More articles about: Emergency & Trauma Care

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Ripple Effect: How Hurricanes and Other Disasters Affect Hospital Care

Learn how natural disasters affect hospital systems, including why hospitalization rates increase and the impact of stress on patients and healthcare workers.
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Good Vibrations: How a New Device Could Help ICU Patients Avoid Atrophy and Other Risks

A potential solution to help get immobile bodies moving? A vibrating device to activate muscles — fulfilling a key part of a patient’s recovery while in intensive care.
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How Text Messaging Could Help Tackle High Blood Pressure in At-Risk Patients

A new trial plans to identify patients at urban hospitals who are at risk of hypertension and use text messages to help them reduce their blood pressure and obtain follow-up care.
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New ‘SIREN’ Network Seeks to Improve Emergency Care Clinical Trials

Learn about SIREN, a new NIH-funded emergency care clinical trial network and find out how SIREN seeks to improve patient outcomes in early stages of critical care.
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Stay Safe at Summer Festivals with These Simple Tips

Summer fairs and festivals are in full swing. Two brothers with ties to such gatherings — one an artist, the other an emergency physician — offer tips to safely enjoy alfresco events.
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A SMARTer Way to Discover New Stroke Treatments

Researchers examined if a particular trial type could be successfully applied to stroke patients — and whether this approach may accelerate discovery of new treatments.
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Risk, Benefit or Cost: What Stops Patients from Receiving a Diagnostic Test?

Michigan Medicine researchers sought to determine how much certain factors affect a patient’s decision to have elective diagnostic tests in the emergency department.
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Don’t Let These 7 Dangerous Foods Spoil Your Picnic

These 7 foods, when not handled properly, can be a food safety nightmare at your BBQ or picnic. Learn how to picnic safely all summer long.
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SAEM 2017: EM Physicians Should Stay Current on Studies to Up Their Critical Care Game

Why studying literature, and sometimes debating the results, is so important for emergency medicine physicians — especially as patient populations change.
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SAEM 2017: Best Practices in EMS Oversight Needed to Improve Pre-Hospital Care

After a 2015 national report detailed fragmentation among emergency medical services systems, Michigan Medicine researchers worked with stakeholders in Michigan to explore best practices in improving pre-hospital care.
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Predicting a Patient’s Future Firearm Violence Risk in the Emergency Department

Michigan Medicine researchers developed a new tool to gauge a young adult patient’s gun violence risk, in hopes of more efficiently using prevention resources.
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After a Clinical Trial on Midazolam for Seizures, Emergency Use of the Drug Rises

Michigan Medicine researchers examined how a clinical trial on one drug’s efficacy affected its use in ambulances across the country.
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Improving ECMO Strategies, Outcomes for Children with Critical Cardiac Disease

A newly launched multicenter study analyzes the use of emergency mechanical circulatory support among critically ill children with cardiovascular conditions.
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Drug Use Drops After ER Visits Used as ‘Teachable Moments’

In a randomized controlled trial, a brief talk with a counselor helped ER patients reduce drug misuse, and a “virtual therapist” on a tablet also showed promise.
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Study: 1 in 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies

Learn more about when you should go to the emergency room for eye care and how to tell if your eye problem is really an emergency.