January 20, 2025
TOPLINE: Performance feedback reduces the time to endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in patients with ischemic stroke, according to a Dutch study. METHODOLOGY: The researchers conducted a stepped-wedge […]
January 13, 2025
In the medical field, the term “resilience” routinely makes the rounds. Psychologists define it as the process of successfully adapting to adversity and emerging even stronger […]
January 13, 2025
TOPLINE: Almost half of California’s local Emergency Medical Service (EMS) agencies report ambulance offload delays exceeding the 30-minute standard, according to a recent study. METHODOLOGY: This […]
January 9, 2025
Higher rates of leaving the emergency department (ED) without being seen are linked to increased short-term mortality or hospitalization, according to a cohort study in Ontario, […]
January 3, 2025
TOPLINE: For patients with migraine who visit the emergency department (ED), intravenous (IV) chlorpromazine provides superior pain relief at 2 hours and IV metoclopramide combinations are […]
January 2, 2025
TOPLINE: A study has shown that administering ≥ 2 L of crystalloids during the prehospital and emergency department phases of treatment increases the risk for mortality […]
December 30, 2024
TOPLINE: Doxycycline discharge kits significantly improve guideline-directed treatment and reduce time to definitive treatment in patients with chlamydia who were discharged from the emergency department (ED). […]
December 20, 2024
A clinical trial in Finland will seek to determine whether emergency services can safely use whole blood for transfusions before patients reach the hospital. Other trials […]
December 18, 2024
It is a truth universally acknowledged: Physicians are at high risk for burnout. But since the end of the COVID pandemic, burnout among one specialty has […]