Each year, more than 130,000 children younger than 13 are treated in U.S. emergency departments after motor-vehicle crash-related injuries. Each of these visits offer a chance to pass along tips for proper use of child passenger restraints, but a new study from the University of Michigan...
Few adolescent females undergo pregnancy testing in the hospital emergency department (ED), even when they complain of lower abdominal pain, or before they are exposed to radiation for tests or examinations, according to an abstract presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National...
Asnet Technologies has launched VideoNet Unite, a high-definition video conferencing service that allows government ministries and agencies to connect and collaborate, significantly increasing productivity and saving costs for New Zealand taxpayers.
The mantra in stroke care is "time is brain." With each passing minute more brain cells are irretrievably lost and, because of this, timely diagnosis and treatment is essential to increase the chances for recovery. While significant strides have been made to improve the response time of...
A key survey provided evidence that in a substantial minority of hospitals, patients are dying due to lack of care, with one in every seven GPs reporting a local hospital department as 'dangerously sub-standard'. The survey, conducted by Pulse and entitled 'Practical Commissioning', attracted a...
Four students in one of our local junior high schools were involved in an uncontrolled fire and/or explosion a few hours ago. It was in a physical science class. One of the students was burned severely and is in the Hennepin County Hospital burn unit. His injuries are not life threatening by...
We would like to offer an Active Older Adult event (similar to a Senior Olympics) for those 50 & older in our community. Are there grants available to cover expenses for an event like that.
Between 1998 and 2007 there was a huge rise in medical imaging scan usage in emergency departments of hospitals in the USA, but without a comparable rise in diagnoses of life-threatening conditions or illnesses, experts report in an article published in the Journal of the American Medical...
Commenting on the publication of the Audit Scotland report on Emergency Departments, Dr Brian Keighley, chairman of the BMA in Scotland said: "I am pleased that levels of patient satisfaction for those attending Emergency Departments is high; that is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of...
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) honored 24 health departments across the country last night at its 2010 annual conference for implementing programs that demonstrate exemplary and replicable outcomes. Each project receiving a Model Practice award was reviewed...
The AMA welcomes reports today that the Government will invest $500 million to help hospital emergency departments reach a new four hour target for patients to receive treatment or be admitted to hospital. AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said this funding would greatly assist emergency...
Many visits by dying cancer patients to the emergency department can be avoided with effective palliative care, states an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). In Ontario, about 40% of cancer patients visit the emergency department in the last 2 weeks of life. A study was...
The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney TD, noted the publication of the Comptroller and Auditor General's Special Report on Hospital Emergency Departments. The Minister said: 'The report usefully highlights a number of important ways in which services to patients at the Emergency...
The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney TD, noted the publication of the Comptroller and Auditor General's Special Report on Hospital Emergency Departments. The Minister said: 'The report usefully highlights a number of important ways in which services to patients at the Emergency...
The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney TD, noted the publication of the Comptroller and Auditor General's Special Report on Hospital Emergency Departments. The Minister said: 'The report usefully highlights a number of important ways in which services to patients at the Emergency...
I'm still working on getting my degree in University, however I WILL apply for a police academy post-graduation. Getting promoted to homicide is my goal, although for now, I was just wondering what would look good in my background when applying? What will make me stand out? Volunteer hours...