ERs Dangerously Deficient
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A report from the CDC says U.S. emergency units are overcrowded,
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NEW YORK  - Adding an advanced life support capability to emergency medical services increases the chances of survival for people in respiratory distress, according to a Canadian report in this week's New England Journal of Medicine.
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There are various issues in operating in a disaster environment, usually starting with electrical power but also extending to employee concerns and the need for resupply.
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In the months before she wound up in the emergency room, Deborah Turner was so exhausted she sometimes had to drag herself up the office stairs clinging to the railing. How, she wondered, had things gotten so bad? Four years earlier she had walked a 26.2-mile marathon. Now she was so short of bre...
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Michael D. Gallagher and Larry Irving warn that emergency communications technology still dangerously lags behind.
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Patients with serious injuries are put at risk by untested and potentially dangerous treatments, experts say.
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It may be an obvious fact that hot things in the kitchen and children do not mix. But emergency room workers find that some parents still do not understand the problem.
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The hospitals in Banda Aceh, Indonesia are overflowing with the wounded, sick and homeless. Doctors vow they can make room when necessary, but teeming wards and backlogged operating tables have restricted their efforts.
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Bad weather, smashed infrastructure and logistical snarls have made it difficult to get food and medical supplies to survivors.
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EDS: 'badly designed, badly developed, badly tested, badly implemented'
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Many caregivers perform CPR incorrectly  and fail to restart stopped hearts by not adhering to strict  guidelines governing the frequency and force of chest  compressions, a pair of studies said on Tuesday.
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Senior doctors are warning many emergency Caesareans may be unnecessary.
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Anorexia nervosa causes a loss of lung tissue, resulting in changes that resemble emphysema, according to a new report.
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By Alan Sims  I READ your article (Mum In A Million Praised After Saving Ill Daughter, 25.5.07) about local girl Sophie Perren who has serious immune system damage called neutropenia.   I think there should be more investigation into the causes of such disorders.
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is often inadequately performed, two studies of resuscitation efforts during cardiac arrest have found.
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Certain adapters may pose a risk of fire or electrical shock.
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Patients in accident and emergency units are still failing to treat people quickly enough, according to the latest figures.