Articles, tagged with "hospital emergency rooms", page 2

Could Freestanding Emergency Rooms be the Solution for Nations Overcrowded Emergency Care System?

For most people, a medical emergency means a trip to the nearest hospital followed by a long wait for emergency care. But for a growing number of people, the rush to the emergency room may now mean a shorter drive and faster care, without a hospital comin... Read >
Author: Daniel

Is This Common Over-the-Counter Medication Safe?

There is a very common drug that has been sold to millions of people in pharmacies and supermarkets across the country for many years that has been the reason that approximately 50,000 people per year go to hospital emergency rooms. And this particular d... Read >
Author: Wendy Moyer

Hot Trends in Radiology

Hot trends in radiology are constantly emerging as this widely used technology changes and evolves. This is particularly true in the emergency room, where radiology plays an integral role in the assessment of trauma patients. Computed tomography remains o... Read >
Author: Erik Johnson

Health Care Reform; Said To Decrease Emergency Room Care May Actually Increase It

The original thought was that the nationalized health care plan being suggested by President Obama would lower the number of visits made to hospital emergency rooms each day given that those who seek emergency room care for routine health issues would now... Read >
Author: JenB

With Health Care Reform, Will Doctors Start To Turn Patients Away?

The initial idea was that the nationalized health care plan being proposed by President Obama would cut down the amount of trips made to hospital emergency rooms each day being that people who seek emergency room care for routine medical issues would now ... Read >
Author: JenB

Swimming Pool Alarms- How They Can Increase Your Pool Safety.

Swimming pools can be a lot of fun especially if you have kids. .Kids of ages love the pool, they love to play around in the water. But swimming pools can also be very dangerous for children, due to fact that they could drown. As a matter of fact, swimmi... Read >
Author: Michael G Imana

Several Matters That Can Be Considered Chronic Back Pain Cause

Aside from the common chronic back pain cause of things like lifting heavy objects or taking a big hit in a sporting matchup there are other things that can be considered a chronic back pain cause that you may not think of immediately. Even in the most ph... Read >
Author: lisa lucero

The Role of an ACNP - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

While there are a variety of career paths available for anyone pursuing a degree in nursing, there are few nursing jobs more challenging than that of the acute care nurse practitioner. ACNPs are responsible for taking care of the treatment needs of patien... Read >
Author: Karen Williams

Common Injuries Experienced in a Car Accident - What Motorists Should Know

I have worked in the field of emergency medicine as a nurse and a paramedic for more years than I care to remember. In that time, working in the large hospital emergency rooms, I've seen almost every type of injury possible to man--and the greater majorit... Read >
Author: Daniel Berry

Looking For The Most Effective And The Best Coin Metal Detector For Medical Safety Intentions

Each year tens of thousands of young children are taken to hospital emergency rooms for costly X'rays after swallowing coins. Most of these coins pass through the body safely, but occasionally a coin gets stuck in the esophagus, causing internal bleeding,... Read >
Author: Larry Y. Hodge

Alternatives To High Priced Health Insurance

Most Americans are struggling to afford health insurance. In just the past few years, the cost of buying health insurance for your family has skyrocketed. I was talking with an insurance agent recently, who told me it's not unusual at all for his clients ... Read >
Author: movinup23

Vestibular, (Inner Ear) Dysfunction = Increased Risk of Falls

A recent study suggests that after age 40, dizziness makes you 12 times more likely to suffer serious injury from a fall. About 69 million Americans over age 40 have some form of inner-ear dysfunction or another, that predisposes dizziness and makes them... Read >
Author: Dr. A. R. Scopelliti

Who Takes Care of the Nurses that Take Care of Us?

According to the Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Services International Conference held in Berlin this year, 98 percent of emergency room nurses in the Unites States reported verbal harassment and 67 percent reported physical violence. While in Can... Read >
Author: Fritz Poole

New Malpractice Legislation introduced

There's a fascinating medical malpractice bill being suggested in the state of Michigan that would probably affect the quality of care folks in that state receive when they visit their local hospital emergency rooms, and it has some residents very concern... Read >
Author: Collin Clarke

Outpatient or inpatient coding: Get yourself certified

In the world of healthcare coding, there are two distinct groups of coders - outpatient and inpatient. If you are keen to embark on a medical coding career and want to learn medical coding, it is important that you understand the difference between outpa... Read >
Author: Celena

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