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NRPB Emergency Data Handbook
NRPB has produced a new Emergency Data Handbook1, which updates and replaces both the previous Emergency Data Handbook published in 19862 and also NRPB publication DL103. The handbook provides a compilation of information intended for use by NRPB and other organisations involved in the response to a radiation emergency. Radiation emergencies... view more... (2002-07-12)
Demand for emergency ambulances has risen
Demand for emergency ambulances in the United Kingdom is rising. A study in this week's BMJ examines the reasons for this rise. Researchers analysed emergency ambulance dispatches using a randon sample of records held by Wiltshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust. They identified details of 6,100 calls relating to 5,821 incidents over a nine year... view more... (2002-03-13)
'Information agents' for faster, better emergency response
'Information agents' have been developed that could prove invaluable in decision-making and directing the actions of the emergency services in the immediate aftermath of natural disasters or terrorist attacks. view more (2009-03-04)
Warm weather drives up numbers of children requiring emergency care
Warm sunny weather drives up the numbers of children requiring emergency care, finds a study in Emergency Medicine Journal. The research was carried out between May and June last year at the Accident and Emergency Medicine Department of the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital. The hospital operates the only children's emergency department in the... view more... (2003-03-17)
One-off lesson improves teenagers` knowledge of emergency contraception
A single lesson on emergency contraception, given by a trained teacher, improves teenagers' knowledge of the correct time limits for using emergency contraception, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers recruited 1,974 boys and 1,820 girls in year 10 (14-15 years old) from 24 mixed sex, state secondary schools in south west England. Trained... view more... (2002-05-14)
Change in 999 procedure could save more lives
New research to be published in the March Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine suggests that there may be a more effective and safer way of managing emergency calls than the first-come, first-served system used by most UK ambulance services. The authors, from Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, looked at the implications of applying triage criteria... view more... (2002-02-26)
Emergency contraception fails to halt abortions
Easy availability of emergency contraception does not have a notable effect on rates of pregnancy and abortion, according to an editorial in this week's BMJ. view more (2006-09-15)
Emergency care scheme does not tackle real problems
A new scheme designed to reduce waits in emergency departments is simply massaging the figures to meet government targets, warn senior doctors in this week's BMJ. The "see and treat" concept involves having senior staff as the first clinical contact rather than a triage and wait approach. However, there are serious concerns that... view more... (2003-03-05)
Pediatrics: Kids need specialized care in hospital emergency departments
According to a recent IOM report, only 6 percent of U.S. hospital emergency departments are fully equipped to properly care for children. With high rates of novel H1N1 (swine) flu expected this winter, the time to address these deficiencies is immediate. view more (2009-09-22)
Frail elderly disaster
Planning for emergencies must take into account the growing numbers of frail elderly people who will by virtue of shifting demographics be involved in any natural or manmade disaster. view more (2009-05-19)
Supply of board-certified emergency physicians unlikely to meet projected needs
The number of physicians with board certification in emergency medicine is unlikely to meet the staffing needs of U.S. emergency departments in the foreseeable future, if ever; according to a study from a research team based at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). view more (2008-12-18)
Survey: Refusal to Evacuate, Complacency Remain Problems During Hurricanes
After the state had been battered by three hurricanes last year, many residents ignored the threat of Hurricane Jeanne and refused to leave their homes in evacuation zones, county emergency managers reported in a survey released today by a University of Central Florida researcher. view more (2005-12-01)
1 in 6 Public Health Workers Unlikely to Respond in Pandemic Flu Emergency
Approximately 1 in 6 public health workers said they would not report to work during a pandemic flu emergency regardless of its severity. view more (2009-07-27)
Multidisciplinary approach to treatment of heart attacks a success
Acute heart attacks can be successfully treated through a multidisciplinary team approach involving Emergency Medical Services, emergency physicians, cardiologists and specialty centres. view more (2007-06-19)
New method for predicting risk of emergency caesarean section after a previous caesarean
A paper published in PLoS Medicine provides a novel method for estimating the risk of emergency caesarean section after a previous caesarean section. view more (2005-09-13)
Illegal drug use could account for 1 million visits a year to emergency care in England
Illegal drug use could account for up to 1 million visits a year to emergency care departments and 400,000 admissions to hospital in England, suggests research in Emergency Medicine Journal. view more (2005-11-17)
Specialist information for emergency care staff now a mouse click away
A one-stop information shop for emergency care staff managed by the Emergency Medicine Research Group at the University of Warwick - the National electronic Library for Health (NeLH) is now on line, the NHS Information Authority announced this week. view more (2001-11-28)
Common European Plant Pollens Trigger Asthma Emergencies
High levels of airborne grass pollens trigger surges in severe asthma attacks that require emergency admission to hospital, suggests research published in Thorax. The research was carried out between 1995 and 1998 in the Spanish city of Madrid, which has high levels of different types of airborne pollens. Emergency admissions for respiratory... view more... (2003-07-25)
Shorter ambulance response times would cut heart attack deaths
Reducing ambulance response times to 5 minutes could almost double the survival rate for cardiac arrests not witnessed by ambulance crews, finds a study in this week's BMJ. All out of hospital cardiopulmonary arrests due to cardiac disease attended by the Scottish Ambulance Service during May 1991 to March 1998 were analysed to determine the... view more... (2001-06-06)
New mathematical model more accurately diagnoses acute heart failure in emergency rooms
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have developed the first mathematical model in cardiology and emergency medicine to more quickly and reliably diagnose acute heart failure (AHF) in emergency room patients. view more (2009-10-16)
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