Paris, France: A treatment for pain, that is delivered via a nasal spray, offers an effective, needle-free option for children being seen in the emergency department for a range of injuries, according to research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress [1]. Researchers say that reducing pain quickly and effectively is especially important for children […]
Category: Emergency medicine
Blood test shows whether newborns with fever have bacterial or viral infection
Paris, France: A test that compares the levels of two molecules in the blood is able to accurately distinguish between bacterial and viral infections in newborn babies with fever in a small study presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress [1]. A fever in a baby under three months of age is considered a medical […]
Drones could speed up delivery of automated external defibrillators to patients suffering cardiac arrest
Paris, France: Drones could be used to deliver automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to where a person is suffering an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress. AEDs can often be located some distances apart, making timely access to them uneven, particularly in rural areas or in heavily congested […]
Virtual reality and classical music help to reduce blood pressure in patients in an emergency department
Paris, France: A virtual reality landscape of a flowing river and trees, accompanied by classical music, can help to reduce patients’ blood pressure significantly within 15 minutes of their being seen in an emergency department. In a randomised controlled trial of 130 adult patients who arrived in an emergency department with hypertensive urgency – blood […]
Study shows how risk of death rises with rate of overcrowding and corridor care in hospital emergency department
Paris, France: The risk of death for patients treated in the emergency department increases by one per cent for every ten per cent increase in occupancy, according to research that will be presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress. [1] The researchers say their findings show how overcrowding brings a very real risk for patients […]
Over a third of patients with chest pains could avoid going to emergency departments if ambulance crews use new blood test
Paris, France: Researchers in The Netherlands have found that about 30% of presentations to emergency departments of patients with chest pain could be avoided if a highly sensitive troponin test is used in combination with other parameters by ambulance crews during pre-hospital triaging. At present, about 95% of people with chest pains are transported by […]
Violence against emergency workers is increasing: hospital overcrowding is a major contributor
Emergency medical services are better prepared for a mass casualty incident than for everyday violence Paris, France: Seventy-five percent of workers in emergency medical departments and services have witnessed violence in the past year, according to a survey of over 1,300 health professionals in 81 countries worldwide. In a special session at the European Emergency […]
Neurological outcomes after patients suffer cardiac arrest at home are similar between low- and high-income areas in Vienna
But bystander CPR rates may differ and require further study Vienna, Austria: People who have a cardiac arrest in their own homes have similar neurological outcomes regardless of socioeconomic background, according to research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress on Wednesday [1]. However, the study of 676 patients who received treatment in the Department […]
Doctors and nurses are better than AI at triaging patients
Vienna, Austria: Doctors and nurses are better at triaging patients in emergency departments than artificial intelligence (AI), according to research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress on Tuesday [1]. However, Dr Renata Jukneviciene, a postdoctoral researcher at Vilnius University, Lithuania, who presented the study, said that AI could be useful when used in conjunction […]
Could nasal sprays replace needles for delivering adrenaline to anaphylactic patients?
Vienna, Austria: Instead of stabbing yourself, or someone else, in the thigh with a needle to deliver a dose of adrenaline to counter anaphylactic shock, would it not be easier to use a nasal spray instead? A study presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress on Tuesday shows that liquid or powder nasal sprays are […]