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3 min read. Nov. 15, 2023 – Older people who wait overnight in the emergency department due to hospital bed shortages are more likely to die or have new health problems during their stays ...
5 min read. Hospital emergency rooms (or departments) deal with sudden illnesses and injuries. They maintain preparedness for every kind of health emergency, including vehicular accidents, heart ...
Pain and discomfort that extend beyond your chest to other parts of your upper body, such as one or both arms, back, neck, stomach, and jaw. Unexplained shortness of breath, with or without chest ...
Dr. Mark Rosenberg, president American College of Emergency Physicians. In late August, Texas hospitals were suddenly overwhelmed with an average of more than 1,700 emergency patients each day. "All of a sudden, it's an exponential rise again in the middle of the summer," stated the general medicine physician at the University of Texas Medical Hospital in Dallas. Staffing was also more of a ...
Q&A: Lenox Hill Doctor Discusses Netflix Series and Life in a New York City Emergency Room. Dr. Mirtha Macri was one of four doctors featured in the Netflix documentary “Lenox Hill.”. Image ...
You may want to visit an emergency department for dizziness if you have a history of: head trauma. heart disease. high blood pressure. stroke. syncope (fainting) nausea. vomiting. Older adults may ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 130 million people visit the emergency room every year, with a little more than 16.2 million of them being admitted to the ...
Emergency room visits by their nature aren’t planned and things can move very quickly after an accident or sudden change of health. There are key things to bring to the E.R. and it’s a good ...