, after adjusting for age, sex and educational level [26]. To our knowledge, the only study that has analysed utilisation rates by ...
Acute heart failure syndromes: Emergency department presentation, treatment, and disposition: Current approaches and future...Acute heart failure syndromes: Emergency department presentation, treatment, and disposition: Current approaches and future...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Acute heart failure syndromes. T2 - Emergency department presentation, treatment, and disposition: Current approaches and future aims: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. AU - Weintraub, Neal L.. AU - Collins, Sean P.. AU - Pang, Peter S.. AU - Levy, Phillip D.. AU - Anderson, Allen S.. AU - Arslanian-Engoren, Cynthia. AU - Gibler, W. Brian. AU - McCord, James K.. AU - Parshall, Mark B.. AU - Francis, Gary S.. AU - Gheorghiade, Mihai. PY - 2010/11/9. Y1 - 2010/11/9. KW - AHA Scientific Statements. KW - acute care. KW - diagnosis. KW - emergency medicine. KW - heart failure. KW - outcomes. KW - prognosis. KW - treatment. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78649322294&partnerID=8YFLogxK. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=78649322294&partnerID=8YFLogxK. U2 - 10.1161/CIR.0b013e3181f9a223. DO - 10.1161/CIR.0b013e3181f9a223. M3 - Review article. C2 - 20937981. AN - SCOPUS:78649322294. VL - 122. SP - 1975. EP - 1996. JO - ...
Emergency department care 2016-17: Australian hospital statistics | APOEmergency department care 2016-17: Australian hospital statistics | APO
Emergency departments are a critical component of Australias health care system. Many of Australias public hospitals have purpose-built emergency departments, staffed 24 hours a day, providing care for patients who require urgent medical attention. In 2016-17: •there were about 7.8 million presentations to Australian public hospital emergency departments, an average of more than 21,000 per day •patients aged 4 and under (who make up less than 7% of the population) accounted for about 11% of all emergency department presentations •patients aged 65 and over (who make up about 15% of the population) accounted for more than 21% of emergency department presentations •about one-quarter (or almost 2 million) of emergency department presentations had a principal diagnosis in the ICD-10-AM chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes •the two most common individual principal diagnoses reported were Abdominal and pelvic pain (4.3%), and Pain in the throat and ...
The impact of primary care on emergency department presentation and hospital admission with pneumonia: a case-control study of...The impact of primary care on emergency department presentation and hospital admission with pneumonia: a case-control study of...
BACKGROUND: In children, community-acquired pneumonia is a frequent cause of emergency department (ED) presentation and hospital admission. Quality primary care may prevent some of these hospital visits. AIMS: The aim of this study was to identify primary care factors associated with ED presentation and hospital admission of preschool-aged children with community-acquired pneumonia. METHODS: A case-control study was conducted by enrolling three groups: children presenting to the ED with pneumonia and admitted (n = 326), or discharged home (n = 179), and well-neighbourhood controls (n = 351). Interviews with parents and primary care staff were conducted and health record review was performed. The association of primary care factors with ED presentation and hospital admission, controlling for available confounding factors, was determined using logistic regression. RESULTS: Children were more likely to present to the ED with pneumonia if they did not have a usual general practitioner (GP) (odds ratio (OR)
ASTS Learning: Product Catalog :: American Society of Transplant SurgeonsASTS Learning: Product Catalog :: American Society of Transplant Surgeons
Practice Gap. Optimal care of kidney transplantation recipients requires a coordinated treatment and management approach to guide transitions of care from the inpatient to outpatient care setting; emergency department visits can represent fragmentation in this coordination of care. A more definitive understanding of the trends and causes of ED utilization among a national population of kidney recipients is necessary to identify potentially modifiable factors and to identify opportunities to improve quality of care and lower resource utilization. This activity will develop transplant providers understanding of the emergency department utilization, hospital admission, and outpatient nephrology visits, and to determine the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with emergency department services following kidney transplantation.. Learner Objectives. 1. Assess the epidemiologic burden of emergency department utilization among kidney ...
Is greater continuity of care associated with less emergency department utilization ? | Base documentaire | BDSPIs greater continuity of care associated with less emergency department utilization ? | Base documentaire | BDSP
Background. The benefits of continuity of care COC have not been firmly established for pediatric patients. Objective. To assess whether greater COC is associated with lower emergency department ED utilization. Setting. Outpatient teaching clinic at Children s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Patients. All 785 Medicaid managed...
Pediatric emergency department utilisation during Ramadan: a retrospective cross-sectional study | Archives of Disease in...Pediatric emergency department utilisation during Ramadan: a retrospective cross-sectional study | Archives of Disease in...
Results We included 5711 patients with mean age of 6.1±5.3 years and 55.4% males. The number of daily visits was 28.3±6.5 during Ramadan versus 31.5±7.3 during non-Ramadan (p=0.004). The peak time of visits ranged from 18:00 to 22:00 during non-Ramadan versus from 22:00 to 02:00 during Ramadan. During Ramadan, there were significantly more gastrointestinal (GI) and trauma-related complaints (39.0% vs 35.4%, p=0.01 and 2.9% vs 1.8%, p=0.005). The Ramadan group had faster work efficiency measures such as times to order tests (21.1±21.3 vs 24.3±28.1 min, p,0.0001) and to collect samples (50.7±44.5 vs 54.8±42.6 min, p=0.03). ...
Ceremony for adult emergency department marks milestone for UChicago Medicine | UChicago NewsCeremony for adult emergency department marks milestone for UChicago Medicine | UChicago News
The University of Chicago Medicine celebrated the completion of what will be the citys newest and most advanced adult emergency department when the $39 million facility opens to patients in late December. More than 150 people, including public officials, community representatives and faith leaders, were on hand for the Dec. 5 celebration, which included a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community tours of the new state-of-the-art emergency department.
EMF » Propofol on trial for headaches in the Emergency Department settingEMF » Propofol on trial for headaches in the Emergency Department setting
Headache is a common and frequently disabling clinical disorder that accounts for nearly 2% of all emergency department presentations. Often patients are experiencing a headache that is not responding to commonly available medications. However, there is no good evidence to support which available hospital medications consistently offer effective pain relief to individuals with these types of refractory headache. Understandably this is a challenging scenario in the emergency department setting for both the patient and physician that often leads to inadequate or unsatisfactory symptom relief.. In a few small trials, there has been promising evidence that the medication propofol is potentially an effective, safe and quick treatment alternative for stubborn headaches. It is important to note that propofol is not a new medication and is routinely used on a daily basis throughout hospitals for both general anaesthesia and procedural sedation.. It is the intention of this research project to ...
The impact of screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment on emergency department patients alcohol useThe impact of screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment on emergency department patients' alcohol use
Drug and Alcohol Findings Effectiveness Bank analysis titled: The impact of screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment on emergency department patients
Potential impact of co-payment at point of care to influence emergency department utilization [PeerJ]Potential impact of co-payment at point of care to influence emergency department utilization [PeerJ]
Background. Many proponents for healthcare reform suggest increased cost-sharing by patients as a method to reduce overall expenditures. Prior studies on the effects of co-payments for ED visits have generally not been directed toward understanding patient attitudes/behavior at point of care.Objectives. We conducted a survey at point of care to test our hypothesis that a significant number of patients with urgent chief complaints might have avoided the ED if asked to provide a co-payment.Methods. Cross-sectional study design. Stable, oriented, consenting patients at an inner-city, academic ED were consecutively enrolled at hours in which trained research associates were available to assist with data collection. Enrolled patients completed a written survey providing demographic/chief complaint information, and then were asked whether 13 interval amounts of co-payment ranging from 0 to |500 would have impacted their decision to visit the ED. Categorical data are presented as frequency of occurrence and
Volume of emergency department admissions for sepsis is related to inpatient mortality: Results of a nationwide cross-sectional...Volume of emergency department admissions for sepsis is related to inpatient mortality: Results of a nationwide cross-sectional...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Volume of emergency department admissions for sepsis is related to inpatient mortality. T2 - Results of a nationwide cross-sectional analysis. AU - Powell, Emilie S.. AU - Khare, Rahul K.. AU - Courtney, D. Mark. AU - Feinglass, Joe. PY - 2010/11. Y1 - 2010/11. N2 - Objectives: Emergency department resuscitation plays a significant role in sepsis care, and it is unknown if patient outcomes vary by institution based on the level of sepsis experience of the emergency department. This study examines whether there is an association between the annual volume of patients admitted via the emergency department with sepsis and inpatient mortality. Design: Cross-sectional analysis of the 2007 Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Setting AND Patients: We included 87,166 adult emergency department sepsis admissions from 551 hospitals. MEASUREMENTS: Hospitals were categorized into quartiles by 2007 emergency department sepsis volume. Univariate associations of patient characteristics, hospital ...
Candidates for Thrombolysis among Emergency Room Patients with Acute Chest PainPotential True- and False-Positive Rates |...Candidates for Thrombolysis among Emergency Room Patients with Acute Chest PainPotential True- and False-Positive Rates |...
Study Objective: To assess the potential clinical impact of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction by determining true-positive and false-positive rates of criteria for eligibility among emergency room patients with acute chest pain.. Design: Prospective multicenter cohort study.. Setting: Emergency rooms of three university and four community hospitals.. Patients: Emergency room patients (7734) with acute chest pain.. Measurements and Main Results: Only 261 (23%) of 1118 patients with acute myocardial infarctions were 75 years of age or younger, presented within 4 hours of the onset of pain, and had emergency room electrocardiograms showing probable acute myocardial infarction; 60 (0.9%) of the 6616 patients without infarction also met these criteria (positive predictive value, 261/321 = 81%; CI, 77% to 86%). The positive predictive value could increase to about 88% (CI, 82% to 93%) if eligibility were based on the official hospital electrocardiogram reading.. Conclusions: Because ...
RGS9 | Identification of genotype-correlated sensitivity to selective kinase inhibitorsRGS9 | Identification of genotype-correlated sensitivity to selective kinase inhibitors
Background Recent health service policies in the UK have focused on improving primary care access in order to reduce the use of costly emergency department services, even though the relationship between the two is based on weak or little evidence. domains: GP access characteristics, population characteristics, and health status aggregated to the level of the GP practice. Multiple linear regression was used to Ganetespib ascertain which variables account for the variation in emergency department attendance experienced by patients registered to each GP practice. Results None of the GP access variables accounted for the variation in emergency department attendance. The only variable that explained this variance was the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). For every unit increase in IMD score of the GP practice, there would be an increase of 6.13 (95% CI = 4.56, 7.70) per 1000 patients per year in emergency department attendances. This accounted for 47.9% of the variance in emergency department ...
Substance Use Among Violently Injured Youth in an Urban Emergency Department: Services and Outcomes in Flint, Michigan, 2009...Substance Use Among Violently Injured Youth in an Urban Emergency Department: Services and Outcomes in Flint, Michigan, 2009...
Study Purpose: Substance Use Among Violently Injured Youth in an Urban Emergency Department was an investigation into the natural course of service needs, use, and trajectories among high-risk youth with drug use who present to an inner-city Emergency Department with multiple risk behaviors (with and without acute violent injury). By over-sampling of a violently injured group, the study was able to obtain a sufficient sample size that has been lacking in prior work limiting conclusions and intervention development. The specific aims of the study included:. Specific Aim 1: To describe multiple risk behaviors of youth/young adults (ages 14-24) who report illicit drug use and who present to an urban Emergency Department for an acute violent injury (e.g., laceration, gun shot wound), compared to youth with drug use who seek non-violence related Emergency Department care (for unintentional injury and illness, e.g., motor vehicle crash, abdominal pain). Specific Aim 2: To identify the trajectories of ...
Coordinated Care May Address Emergency Department Use by Adults With DisabilitiesCoordinated Care May Address Emergency Department Use by Adults With Disabilities
Working-age adults with disabilities account for a disproportionately high amount of annual emergency department visits, reports a comparison study from National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers.. The NIH study analyzed pooled data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Researchers found access to regular medical care, health profile complexity, and disability status contributed to people with disabilities use of the emergency department.. Despite representing 17% of the working age US population, the study found that adults with disabilities accounted for 39.2% of total emergency department visits. Those with a severely limiting disability visited an urgent care department more often than their peers and were more likely to visit the emergency department more than 4 times per year.. Emergency visits also were associated with poor access to primary medical care, which was more prevalent among adults with disabilities.. "We want to understand what takes people to the emergency ...
Coordinated Care May Address Emergency Department Use by Adults With DisabilitiesCoordinated Care May Address Emergency Department Use by Adults With Disabilities
Working-age adults with disabilities account for a disproportionately high amount of annual emergency department visits, reports a comparison study from National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers.. The NIH study analyzed pooled data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Researchers found access to regular medical care, health profile complexity, and disability status contributed to people with disabilities use of the emergency department.. Despite representing 17% of the working age US population, the study found that adults with disabilities accounted for 39.2% of total emergency department visits. Those with a severely limiting disability visited an urgent care department more often than their peers and were more likely to visit the emergency department more than 4 times per year.. Emergency visits also were associated with poor access to primary medical care, which was more prevalent among adults with disabilities.. "We want to understand what takes people to the emergency ...
Improving Emergency Department Information Flow in the Pacific Northwest | David Raths | Healthcare BlogsImproving Emergency Department Information Flow in the Pacific Northwest | David Raths | Healthcare Blogs
One of the promises of health information exchange is better communication between hospitals and community healthcare providers about patients, including efforts to reduce emergency department utilization rates and ensure people are receiving care in the most appropriate setting.. To improve their information flow, hospitals in Washington state have turned to a solution called the Emergency Department Information Exchange (EDIE), a software tool for proactively notifying EDs when high-utilization or special needs patients register. The information includes those patients prior ED visit history, primary care provider information, and associated care plans.. The Washington State Health Care Authority reports that use of EDIE by hospital EDs has helped save the state a projected $31 million annually. The HCA also reports a 23 percent visit reduction in unnecessary ED visits by Medicaid patients with more than 5 visits in 12 months. Based on this early success in Washington, the Oregon Health ...
Hospital Emergency Department Use, Importance Rises in U.S. Health Care System | RANDHospital Emergency Department Use, Importance Rises in U.S. Health Care System | RAND
Hospital emergency departments play a growing role in the U.S. health care system, accounting for a rising proportion of hospital admissions and serving increasingly as an advanced diagnostic center for primary care physicians.
Swiss Medical Weekly - Characteristics of emergency department presentations requiring consultation of the national Poisons...Swiss Medical Weekly - Characteristics of emergency department presentations requiring consultation of the national Poisons...
According to data from European hospitals, about 1% of all emergency department (ED) admissions are related to poisoning. Poison information centres (PICs) can provide valuable support to ED personnel and help to optimise patient management in such cases.
Systematic review of trends in emergency department attendances: an Australian perspective. - UHB RepositorySystematic review of trends in emergency department attendances: an Australian perspective. - UHB Repository
Emergency departments (EDs) in many developed countries are experiencing increasing pressure due to rising numbers of patient presentations and emergency admissions. Reported increases range up to 7% annually. Together with limited inpatient bed capacity, this contributes to prolonged lengths of stay in the ED; disrupting timely access to urgent care, posing a threat to patient safety. The aim of this review is to summarise the findings of studies that have investigated the extent of and the reasons for increasing emergency presentations. To do this, a systematic review and synthesis of published and unpublished reports describing trends and underlying drivers associated with the increase in ED presentations in developed countries was conducted. Most published studies provided evidence of increasing ED attendances within developed countries. A series of inter-related factors have been proposed to explain the increase in emergency demand. These include changes in demography and in the ...
Impact of e-scooter injuries on Emergency Department imagingImpact of e-scooter injuries on Emergency Department imaging
Abstract Introduction: Since the introduction of a shared e-scooter service to Auckland in October there have been multiple media reports of associated injuries, but no quantitation of the number or severity of these injuries, or the impact on hospital emergency department services in Auckland. Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review on all patients referred to Auckland hospital ED radiology with the indication containing e-scooter between 15 August 2018 and 15 December 2018. All requests were screened to ensure that the injury was caused by an e-scooter. Recorded data included patient demographics, type of imaging utilised, injury type, and whether admission or surgery was required. Results: Sixty-four patients met the inclusion criteria, only one of these was prior to introduction of shared e-scooters on 15 October 2018. Of these, there were 27 limb fractures, 3 dislocations, a fractured spine, 12 patients with concussion, 1 extra-dural bleed, 9 facial/skull fractures and multiple ...
Grand View Hospital First in Pennsylvania to Receive Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation - Grand View HealthGrand View Hospital First in Pennsylvania to Receive Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation - Grand View Health
The Emergency Department at Grand View Hospital is the first in Pennsylvania to achieve accreditation as a Geriatric Emergency Department from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). The accreditation recognizes the additional level of resources, education and multidisciplinary care initiatives implemented by Grand View to manage the treatment and well-being of geriatric patients when visiting the Emergency Department and their transition when they are discharged from the hospital. Less than 65 hospitals in the country have been recognized with this accreditation.. "We recognize that our elderly patients have different needs and challenges. They tend to visit emergency departments at a higher rate and often face more social and physical obstacles than others in the general community," says Michael Prasto, MD, Medical Director, Emergency Department at Grand View. "At Grand View, we are particularly focused on what happens when a senior leaves our hospital," explains Kathleen Slagel, ...
Procedural Sedation Using Propofol Versus Midazolam/Ketamine in the Adult Emergency Department - Full Text View -...Procedural Sedation Using Propofol Versus Midazolam/Ketamine in the Adult Emergency Department - Full Text View -...
The use of procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) to accomplish painful procedures in the emergency department (ED) has become a standard of practice over the last decade. Substantial variance exists regarding usage of medication for PSA, and many anesthetic agents have been proposed for this use.. To our knowledge no head to head study compared the clinical effectiveness, safety profile and amnestic properties of midazolam/ketamine vs. propofol regimens for PSA in the adult ED setting.. This prospective randomized trail can will help to evaluate the effectiveness and safety profile of Midazolam/katamine regimen for ED PSA in adults and will contribute to the discussion regarding propofol roll in the ED. ...
Emergency Services Sugar Land and Missouri City, Texas (TX) - Sugar Land HospitalEmergency Services Sugar Land and Missouri City, Texas (TX) - Sugar Land Hospital
The CHI St. Lukes Health-Sugar Land Hospitals emergency department offers comprehensive emergency services for all types of injuries or illnesses, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Emergency Department is staffed by emergency physicians and nurses.. Our Sugar Land emergency room offers exceptional emergency care for both children and adults. As part of the CHI St. Lukes Health-Sugar Land Hospital, emergency room patients have access to specialty physicians, and state of the art imaging and technology, as well as seamless admission to the hospital when necessary.. If you feel you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 9-1-1. You may request that the ambulance take you to a CHI St. Lukes Health-Sugar Land Hospitals emergency room.. CHI St. Lukes Health-Sugar Land Hospital. Emergency Department. 1317 Lake Pointe Parkway. Sugar Land, TX 77478. Phone: (281) 637-7000. ...
America in 31 Ongoing National EmergenciesAmerica in 31 Ongoing National Emergencies
Heres a fun one courtesy of George W. Bush. He declared a national emergency "With Respect to Export Control Regulations." This renewed presidential power to control exports during a national emergency after the Export Administration Act of 1979 lapsed. So, in essence, Bush declared an emergency so that he could control exports in the event of an emergency.. And it shouldnt escape you that there is ALWAYS some kind of emergency. (Or 31. Or 32, depending on how you count Trumps emergency.). Of course, were still under the state of emergency that was declared after 9-11.. Bush was pretty fond of national emergencies. So was Obama. Between them, the declared 21 that remain in effect today. Most of them involve economic sanctions. They read like this one - courtesy of Barack Obama.. "A National Emergency With Respect to Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine." This was in response to the Russian invasion of Crimea.. Basically, this is a workaround Congress. ...
Reasons and outcomes for patients receiving ICS/LABA agents prior to, and one month after, emergency department presentations...Reasons and outcomes for patients receiving ICS/LABA agents prior to, and one month after, emergency department presentations...
CONCLUSION: One-third of patients presenting to the ED with acute asthma were already receiving ICS/LABA agents; this treatment was independently associated with preventive measures. While ICS/LABA management improves control of chronic asthma, patients using these agents who develop acute asthma reflect higher severity and increased risk of future relapse. PMID: 30311821 [PubMed - as supplied...
Emergency Department at Jefferson - Jefferson University HospitalsEmergency Department at Jefferson - Jefferson University Hospitals
The Emergency Department at Jefferson provides patients with access to excellent emergency care, whether for cuts and sprains or more serious injuries or illnesses, as well as the benefits of 24-hour, seven-days-a-week care.
Emergency Department at Medway Maritime Hospital Set for 18m RedevelopmentEmergency Department at Medway Maritime Hospital Set for 18m Redevelopment
Integrated Health Projects (a joint venture betweenVINCI Construction UK and Sir Robert McAlpine) has been awarded an 18 million contract to redevelop the Emergency Department at Medway Maritime Hospital including the construction of a new Children s department, Minors area and Majors waiting area ...
Emergency Department at St. Joseph Campus to Close in Preparation for COVID-19 Hospital - Catholic Health TodayEmergency Department at St. Joseph Campus to Close in Preparation for COVID-19 Hospital - Catholic Health Today
Tthe Emergency Department at Sisters of Charity Hospital, St. Joseph Campus at 2605 Harlem Road in Cheektowaga on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 7 PM.
Asthma Patient Education in the Emergency Room - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.govAsthma Patient Education in the Emergency Room - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
BACKGROUND:. Many urban asthma emergency room patients lack effective self-management. Most current training programs are administered in outpatient settings and have low attendance rates for emergency room patients. There is a great need to develop effective programs that can be easily administered in the emergency room for patients who, in many cases, are not present in other settings to receive education. This proposal builds on preliminary studies and is tailored to provide emergency room patients with basic education during a teachable moment when they may be most receptive to asthma information.. DESIGN NARRATIVE:. Patients will be recruited from two New York City urban emergency rooms or inpatient settings and randomized to the intervention or control groups. Intervention patients will receive a protocol focusing on asthma self-management, education, self-efficacy, and social support, with telephone reinforcement for 8 weeks. Control patients will receive standard emergency room ...
Impact of an Expeditor on Emergency Department Patient Throughput - The Western Journal of Emergency MedicineImpact of an Expeditor on Emergency Department Patient Throughput - The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Contrary to the media portrayal of the emergency department (ED), patients commonly experience lulls in their treatment during the course of an ED visit. These are known as "non-value added steps" since they add little to the care that the patient receives.1 For example, after a patient is triaged, the patient often waits to be brought back to a room. After the initial assessment, the patient may wait during the diagnostic testing and treatment phases. Finally, when the physician reviews the information and makes a disposition decision, the patient may wait to either be discharged or admitted. It is during these down times when the attention to patient care wanes and delays are experienced.. Anticipating these delays can result in a smoother, more efficient operations model. In a restaurant, the maître d controls the flow of patrons. Their role is to ensure that guests who arrive are seated as quickly as possible, that their needs are met, and that the table is turned over rapidly and ...
Emergency Department use of Apneic Oxygenation Versus Usual Care During Rapid Sequence Intubation: A Randomized Controlled...Emergency Department use of Apneic Oxygenation Versus Usual Care During Rapid Sequence Intubation: A Randomized Controlled...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Emergency Department use of Apneic Oxygenation Versus Usual Care During Rapid Sequence Intubation. T2 - A Randomized Controlled Trial (The ENDAO Trial). AU - Caputo, Nicholas. AU - Azan, Ben. AU - Domingues, Rui. AU - Donner, Lee. AU - Fenig, Mark. AU - Fields, Douglas. AU - Fraser, Robert. AU - Hosford, Karlene. AU - Iuorio, Richard. AU - Kanter, Marc. AU - Mccarty, Moira. AU - Parry, Thomas. AU - Raja, Andaleeb. AU - Ryan, Mary. AU - Williams, Blaine. AU - Sharma, Hemlata. AU - Singer, Daniel. AU - Shields, Chris. AU - Scott, Sandra. AU - West, Jason R.. PY - 2017. Y1 - 2017. N2 - Objectives: Desaturation leading to hypoxemia may occur during rapid sequence intubation (RSI). Apneic oxygenation (AO) was developed to prevent the occurrence of oxygen desaturation during the apnea period. The purpose of this study was to determine if the application of AO increases the average lowest oxygen saturation during RSI when compared to usual care (UC) in the emergency setting. Methods: A ...
Guideline: procedural sedation in the emergency centreGuideline: procedural sedation in the emergency centre
Introduction A proportion of patients presenting to emergency centres need to undergo procedures that can be unpleasant and painful. The provision of safe and effective analgesia and procedural sedation is a critical aspect of the provision of care in an emergency centre. Given the nature of an emergency centre, which is often overwhelming and noisy and appears chaotic to patients, the entire clinical experience for the patient and ultimately outcome can be improved if appropriate and effective procedural sedation is provided. The Emergency Medicine Society of South Africa (EMSSA) recognised the lack of uniformity on this topic1 and set up an expert panel responsible for the drafting of this practice guideline. This document is intended as a guide for emergency medicine specialists and all medical practitioners involved in the provision of emergency procedural sedation in emergency centres in South Africa. Procedural sedation definition Procedural sedation refers to a technique of administering ...
Management of Patients with Predicted Difficult Airways in an Academic Emergency Department<...Management of Patients with Predicted Difficult Airways in an Academic Emergency Department<...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Management of Patients with Predicted Difficult Airways in an Academic Emergency Department. AU - Sakles, John C.. AU - Douglas, Matthew J.K.. AU - Hypes, Cameron D.. AU - Patanwala, Asad E. AU - Mosier, Jarrod M.. PY - 2017/3/29. Y1 - 2017/3/29. N2 - Background: Patients with difficult airways are sometimes encountered in the emergency department (ED), however, there is a little data available regarding their management. Objectives: To determine the incidence, management, and outcomes of patients with predicted difficult airways in the ED. Methods: Over the 1-year period from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, data were prospectively collected on all patients intubated in an academic ED. After each intubation, the operator completed an airway management data form. Operators performed a pre-intubation difficult airway assessment and classified patients into routine, challenging, or difficult airways. All non-arrest patients were included in the study. Results: There were 456 patients ...
Doing Ethnography In An Urban Hospital Emergency Department Setting: Understanding Ho . . . by Renady Hightower"Doing Ethnography In An Urban Hospital Emergency Department Setting: Understanding Ho . . ." by Renady Hightower
This hospital ethnography focused on the relationship between culture and emergency physician habitus. The habitus of these physicians was defined as those routine, patterned forms of behaviors and practices performed by the physicians while in the emergency department and while interacting with the patient during the physician-patient interaction. Pierre Bourdieus practice theory was used to address how culture was related to the habitus of the emergency physician. The researcher found that culture was not only related to the habitus of these physicians, but it reproduced, and at times created, aspects of the habitus through the practices performed while in the emergency department and while interacting with patients.
Effect of Initial Bedside Ultrasonography on Emergency Department Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Management | Read by QxMDEffect of Initial Bedside Ultrasonography on Emergency Department Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Management | Read by QxMD
STUDY OBJECTIVE: We examine the utility of emergency department (ED) ultrasonography in treatment of skin and soft tissue infections.. METHODS: We enrolled ED patients with skin and soft tissue infections and surveyed clinicians in regard to their pre-ultrasonography certainty about the presence or absence of an abscess, their planned management, post-ultrasonography findings, and actual management. We determined sensitivity and specificity of ultrasonography and clinical evaluation, and assessed appropriateness of management changes based on initial clinical assessment and outcomes through 1-week follow-up.. RESULTS: Among 1,216 patients, clinicians were uncertain of abscess presence in 105 cases (8.6%) and certain for 1,111 cases (91.4%). Based on surgical exploration and follow-up through 1 week, sensitivity and specificity for abscess detection by clinical evaluation were 90.3% and 97.7%, and by ultrasonography were 94.0% and 94.1%, respectively. Among 1,111 cases for which the clinician was ...
Emergency department attendance following 4-component meningococcal B vaccination in infants | Archives of Disease in ChildhoodEmergency department attendance following 4-component meningococcal B vaccination in infants | Archives of Disease in Childhood
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New Series of Studies Show Suicide Attempts Constitute a Significant Portion of Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Department...New Series of Studies Show Suicide Attempts Constitute a Significant Portion of Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Department...
A new series of studies analyzing drug-related hospital emergency department visits throughout the country during 2008 reveals a substantial percentage of these visits involve suicide attempts. According to these studies conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) more than one in every twelve (8.8 percent) drug-related hospital emergency department visit by an adolescent is a suicide attempt - double the rate found among cases involving those age 25 and older (4.4 percent). Among cases involving young adults aged 18 to 25 the attempted suicide rate was 6.6 percent. The vast majority of these suicide attempts by adolescents were made by females (72.3 percent). Females constituted a majority of cases among young adults and those over age 25 as well, but at significantly lower levels (57.6 percent and 57.7 percent, respectively).. Although pharmaceutical drugs were involved in more than 9 out of 10 of these drug-related suicide attempt cases, there were ...
Predicting risk of hospital and emergency department use for home care elderly persons through a secondary analysis of cross...Predicting risk of hospital and emergency department use for home care elderly persons through a secondary analysis of cross...
The elderly represent only 13 percent of the population in the United States, but account for 37 percent of hospital discharges [33] and this phenomenon is not unique to the United States. Both to assure the highest quality of care and to control costs, one must understand why elders go to emergency departments and why they are admitted to the hospital at such a high rate. Certainly large numbers of re-hospitalizations are unnecessary. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission in the US said that "potentially preventable" re-hospitalizations cost the American taxpayer $12 billion dollars a year [25]. As one manifestation of a renewed awareness of the need for change, in 2012, the US federal agency that pays for elder care, CMS, set new rules for readmissions for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia and COPD [26]. As part of this process CMS has a formula for assessing the excess readmission ratio for a hospital, which, in turn, is affecting its reimbursement to ...
Carteret Healthcare emergency department uses new technology to allow patients to wait from homeCarteret Healthcare emergency department uses new technology to allow patients to wait from home
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) - One Eastern North Carolina hospital is using new technology to cut down patient wait times in the emergency room. Carteret Health Care patients can now check in to the emergency room online through its online system called "In Quicker." Here
Case management for frequent users of the emergency department: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial | BMC Health...Case management for frequent users of the emergency department: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial | BMC Health...
We devised a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of an intervention based on case management care for frequent emergency department users. The aim of the intervention is to reduce such patients emergency department use, to improve their quality of life, and to reduce costs consequent on frequent use. The intervention consists of a combination of comprehensive case management care and standard emergency care. It uses a clinical case management model that is patient-identified, patient-directed, and developed to provide high intensity services. It provides a continuum of hospital- and community-based patient services, which include clinical assessment, outreach referral, and coordination and communication with other service providers. We aim to recruit, during the first year of the study, 250 patients who visit the emergency department of the University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland. Eligible patients will have visited the emergency department 5 or more times
Agreement and predictive value of the Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale at emergency department triage | Emergency Medicine...Agreement and predictive value of the Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale at emergency department triage | Emergency Medicine...
Methods Prospective, dual-centre UK-based study over a 1-year period (1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018) of CFS recorded digitally at nursing triage on ED arrival and on hospital admission by a medical doctor. Inclusion criteria were emergency medical admission in those aged ≥65 staying at least one night in hospital with a CFS completed in both ED and at hospital admission. Agreement between ED triage nurse and inpatient hospital physician was assessed using a weighted Kappa statistic and Spearmans correlation coefficient. The ability of the ED to diagnose frailty (defined by a CFS ≥5) was assessed using sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV) and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. At both time points the ability of the CFS to predict inpatient mortality was also assessed. ...
National early warning score at Emergency Department triage may allow earlier identification of patients with severe sepsis and...National early warning score at Emergency Department triage may allow earlier identification of patients with severe sepsis and...
Introduction Severe sepsis and septic shock (SS) are time-critical medical emergencies that affect millions of people in the world. Earlier administration of antibiotics has been shown to reduce mortality from SS; however, the initiation of early resuscitation requires recognition that a patient may have sepsis. Early warning scores (EWS) are broadly used to detect patient deterioration, but to date have not been evaluated to detect patients at risk for SS. The purpose of our study was to look at the relationship between the initial national EWS (NEWS) in the emergency department (ED) and the diagnosis of SS. ...
WellSpan York Hospital Emergency Department - WellSpan HealthWellSpan York Hospital Emergency Department - WellSpan Health
The Emergency Department at WellSpan York Hospital is open 24-hours-a-day to care for ill or injured residents in our area. Dedicated nurses, physicians and other staff members provide acute care for a wide variety of conditions. The physicians and staff of the Emergency Department work with Advanced Life Support units and other ambulance units to coordinate pre-hospital and hospital-based care. Computerized patient tracking and medical records systems allow our Emergency Departments to provide cutting-edge care.. Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) and Developing Options for Violent Emergencies (DOVE) patient care and education teams are also based at WellSpan York Hospital. Comprehensive Crisis Intervention and psychiatry services are also available 24-hours-a-day. This commitment to patient-centered care and to the education of tomorrows health care providers allows us to continually improve and focus our patient care efforts.. ...
Review: inhaled corticosteroids alone appear to be as effective as oral corticosteroids after emergency department discharge...Review: inhaled corticosteroids alone appear to be as effective as oral corticosteroids after emergency department discharge...
Review: inhaled corticosteroids alone appear to be as effective as oral corticosteroids after emergency department discharge for acute asthma ...
Insurance Coverage - Beaumont Emergency CenterInsurance Coverage - Beaumont Emergency Center
Medical emergencies are one of the major stressors in life and having to battle with your insurance company afterward only adds more stress. Our goal is to minimize that stress by ensuring your emergency is resolved quickly and efficiently. Beaumont Emergency Center is your personal advocate in this process by making sure that the benefits for which you pay monthly will be honored by your insurance company.. At Beaumont Emergency Center, we provide fast, concierge emergency care to all members of the Plano community and surrounding areas. State law requires your health insurance company pays your emergency room claim based on your in-network benefits. This safeguards you from having to worry about finding an in-network provider when experiencing a medical emergency. Insurance Code law can be found here.. ...
Predictive validity of the CriSTAL tool for short-term mortality in older people presenting at Emergency Departments: a...Predictive validity of the CriSTAL tool for short-term mortality in older people presenting at Emergency Departments: a...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Predictive validity of the CriSTAL tool for short-term mortality in older people presenting at Emergency Departments: a prospective study. AU - Cardona, Magnolia. AU - Lewis, Ebony. AU - Kristensen, Mette R.. AU - Skjøt-Arkil, Helene. AU - Ekmann, Anette A.. AU - Nygaard, Hanne H.. AU - Turner, Robin M.. AU - Garden, Frances. AU - Alkhouri, Hatem. AU - Asha, Stephen Edward. AU - Mackenzie, John. AU - Perkins, Margaret. AU - Suri, Sam. AU - Holdgate, Anna. AU - Winoto, Luis. AU - Chang, David C. W.. AU - Luxan, Blanca Gallego. AU - McCarthy, Sally. AU - Petersen, John A.. AU - Jensen, Birgitte N.. AU - Mogensen, Christian Backer. AU - Hillman, Ken. AU - Brabrand, Mikkel. PY - 2018/12/1. Y1 - 2018/12/1. N2 - PurposeTo determine the validity of the Australian clinical prediction tool Criteria for Screening and Triaging to Appropriate aLternative care (CRISTAL) based on objective clinical criteria to accurately identify risk of death within 3 months of admission among older ...
Acute Chest Pain in the ED and Early Discharge | Journal Scan - American College of CardiologyAcute Chest Pain in the ED and Early Discharge | Journal Scan - American College of Cardiology
The HEART Pathway, which combines the HEART score, with 0- and 3-hour cardiac troponin tests, is a recently developed decision aid designed to identify emergency department patients who are safe for early discharge. Adult emergency department patients with symptoms related to acute coronary syndrome without ST-elevation on electrocardiogram (n = 282) were randomized to the HEART Pathway or usual care. In the HEART Pathway arm, emergency department providers used the HEART score, a validated decision aid, and troponin measures at 0 and 3 hours to identify patients for early discharge. Usual care was based on American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines. The primary outcome, objective cardiac testing (stress testing or angiography), and secondary outcomes, index length of stay, early discharge, and major adverse cardiac events (death, myocardial infarction, or coronary revascularization), were assessed at 30 days by phone interview and record review.. ...
Towards prevention of acute lung injury: Frequency and outcomes of emergency department patients at-risk - A multicenter cohort...Towards prevention of acute lung injury: Frequency and outcomes of emergency department patients at-risk - A multicenter cohort...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Towards prevention of acute lung injury. T2 - Frequency and outcomes of emergency department patients at-risk - A multicenter cohort study. AU - Hou, Peter C.. AU - Elie-Turenne, Marie Carmelle. AU - Mitani, Aya. AU - Barry, Jonathan M.. AU - Kao, Erica Y.. AU - Cohen, Jason E.. AU - Frendl, Gyorgy. AU - Gajic, Ognjen. AU - Gentile, Nina T.. N1 - Funding Information: The STAR Center provided internal funding (Dr. Frendl), research staff, and biostatistical support, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA. Dr. Gajic is supported in part by grants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute HL78743-01A1; National Center for Research Resources 1 KL2 RR024151. Dr. Gentile is supported in part by grants from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 5U10NS059039-04. The rest of the authors have no disclosures or conflict of interest.. PY - 2012/12. Y1 - 2012/12. N2 - Background: Few emergency department (ED) evaluations on acute lung injury (ALI) have been ...
The Pharmacy Chick » The new definition of emergency I guess…The Pharmacy Chick » The new definition of "emergency" I guess…
Today, like always, Pharmacy Chick was doing her little thing in the pharmacy (filling prescriptions..what else) when this guy came in with a script from the Hospital emergency room. On it was a Z-pak and some cough syrup. Not surprisingly, he wants to know how long it will take, to which I reply "20-30 minutes". He said "I just want to get home, I had to spend 6 hours at the ER today and I have this terrible sinus infection".. Puhleeze. He lost me at "sinus infection".. Lets review: He didnt go to the walk-in family clinic..he didnt go do his PCP, or an urgent care, zoom-care, immediate-care, or zippity-do-dah minute clinic. He went to the HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM….for a sinus infection. This is the same place that you bring a dude wheeled in on a stretcher whilst somebody else has a bag or cooler carrying one of the dudes appendages ripped off in a car accident. This is also the same place you bring somebody who has had a heart attack/stroke/SAH or the like. But give me a break…. It just ...
Strait Richmond Hospital Emergency Department Temporary Closures | Nova Scotia Health AuthorityStrait Richmond Hospital Emergency Department Temporary Closures | Nova Scotia Health Authority
The Emergency Department at the Strait Richmond Hospital will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 15 and Friday, Feb. 16. The department will reopen on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 8:00 a.m.. These closures are due to the unavailability of physicians to cover the shifts. If you have an emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest open emergency department. For non-emergency health advice from a registered nurse, please call 811. The provincial Mental Health Crisis Line operates 24/7 at 1-888-429-8167 ...
Epidemiology and diagnostic and therapeutic management of febrile seizures in the Italian pediatric emergency departments: A...Epidemiology and diagnostic and therapeutic management of febrile seizures in the Italian pediatric emergency departments: A...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Epidemiology and diagnostic and therapeutic management of febrile seizures in the Italian pediatric emergency departments: A prospective observational study.. AU - Corsello, Giovanni. AU - Ajovalasit, Patrizia. AU - Vitaliti, Giovanna. AU - Ricceri, Fulvio. AU - Caramaschi, Elisa. AU - Di Pianella, Alberto Verrotti. AU - Pulvirenti, Rita Maria. AU - Navone, Carla. AU - La Bianca, Maria Rosaria. AU - Prota, Maurizio. AU - Falsaperla, Raffaele. AU - Signorile, Giuseppe. AU - Lubrano, Riccardo. AU - Villani, Alberto. AU - Urbino, Antonio. AU - Castagno, Emanuele. AU - Falsaperla, Raffaele. PY - 2017. Y1 - 2017. N2 - AIM: Febrile seizures (FS) involve 2-5% of the paediatric population, among which Complex FS (CFS) account for one third of accesses for FS in Emergency Departments (EDs). The aim of our study was to define the epidemiology, the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic approach to FS and CFSs in the Italian EDs. METHODS: A multicenter prospective observational study was ...
Most recent papers with the keyword national university hospital singapore | Read by QxMDMost recent papers with the keyword national university hospital singapore | Read by QxMD
INTRODUCTION: Ossification of the cricoid ridge mimicking impacted upper aerodigestive tract fish bone has been described in several case reports. We performed this study to determine the prevalence of such ossification in an adult population from Singapore and to identify specific imaging features that may be used as aid in differentiating patients with cricoid ridge ossification from those having an upper aerodigestive tract impacted fish bone. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated 442 lateral neck radiographs of patients aged 16 years and above that were performed in the adult emergency department at the National University Hospital, Singapore, during the four-month period between 1 September 2014 and 31 December 2014 ...
How do physicians and nurses spend their time in the emergency department ? | Base documentaire | BDSPHow do physicians and nurses spend their time in the emergency department ? | Base documentaire | BDSP
Study objectives : To determine how emergency physicians and nurses spend their time on emergency department activities. Methods : An observational time-and-motion study was performed at a 36-bed ED with annual census of 84,000 in a central city teaching hospital sponsoring an emergency medicine residency program. Participants were emergency...
Emergency Department | Crossroads Community HospitalEmergency Department | Crossroads Community Hospital
Crossroads Community Hospital offers emergency care services when you need them most. The specially trained medical professionals that make up our emergency department team are here 24/7/365 to provide care for you and your family in an emergency situation. We offer a large reception area with private registration, a triage room, a large trauma/critical care room, an OB/GYN room, seven general exam rooms and a decontamination room with exterior entry. All patient care rooms have cardiac monitor capability and are in close proximity to radiology and surgery services.. We utilize a computer tracking system to keep all staff and management informed about the Emergency Department patient flow so adjustments can be made immediately based on patient volume.. To show our dedication to serving you during an emergency,Crossroads Community Hospital participates in a 30-MINUTES-OR-LESS ER SERVICE PLEDGE. Learn more about what to expect at Crossroads Community Hospitals ED.. ...
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Hazrat Haleema Hospital | DepartmentHazrat Haleema Hospital | Department
The Emergency department at HazratHeleema Hospital is well equipped to handle all kinds of Medical Emergencies. The department is open 24/7, 365 days a year and is staffed with well-trained emergency professionals, who are capable of delivering highest quality of emergency medical care with compassion and human touch. Our emergency team is comprised of qualified emergency physicians, trained emergency nurses & paramedics dedicated to provide the best emergency care comparable with global standards. The emergency department is well supported by rest of the Hospital. Patients can access 24/7 Lab & Radiology services through emergency department and be assured of high quality diagnostics & clinical opinion round the clock. Hazrat Haleema Hospital offers the best care & treatment in cases of emergencies with the round the clock support of emergency medical officer. A patient with an emergency coming to our emergency room is rapidly stabilized by our emergency team. Our team of EMOs is present round ...
Substance Use Among Violently Injured Youth in an Urban Emergency Department: Services and Outcomes in Flint, Michigan, 2009...Substance Use Among Violently Injured Youth in an Urban Emergency Department: Services and Outcomes in Flint, Michigan, 2009...
This project was an investigation into the natural course of service needs, use, and trajectories among high-risk youth and young adults with drug use who presented to an inner-city Emergency Department with multiple risk behaviors (with and without acute violent injury). Eligible participants included youth/young adults (ages 14-24) who sought care at the Hurley Medical Center (HMC) Emergency Department (ED) located in Flint, Michigan between December 19, 2009 and September 7, 2011. Consenting youth completed a self-administered computerized screening survey. All participants who self-reported past year drug use were recruited for the longitudinal study. For a comparison group, a randomly selected sample of drug using youth seeking ED care for other reasons (e.g. abdominal pain, motor vehicle crash) were selected for longitudinal study (equilibrated monthly proportionally for age/gender with the acute violent injury group). Participants in the violent injury and comparison group completed a ...
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HCV Research and News: UAB Hospital Emergency Department to screen patients for hepatitis CHCV Research and News: UAB Hospital Emergency Department to screen patients for hepatitis C
Friday, June 21, 2013 By Bob Shepard. The Emergency Department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital will begin testing baby boomers for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in August 2013. All patients born between 1945 and 1965 who present at the ED for any cause will be offered a blood test for HCV as part of their routine examination.. The testing is part of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiative designed to identify patients with HVC and get them into appropriate treatment. The CDC estimates that one-time testing of all Baby Boomers could detect 800,000 additional people with hepatitis C and save more than 120,000 lives because 75 percent of these infections are curable with new treatments.. "We anticipate screening between 8,000 and 12,000 Baby Boomers for HCV in 2013 and expect to identify between 260 to 400 new cases of HCV infection at UAB," said James Galbraith, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine and head of the UAB HIV and HCV screening ...
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Europe Ambulatory Surgical & Emergency Center Services Market: - Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 - 2020. Europe Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Center Services Market Propelled by Increasing Geriatric Population, Poised
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Liberals promise $5 million for collaborative health care - Yukon NewsLiberals promise $5 million for 'collaborative' health care - Yukon News
The Yukon Liberal Party wants to open a new "collaborative primary health-care facility," a kind of one-stop medical shop, for about $5 million a year.. It would be both a walk-in and an appointment-based facility - a place for non-emergency patients to go.. "It tends to a be a place where people can come in and access the care they need, including physicians," said Mount Lorne Liberal candidate Colleen Wirth, drawing on her 30 years of experience as a registered nurse.. "They also may need to see a dietician; they may need to see a pharmacist," Wirth said Thursday.. "Its under one roof.". Currently, the only place for Whitehorse patients to go is the Whitehorse General Hospital emergency room, she said.. "Facilities such as this will save us money by decreasing non-emergency visits at the emergency department at the hospital and save us money over the long term by preventing some health problems from occurring.". The Liberal Party isnt talking about building a new facility. Instead, it plans ...
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS: Vertical patient flow modelEMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS: Vertical patient flow model
TAKEAWAY: Hospitals are moving toward treatment of some emergency department patients sitting up (treated vertically) instead of having all patients lie down on a bed or stretcher. Some hospitals with busy emergency departments are employing new models of care delivery to try to expedite care, including assessing and treating patients who are less seriously ill…
Traumatic Pelvic Hematoma After a Military Static-Line Parachute Jump: A Case SeriesTraumatic Pelvic Hematoma After a Military Static-Line Parachute Jump: A Case Series
Barbee GA, Booms Z 14(3). 1 - 6 (Journal Article). The authors report five cases of pelvic hematoma without associated pelvic fracture after military static-line parachute operations, a significantly underreported injury. The case reports and discussion include initial emergency department presentation, stabilization requirements, and imaging, disposition, and management recommendations. Data were collected retrospectively through review of medical records from a single institution over the course of a single calendar year, 2012-2013. Pelvic hematoma should be strongly considered in the patient with lower abdominal, hip, or pelvic pain after blunt injury from parachute landing fall even in the absence of associated fracture. The cases discussed display this underreported injury and highlight the frequent necessity for admission to a high-acuity care center for close monitoring.. ...
Community Hospital Emergency Department designated as a Level IV Trauma Center | Rural MessengerCommunity Hospital Emergency Department designated as a Level IV Trauma Center | Rural Messenger
Kingman Community Hospital Emergency Department was notified by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment that it has been designated as a Level IV Trauma Center. This designation will be a vital resource when every second counts.. ...
A cohort study on acute ocular motility disorders in pediatric emergency department | springermedizin.deA cohort study on acute ocular motility disorders in pediatric emergency department | springermedizin.de
Acute ocular motility disorders (OMDs) are a frequent reason for admission to an outpatient general hospital or to a pediatric Emergency Department …
National Study of United States Emergency Department Visits for Acute Pancreatitis, 1993-2003National Study of United States Emergency Department Visits for Acute Pancreatitis, 1993-2003
Background: The epidemiology of acute pancreatitis in the United States is largely unknown, particularly episodes that lead to an emergency department (ED) visit. We sought to address this gap and describe ED practice patterns. Methods: Data were collected from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey between 1993 and 2003. We examined demographic factors and ED management including medication administration, diagnostic imaging, and disposition. Results: ED visits for acute pancreatitis increased over the study period from the 1994 low of 128,000 visits to a 2003 peak of 318,000 visits (p = 0.01). The corresponding ED visit rate per 10,000 U.S. population also increased from 4.9 visits (95%CI, 3.1-6.7) to 10.9 (95%CI, 7.6-14.3) (p = 0.01). The average age for patients making ED visits for acute pancreatitis during the study period was 49.7 years, 54% were male, and 27% were black. The ED visit rate was higher among blacks (14.7; 95%CI, 11.9-17.5) than whites (5.8; 95%CI, 5.0-6.6). At ...
01/01/2009 - 02/01/2009 - Medical Quack01/01/2009 - 02/01/2009 - Medical Quack
We are excited to see an insurer like Humana involved with WHIE and look forward to working with Humana on these initiatives. WHIE now has more than one year of patient history data online, with 13 hospitals contributing to the exchange and five emergency departments using WHIE as a standard in patient care," said Kim Pemble, chairman of the board and executive director of WHIE. "2009 will bring continued growth for WHIE, building on this new relationship with Humana and an ongoing relationship with Milwaukee Health Care Partnership." Additionally, as part of a complementary emergency department program, in August of 2008, Humana initiated a pilot program to help members potentially seeking emergency department care. All members in the pilot program who may need emergency services at some point have received information on self-management strategies and on urgent care as a possible alternative to emergency department use.. In addition, members with two visits within a one-year period receive an ...
Emergency Department Rotation | Department of Medicine | SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityEmergency Department Rotation | Department of Medicine | SUNY Upstate Medical University
The two-week rotation will include exposure to Emergency Medicine didactic presentations, simulation exercises, Emergency Department clinical experience, and follow up of selected Emergency Department patients. Students will be assigned to a faculty and/or senior resident during Emergency Department shifts. A minimum of 6 eight hours shifts will be available for each student, with opportunities as desired by the student for either overnight shifts or extra shifts. Additionally there will be a 4-hour nursing procedures shift. This is a unique opportunity for you during your medical education to practice important procedures such as blood draws, foley catheter placement or splinting, and to better understand the role that nurses play in the Emergency Department.. ...
Whidden Hospital Emergency Department in Everett, MA 02149Whidden Hospital Emergency Department in Everett, MA 02149
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Emergency Room Equipment Market To Witness Growth Owing To Rising Demand For Emergency Medicine Facilities By Hospitals Till...Emergency Room Equipment Market To Witness Growth Owing To Rising Demand For Emergency Medicine Facilities By Hospitals Till...
Global emergency room equipment market is segmented into Application and Geographical region and is anticipated to grow at a higher CAGR in the forecast period. An "emergency" department, better known as "emergency room (ER)", is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, comprising the acute care of patients by their own means or by that of an ambulance. The emergency department is usually found in a hospital or the other primary care center. Due to the unexpected nature of patients attendance, the department must supply original handling for a board spectrum of illnesses and injuries, some of which may be life-threatening and necessitate instant attention in some countries.. The emergency rooms have become significant entry points for those devoid of the other means of access to medical care. The emergency room of most hospitals operates 24 hours in day, even although recruitment levels may be diverse in an exertion to reflect patient volume. Global Emergency Room ...
Emergency Room Equipment Market To Witness Growth Owing To Rising Demand For Emergency Medicine Facilities By Hospitals Till...Emergency Room Equipment Market To Witness Growth Owing To Rising Demand For Emergency Medicine Facilities By Hospitals Till...
Global emergency room equipment market is segmented into Application and Geographical region and is anticipated to grow at a higher CAGR in the forecast period. An "emergency" department, better known as "emergency room (ER)", is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, comprising the acute care of patients by their own means or by that of an ambulance. The emergency department is usually found in a hospital or the other primary care center. Due to the unexpected nature of patients attendance, the department must supply original handling for a board spectrum of illnesses and injuries, some of which may be life-threatening and necessitate instant attention in some countries.. The emergency rooms have become significant entry points for those devoid of the other means of access to medical care. The emergency room of most hospitals operates 24 hours in day, even although recruitment levels may be diverse in an exertion to reflect patient volume. Global Emergency Room ...
Emergency Room Equipment Market To Witness Growth Owing To Rising Demand For Emergency Medicine Facilities By Hospitals Till...Emergency Room Equipment Market To Witness Growth Owing To Rising Demand For Emergency Medicine Facilities By Hospitals Till...
Global emergency room equipment market is segmented into Application and Geographical region and is anticipated to grow at a higher CAGR in the forecast period. An "emergency" department, better known as "emergency room (ER)", is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, comprising the acute care of patients by their own means or by that of an ambulance. The emergency department is usually found in a hospital or the other primary care center. Due to the unexpected nature of patients attendance, the department must supply original handling for a board spectrum of illnesses and injuries, some of which may be life-threatening and necessitate instant attention in some countries.. The emergency rooms have become significant entry points for those devoid of the other means of access to medical care. The emergency room of most hospitals operates 24 hours in day, even although recruitment levels may be diverse in an exertion to reflect patient volume. Global Emergency Room ...
Notice: Continuation of Iraqi EmergencyNotice: Continuation of Iraqi Emergency
On August 2, 1990, by Executive Order 12722, President Bush declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Iraq. By Executive Orders 12722 of August 2, 1990, and 12724 of August 9, 1990, the President imposed trade sanctions on Iraq and blocked Iraqi government assets. Because the Government of Iraq has continued its activities hostile to United States interests in the Middle East, the national emergency declared on August 2, 1990, and the measures adopted on August 2 and August 9, 1990, to deal with that emergency must continue in effect beyond August 2, 2001. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing the national emergency with respect to Iraq. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE ...
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  • The Surgical Day Ward was temporarily relocated to the fifth floor of the hospital. (albertahealthservices.ca)
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