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Coronavirus, Emergency Medicine, Prevention, Vaccines

How to stay out of the hospital with omicron here – tips from Public Health – Seattle & King County

December 22, 2021

How can we keep emergency healthcare from becoming overwhelmed? How can we make sure lifesaving treatment is available when we need it most?

Emergency Medicine, Health Costs, Health Insurance

At Urgent Care, He Got 5 Stitches and a Big Surprise: A Plastic Surgeon’s Bill for $1,040

August 3, 2021

Insurers often try to steer patients to urgent care and away from costly emergency rooms, but individuals could still get hit with large bills in the process.

Child Health, Emergency Medicine, Mental Health

No Vacancy: How a Shortage of Mental Health Beds Keeps Kids Trapped Inside ERs

June 25, 2021

If you up in an ER with a mental health crisis, there’s a good chance you will get stuck there.

Coronavirus, Emergency Medicine, Rural Health, Rural Hospitals

What Happened When the Only ER Doctor in a Rural Town Got COVID

December 4, 2020

Papenfus is the lone full-time ER doctor in the town of 900, not far from the Kansas line. ““I’m chief of staff and medical director of everything,” he says.

Coronavirus, Emergency Medicine, Prevention

Adjusting tactics quickly cut EMS providers’ COVID-19 risk

September 25, 2020

These efforts greatly reduced the risk of exposure among EMS providers, reducing the providers’ chance of infection and the number of days they had to be quarantined, and conserving their personal protective equipment (PPE)

Coronavirus, Emergency Medicine, Hospitals

‘All the Hospitals Are Full’

July 10, 2020

On Thursday, 3,812 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the region, including more than 1,000 in intensive care units, a record since the pandemic began.

Brain and Nervous System, Cardiology, Coronavirus, Emergency Medicine, Heart and Circulatory System

Don’t let COVID-19 keep you from seeking emergency care

May 6, 2020

Serious symptoms, like those associated with a heart attack or stroke, are still urgent during the COVID-19 pandemic, and rapid treatment is critical.

Coronavirus, Emergency Medicine, Nurses

She Came to New York to Help Fight COVID. She Walked Into a “War Movie.”

April 14, 2020

My first day in the ER was unlike anything I’d ever witnessed: a mix of a TV show like “Grey’s Anatomy” and something out of a triage tent in a war movie.

Coronavirus, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Preparedness

“Dead on Arrival”: A N.Y. Fire Chief’s COVID Journal

April 6, 2020

As New York firefighters respond to coronavirus emergency calls, an FDNY battalion chief and 9/11 survivor confronts the city’s latest mass tragedy.

Emergency Medicine

EMS Crews Brought Patients to the Hospital With Misplaced Breathing Tubes. None Survived.

December 3, 2019

In the world of emergency medicine, an unrecognized esophageal intubation is a “never event,” meaning that it shouldn’t happen under any circumstances.

Emergency Medicine

A Misplaced Breathing Tube Can Be Fatal.

December 3, 2019

EMS performs intubations to help restore breathing to cardiac arrest patients. New studies show patients fare as well or better with less-invasive alternatives.

Emergency Medicine, Health Insurance

Nothing To Sneeze At: The $2,659 Bill To Pluck Doll’s Shoe From Child’s Nostril

November 27, 2019

The doctor was able to remove the shoe in less than a second. His bill: $926.98.

Emergency Medicine

Be Prepared: Find the ER You Want to Go to Before an Emergency Happens

September 20, 2019

To be prepared in the event of an emergency, you can use Propublica’s updated ER Inspector to help you evaluate the emergency rooms near you.

Emergency Medicine

Intensive care units in ERs would cut deaths, study suggests

July 26, 2019

Having an intensive care unit within the emergency department improved care and survival rates for the entire emergency department population.

Emergency Medicine

As ER Wait Times Grow, More Patients Leave Against Medical Advice

May 17, 2019

Emergency room patients increasingly leave California hospitals against medical advice, and experts say crowded ERs are likely to blame.

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