Survival rates of severely injured patients were correlated with EMS clinicians’ volume, not years of experience, in a recent UPMC and University of Pittsburgh study. The study, published Feb. 18 in ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published 2011 guidelines for field triage of injured patients, designed to help healthcare providers make decisions about the most appropriate ...

The expanded care model is intended to help individuals experiencing conditions such as back pain, neck strain, joint ...

A cotton swab to the nose, a startling noise near the ear — doctors have a few tricks they try when a patient suffering from a brain injury appears unresponsive. If the patient remains silent and ...

The Kansas City Police Department says there were 23 total victims, including one death, from the Valentine’s Day shooting at Union Station. Three Kansas City hospitals took in a total of 29 patients ...

Sunrise Trauma Center issued a warning Tuesday morning about a surge in patients with e-bike and e-scooter injuries.

One in four severe brain injury patients had cognitive-motor dissociation detected on EEG or fMRI. Despite appearing unresponsive, these patients repeatedly showed covert consciousness. Younger age, ...

A former trauma nurse at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center is suing the health system, claiming supervisors retaliated against her for raising concerns that the hospital would run out of blood for ...

Creating a safe patient handling program can help reduce injuries and time lost due to injury. Working in healthcare poses many safety concerns, including exposure to illness, physical injury, and ...

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Greenfield Healthcare & Rehabilitation was cited after a patient suffered a broken hip and went into shock due to improper lifting.