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The following is a guest post from Dr. Sarah Fraser: During my surgery rotation as a third year medical student, my resident sends me to the Emergency Department to assess a new consult. She tells me...
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How and when do new medical technologies become the ‘standard of care?’ A recent study showed that the use of CT scans in hospital emergency departments rose sixteen percent between 1995 and 2007. The...
View ArticleCall Now to Reserve Your Spot in the E.R.
Emergency Rooms are piloting online reservation systems to avoid the wait.
View Article“Rampart, this is Squad 51…”
More than a decade after 9/11, first responders from different locales still can't all effectively communicate with one another.
View ArticleFrom the Mailbag
A letter from a reader concerned about the slow identification of the Texas Ebola patient.
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