ER Study Shows Drop in Deaths After Trauma Injury

By Randy Dotinga Source: HealthDay New research suggests that doctors are doing a better job of treating — and saving — emergency room patients whose injuries fall between mild and severe. Between 2000 and 2009, the overall death rate for…

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Posted: Aug 29 2012
Tags: ER Study, HealthDay, Improved Mortality Rates, New Research

Heart Attack Test May Cut Emergency Room Diagnosis to One Hour

By: Nicole Ostrow Source: Bloomberg News Doctors may be able diagnose a heart attack in one hour using a new test approach that could save time, money and crowding in hospital emergency rooms, researchers said. Using more-sensitive screening technology to…

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Posted: Aug 20 2012
Tags: blood tests, heart attack, new techniques

Numbers Back Up Hunch: Greening Lots Improves Neighborhood Health

By: Taunya English Source: Newsworks.org Publication: August 8, 2012 Health researchers have long suspected that “cleaning and greening” overgrown, vacant lots does a neighborhood good, now they have gathered mounting — and solid evidence — that transforming nuisance properties pays…

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Posted: Aug 08 2012
Tags: community health, emergency medicine, urban renewal

ER Crowding Growing Twice as Fast as ER Visits

By: Press Release Source: American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Publication: June 2012 Visits to emergency departments increased 60 percent faster than population growth over an 8-year period, and occupancy – or crowding – grew even more rapidly, mostly due to…

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Posted: Jun 26 2012
Tags: er crowding, occupancy, patient volume, population growth