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A stroke can change a life in an instant. In the minutes after symptoms begin, quick action can help protect the brain, reduce long-term disability and save a life, according to the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

Research shows geomapping can pinpoint trauma hotspots, optimizing prehospital blood supply deployment and potentially saving lives in urgent care scenarios.

Bringing focus to the critical gap in immediate care for road crash victims, NIMHANS on Monday launched a lay responder care module aimed at strengthening early emergency response in the city. The initiative, part of a project to build youth capacity to provide first response care, also includes a dedicated website and volunteer identity cards to support trained responders. Road traffic injuries …

New research shows that hospital accident and emergency violence prevention programmes are effective in reducing harm, costs to the NHS and improve emergency care.

PA students Nicole Pinakidis and Kristin Brennan recently put their emergency care skills to use to help save a person’s life during this year’s Chicago Half Marathon. The post Physician Assistant Students Help Save a Life appeared first on News Center .

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 The findings of this new study may have important implications for the military, early burn care, and resuscitation of people burned in the rural U.S. and in low- and middle-income countries, where 90% of all burn injuries occur. Patients with major burns require fluid to prevent dehydration, organ failure and death.… The post Dr. Barclay Stewart & HIPRC Team Awarded D…

Hospital emergency departments (EDs) are an underutilized resource in the fight against the overdose crisis. The CA Bridge model leverages 24/7 access to care and… The post CA Bridge appeared first on Public Health Institute .

Life doesn’t happen solely between 9 am and 5 pm. Medical issues almost seem to occur more often when your primary care physician has already gone home for the day. Say you burn yourself while cooking dinner. You obviously don’t want to put off getting the proper care until you’re able to schedule an appointment […] The post Urgent Care vs. ER: What’s the Difference and Where Should You Go? appea…