Sentences with phrase «older emergency patients»

The results of the most extensive international study of the characteristics and outcomes of older emergency patients to be reported to date were published online in Annals of Emergency Medicine.

«Dependence on others and geriatric illnesses, such as cognitive impairment and mobility problems, affect the majority of older emergency patients across a wide range of nations with different health systems and cultural contexts.

Not exact matches

Our chiropractic care center also offers emergency chiropractic services to all our patients, new and old.

The growing prevalence of older patients in ERs around the world suggests a need for careful scrutiny of current clinical practice and design of emergency departments worldwide.»

Researchers examined medical records for 2,282 patients older than 74 in 13 different emergency departments in seven countries (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Iceland, India and Sweden).

The former Hospital for Sick Children emergency room pediatrician lost his licence last year after he was found to have engaged in «very instrusive and coercive sexual activities» with a 17 - year - old girl who was not his patient.

In 2012, Attorney Satin achieved two of the five largest verdicts of the year — a $ 5.83 million verdict for the family of a patient who died after his primary care physician discontinued his aspirin regimen, and a $ 3,582,831 judgment for the mother of a 12 - year - old boy who died after an emergency room doctor failed to transfer him in time to treat a malfunctioning shunt.

Accomplishments • Revamped emergency response procedures within the ED by arranging for dedicated treatment sections for burn patients • Successfully revived a 3 month old baby, a victim of parental child abuse • Increased operational efficiency by 55 % by handling staff scheduling duties effectively • Reorganized supplies inventory procedures by introducing Medic Supplies, a dedicated medical inventory database

• Save a 3 week old kitten from dying (who had been run over by a car), by employing immediate emergency procedures • Modernize pet / patient registration process by implementing an online system that also saved registration time • Welcome patients (pets and their owners) to the facility and provide them with required facility and services information • Register patients by taking their information and recording medical histories • Inquire into status of vaccinations and create patient charts • Schedule appointments and handle veterinary doctor's calendars • Assist in diagnostic, medical and surgical procedures by using a range of technical diagnostic equipment

Additionally, the Affordable Care Act stipulates that preventative care for these older people may be covered at no cost to the patient, as well as allowing people to seek emergency care from a hospital outside of their plan's network.

The tea party objection to the AHCA was that it didn't get rid of the ACA's regulations on insurance companies — such as barring insurers from charging more money to women, older patients, or patients with preexisting conditions, or requiring them to cover essential services like preventive health care without cost to patients, emergency services, prescription drugs, and prenatal care.