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Israel opens special hospital emergency rooms for sexual assault victims
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Israel's Ministry of Health launched a new campaign to raise awareness about special hospital emergency rooms that offer services for victims of sexual assault. The launch came after what the Ministry called "very sensitive work" by the department for the treatment of domestic violence and
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Delhi: 11-year-old gets second life with help of artificial heart and lung
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
An 11-year-old girl from Delhi who initially visited two emergency rooms with severe chest pain has made a remarkable recovery with the help of life saving procedures at a private hospital in Delhi. The procedure is called E-CPR or extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and provide
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Heatwaves are getting more deadly and frequent
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The old, the ill, and the poor are especially vulnerable to the devastating effects of heatwaves like the one we are presently experiencing. One of the deadliest natural disasters in recent memory, the 2003 heatwave that saw temperatures in Europe exceed 47.5 degrees Celsius claimed between
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Less-invasive cardiac MRI helps in early evaluation of patients
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
An estimated 3 million people with severe chest discomfort and slightly increased troponin levels visit emergency rooms each year. When the heart muscle suffers damage due to a heart attack, high amounts of protein troponin are produced. It is still unknown how to diagnose and treat people w
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Men over 65 are at higher risk of skull fractures from falls than women: S
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
More than 3 million adults aged 65 and older are treated in emergency rooms every year due to fall injuries. Head trauma is the most common source of significant injury, with skull fractures being a serious result. Females account for 58 per cent of all falls, according to the 2016 National
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Extreme heat linked to rise in mental health emergency care: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], February 24 (ANI): Does the temperature outside decide a person's temperament inside? On extremely hot summer days, adults are at an increased risk of visiting emergency rooms for mental health crises related to substance use, anxiety, stress, and more.
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More kids ending up in emergency rooms due to pain killer poisoning: Study
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 29 (ANI): Emergency room admission cases among children due to poisoning by strong painkillers have considerably gone up in the USA as revealed by a study.
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Women less likely to be diagnosed with minor strokes: study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington [USA], May 26 (ANI): Women are less likely to be diagnosed with minor strokes than men when they show up in emergency rooms, claims a new study.
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Older adults at risk of injuries, factures for walking dogs: Study
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 7 (ANI): Regular exercise is essential for everyone irrespective of their age and having a pet that requires daily physical activity can be an added motivation to go for a walk. However, according to a new study, walking a leashed dog could increase the risk of
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Here's how smartphones can speed up ER discharges
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 13 (ANI): Smartphones in the emergency rooms can help discharge patients faster, according to a recent study.
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Cotton swabs landing 34 kids in emergency rooms each day
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 8 (ANI): Parents, you may want to keep those cotton buds away from your kids as a recent study has found that they are sending 34 children to the emergency department each day.
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Psychiatric patients' visit to emergency rooms result only in transfe
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Sept. 12 (ANI): A new study found that people who visit emergency rooms for mental health care were transferred to another facility at six times the rate of people, who visit ERs other conditions, and could face a wait of almost two hours.
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