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Anchor lead: Efforts to reduce ED crowding don’t seem to be helping, Elizabeth Tracey reports Emergency departments are more crowded than ever, with some patients waiting many hours to be seen, a recent study concluded. Patricia Davidson, dean of the …
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Anchor lead: Does using epinephrine help when people experience a heart attack outside the hospital? Elizabeth Tracey reports The hormone epinephrine is often used by paramedics to restart the heart in people who’ve experienced an out of hospital cardiac arrest. …
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This week’s topics include predicting mortality in those with congestive heart failure, bystander CPR impact, best management of stable COPD, and NOACs and bleeding risk. Program notes: 0:50 NOACs and bleeding risk 1:51 Also taking other medicines increased risk 2:49 …
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Anchor lead: What accounts for huge emergency department bills? Elizabeth Tracey reports Many people who seek care in an emergency department may subsequently be unpleasantly surprised by the size of the bill, especially those whose insurance covers the hospital facility …
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Anchor lead: Why don’t urgent care centers reduce ED crowding? Elizabeth Tracey reports When people seek medical care in the ED they often face lengthy waits, and urgent care centers, frequently located adjacent to emergency departments, were supposed to be …
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Anchor lead: Urgent care centers haven’t taken the heat off emergency departments, Elizabeth Tracey reports Urgent care centers were heralded as the answer to emergency department overcrowding and lengthy delays in treatment for those who went there, but a recent …
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This week’s topics include dementia and depression, complications of implanted defibrillators, the most common emergency surgeries, and treatment of insomnia. Program notes: 0:35 Treatment of insomnia 1:35 Medications only for short term 2:32 Has to be provided outside physician’s office …
