News tagged with academic emergency medicine

Non-IV Administered Medication Just as Effective in Stopping Seizures

(PhysOrg.com) -- When seizures strike, the most immediate goal for caregivers is to get appropriate medication to the patient as quickly as possible to stop the seizing activity.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some older ER patients are getting the wrong medicines, study finds

A University of Michigan study recently published in Academic Emergency Medicine says that it is common for patients 65 and older to receive potentially inappropriate medications when treated in an emergency room.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Crowded emergency departments pose greater risks for patients with heart attacks

June 04, 2009 - Patients with heart attacks and other forms of chest pain are three to five times more likely to experience serious complications after hospital admission when they are treated in a crowded emergency department ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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