Approximately 52 % of women visiting hospital
emergency rooms report at least one incident of violence during their lifetime.
The emergency rooms report about 100 dog bites per day in that city.
Thanksgiving can be especially difficult, and many
emergency rooms report cases of pancreatitis and intestinal blockages are more frequent during this time.
As the compound flowed from a ruptured storage tank and its cracked containment pond at Freedom Industries» Etowah River Terminal — just 1.5 miles upstream from a drinking - water intake — hundreds of Charleston residents crowded hospital
emergency rooms reporting nausea and other ailments.
A study conducted by doctors at George Washington University's Hospital
Emergency Room reported that over the span of three years, 41 people were reported injured just at that one hospital alone.
One Chicago
emergency room reported a 30 percent increase in patients visiting overnight as a result of weather - related injuries.
Not exact matches
In fact, one patient went to the
emergency room in 2014 based on a Theranos blood - test result, says the
report — a result that's now been amended.
Hospital
emergency rooms are filling up with flu sufferers, and pharmacies have
reported medicine shortages.
The American Academy of Pediatrics
reports that about 24,000 kids a year are treated in hospital
emergency rooms because of shopping cart - related injuries.
The American Academy of Pediatrics
reported that in 1999, an estimated 8800 children were treated in
emergency rooms for injuries related to using baby walkers.
In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
reports that United States
emergency rooms see more than 200,000 children up to age 14 each year for playground - related issues.
The CPSC
reports that 4,900 injuries related to inflatable slides and bounce houses were treated in
emergency rooms in 2004.
From 2003 to 2007, there were more than 43,000 car seat - related injuries
reported in
emergency rooms, and many of these were considered preventable.
CPSC also
reported that 38,000 Americans go to
emergency rooms each year with injuries related to tip - overs of top - heavy furniture or televisions placed on furniture, instead of a TV stand.
Furthermore, for those families in the study who practiced «stretching diapers» (i.e. using a soiled diaper multiple times), more doctors visits and
emergency room visits per year were
reported for cases of diaper dermatitis and UTI's in young children.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
reports that over 4,000 children are treated in
emergency rooms each year for injuries related to falls from windows.
In another study conducted from May through September 1999, a total of 6,348 stroller related injuries to children under 10 years old treated in U.S. hospital
emergency rooms were
reported through the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS).
In 2011, an estimated 12,900 children under the age of five were treated in hospital
emergency rooms for injuries associated with strollers, according to CPSC Nursery Product
Reports.
Last week's
report said that among people 19 and younger, 250,000 were treated in
emergency rooms for concussions and other sports - or recreation - related brain injuries in 2009, up from 150,000 in 2001.
A new
report published in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association earlier this month found that head injuries led an estimated 2.5 million people to visit a U.S.
emergency room in 2010, and about one third of the cases were children.
Pets cause nearly an estimated 87,000 falls that need
emergency room treatment every year in the U.S., according to the March 27 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
Report.
Morse decided to study halothane, another commonly used anesthetic, believing his study might help explain the many
reports of near - death experiences trickling out of
emergency rooms.
The FDA review of the medications began after a
report by the Centers for Disease Control in January found that, between 2004 and 2005, more than 1,500 children under the age of 2 had wound up in
emergency rooms after taking over-the-counter cough and cold medicines.
Every 10 minutes in the greater Houston area, SAPPHIRE receives
reports on
emergency room cases, descriptions of patients» self -
reported symptoms, updated electronic health rec - ords, and clinicians» notes from eight hospitals that account for more than 30 percent of the region's
emergency room visits.
MRSA is a stubborn and persistent bacterium that «has been
reported as the most common cause of skin and soft - tissue infections among
emergency room patients in 11 U.S. cities,» said Leonard.
Every 25 seconds, or 1.35 million times a year, a young athlete suffers a sports injury severe enough to go to the
emergency room, according to a new research
report released by Safe Kids Worldwide.
«The study
reports asthma related
emergency room visits are estimated to be 55 percent lower in people with asthma who use dose counting inhalers than in those who use inhalers without dose counters,» said allergist Allen Meadows, MD, ACAAI fellow and chair of the Public Education Committee.
The U-M study found that more than half of the men who
reported violence toward a partner had at least one routine health visit over the last year and nearly one third noted at least one
emergency room visit over the last year.
On that spring day in 2013, after Wintemute spoke to the
emergency room researchers in San Francisco, the NRA posted a critique slamming a study that
reported that states with more firearm laws had lower rates of firearm fatalities.
Research led by Dr. Laffel
reported that youngsters who received care ambassador support services enjoyed healthier outcomes than those who received standard care, including 40 % fewer trips to
emergency rooms and half the number of severe low blood glucose episodes.
As always, if you or your child is experiencing a life - threatening medical
emergency, please call 911 and / or
report to your nearest
emergency room.
However, a 2009 paper
reported three patients who were admitted to the
emergency room with very negative effects including dizziness, vomiting and loss of consciousness.
And it's not just patients who benefit: In the
emergency room at Nashville's Vanderbilt University Medical Center, when diffusers were installed to spread citrus scents, the portion of staffers who
reported frequently experiencing work - related stress dropped from 41 percent to 3 percent.
Children riding school buses suffer more injuries than previous public data have suggested, according to a
report in the November issue of Pediatrics that examined a national database of
emergency room visits.
JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Assoc.)
reports «Adverse Drug Reactions result in over 215 million
emergency room trips p / year.
A 2007 CDC
report revealed that cat bites can be serious enough to send almost 66,000 people to hospital
emergency rooms each year.
Yet, it appears from the relevant clinical records that the claimant did not
report significant or acute shoulder pain to the
emergency room physician or to anyone other than her massage therapist for several weeks.
The IOG
report revealed there were more than 130 cases wherein
emergency room records showed possible abuse — physical abuse, sexual abuse or neglect.
This accounts for more than one - third of all bike - related injuries witnessed in American
emergency rooms, according to government
reports.
The American Burn Association
reports that nearly a half - a-million people receive hospital and
emergency room treatment for burns every year in the United States.
On October 26, 2004, there was an incident of violence
reported on behalf of the two older children in which children told an
emergency room nurse that their father hurt them.
The
report concludes that «Brian Sinclair did not have to die, but he did not die in vain» pointing to the changes implemented in the
emergency room system since his death and the 63 recommendations for changes to prevent similar deaths from occurring in the future.
Virginia Lawyers Weekly
reports on an insane case in Virginia where an
emergency room doctor in Hampton received a defense verdict.
But by night,
reports The Recorder, the J.D. becomes an M.D., heading to an
emergency room in Palo Alto where he revives heart attack victims and sets broken bones.
The National Fire Protection Agency
reports that more than 8,500 Americans went to
emergency rooms with firework - related injuries in the year 2010.
In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
reports that there are 30 million visits to hospital
emergency rooms in the United States each year.
For example, Exhibit A could be the police
report about your accident, Exhibit B could be a bill from the
emergency room, and Exhibit C could be a letter from your employer confirming your inability to work.
The National Floor Safety Institute
reports that slip and falls represent 1 million
emergency room visits each year.
Yet the hospital didn't administer antibiotics until 24 hours after Ashanti Norals was presented to the
emergency room,
reports Courthouse News Service.
According to the Indianapolis Star, a judge in Marion County harshly criticized the
emergency room doctor's failure to
report the child's injuries.