emergency departments
Coverage of emergency departments in the Nexus archive.
- Public urged to avoid hospital unless ‘life might be in danger’ after record day for Sydney emergency departments
Sick patients in New South Wales are being urged to avoid emergency rooms unless their life is at risk due to a record 10,000 presentations to Sydney hospitals on a single winter day. The New South Wales health minister, Ryan Park, described the surge as the 'biggest ever recorded winter day in history', exceeding the average by 1,000 people.
- STAT+: The ERs that can turn patients away — and are reaping millions
Robert Behounek was denied care at an Albuquerque ER when he couldn't pay upfront, despite U.S. laws requiring emergency departments to treat patients regardless of payment. Nutex Health, which operates the hospital, avoids this legal obligation by not contracting with Medicare, though it claims to screen patients for emergencies before demanding payment.
- Antidepressants and antipsychotics could serve as alternatives to opioids, study finds
A study suggests that antidepressants and antipsychotics could serve as pain relief alternatives to opioids in emergency departments. The research reviewed non-opioid medications available at San Francisco General Hospital and analyzed existing medical literature to identify potential options for treating pain without opioids' addictive risks.
- Interstellar A&E: The Scottish doctor of space medicine
Dr Christina Mackaill, a Scottish doctor specializing in space medicine, is educating emergency departments on treating astronauts post-space missions. Her work bridges medical expertise with space exploration, enhancing Earth-based emergency care protocols.