Articles Tagged With: EMS
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Health System Improves Stroke-to-Treatment, Door-to-Groin Times
University of Michigan Health in Grand Rapids has dramatically improved metrics for stroke treatment, using communication tools to connect EMS teams with specialists in neurology, radiology, nursing, laboratory, and pharmacy. The improved communication makes it possible for the hospital to activate the appropriate personnel in the ED before stroke patients arrive.
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EMS Documentation Can Complicate Defense of ED Claim
Unpacking the various reasons why emergency medical service providers could become involved in emergency department malpractice lawsuits.
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Condoms prevent HPV in sexually naïve women
The debate surrounding the relative merits of abstinence and fidelity vs. condom use (as if the two were mutually exclusive) remains a hotly contested issue, at least in the United States, where it has even spilled over into U.S. international family planning policy.