An injured seabird sought help by pecking at the door of an emergency room at a hospital in Germany until medical staff noticed it and called firefighters to help with its rescue ... .
The emergency department is a pressure cooker where stressed patients, psychological distress and violence combine into a predictable assault on bedside workers ....
An extra set of eyes on radiology scans, double-checking for signs of prostate cancer. A green light telling surgeons when it’s safe to operate on trauma patients. A reminder system that finds and flags test results that need to be ... .
Being in an emergency-room waiting area for hours can be frustrating for patients as they deal with pain, discomfort and worsening conditions. Here's how triage works to determine a patient's urgency ... .
He left the emergency room and got his injury treated elsewhere ...Area hospitals are reporting a heavy influx of emergency room patients thanks to seasonal illnesses such as COVID-19 and influenza.