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27 Sep
At Two Dallas Hospitals, Kids' ER Visits for Heat Illness Nearly Tripled Over Last Decade

At Two Dallas Hospitals, Kids' ER Visits for Heat Illness Nearly Tripled Over Last Decade

In a sign that climate change may be fueling heat illnesses in kids, a new study reveals that such visits to two Texas children's emergency rooms spiked 170% between 2012 and 2023.

Study leader

Heat- / SunstrokeEmergencies / First Aid
27 Sep
Grandma, the Family Dog: Unexpected Sources of Opioid Tragedies for Young Kids

Grandma, the Family Dog: Unexpected Sources of Opioid Tragedies for Young Kids

Grandma's pill organizer. Fido's pain medication. A tossed-away tissue.

All are potential sources of opioid poisoning for young children, researchers at the New Jersey Poison Control Center report.

Their five-year look at 230 cases of opioid exposure in children be...

ParentingEmergencies / First AidSafety: Child
27 Sep
One Gun Law Reduces School Shooting Deaths

One Gun Law Reduces School Shooting Deaths

Laws that ban assault weapons do indeed protect children from dying in mass shootings, but the same can't be said for more common types of gun restrictions and regulations, new research shows.

“Mass shootings are horrific events. We found that large capacity magazi...

Emergencies / First AidSafety: Child
25 Sep
988 Mental Health Crisis Calls Now Link to Caller Location, Not Area Code

988 Mental Health Crisis Calls Now Link to Caller Location, Not Area Code

In a move that could mean more Americans in crisis get help and get it quickly, federal officials announced Tuesday that major cellphone carriers now have the technology to direct 988 callers to local mental health services based on their location instead of their area code.

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.Emergencies / First AidAnxietyDepressionSuicide
23 Sep
Climate Change Could Triple U.S. Heat Deaths by Mid-Century

Climate Change Could Triple U.S. Heat Deaths by Mid-Century

If global warming is left largely unchecked, the number of Americans who succumb to extreme heat will triple by mid-century, new projections estimate.

These deaths could affect poor and minority Americans much more than the white and better-off, according to a team led b...

Heat- / SunstrokeEmergencies / First Aid
19 Sep
Stroke Kills 7 Million Worldwide Each Year, and Deaths Are Rising

Stroke Kills 7 Million Worldwide Each Year, and Deaths Are Rising

Climate change and worsening diets are sending global rates of stroke and stroke deaths skyward, a new study warns.

Almost 12 million people worldwide had a stroke in 2021, up 70% since 1990, according to a team led by ...

Emergencies / First AidPollution, AirBlood PressureHeart / Stroke-Related: Stroke
12 Sep
Black Stroke Patients More Likely to Arrive Late at Hospital, Without Prior ER Notification

Black Stroke Patients More Likely to Arrive Late at Hospital, Without Prior ER Notification

Black stroke victims are arriving at emergency rooms much later than white patients, greatly increasing their risk of death or lifelong disability, a new...

Emergencies / First AidHeart / Stroke-Related: Stroke
30 Aug
Rural Hospitals Especially Vulnerable to Ransomware Attacks

Rural Hospitals Especially Vulnerable to Ransomware Attacks

Rural hospitals – and their patients -- are particularly vulnerable to the aftershocks caused by ransomware attacks, a new study reports.

“Ransomware attacks are bad news for hospitals and pa...

Emergencies / First AidHospitals
28 Aug
Recreational Drug Use Triples Odds for Repeat Heart Crises

Recreational Drug Use Triples Odds for Repeat Heart Crises

Recreational drug users are three times more likely to have repeated heart health emergencies than people who don’t use, a new study has found.

About 11% of patients admitted to intensive cardiac care units have been using recreational drugs, said researcher

Heart / Stroke-Related: Heart AttackDrug AbuseEmergencies / First AidHeart / Stroke-Related: StrokeCocaineMethamphetamine
26 Aug
Most Americans Unsure How to Help Someone in Opioid Overdose

Most Americans Unsure How to Help Someone in Opioid Overdose

The U.S. opioid epidemic has caused a startling number of overdose deaths, but a new survey shows that most Americans still have no idea how to help an OD victim.

More than 3 in 4 people (77%) said they would not know how to respond if they saw someone having an overdose...

Drug AbuseEmergencies / First Aid
20 Aug
Naloxone Might Help Revive People After Opioid-Linked Cardiac Arrest

Naloxone Might Help Revive People After Opioid-Linked Cardiac Arrest

The overdose-reversing drug naloxone can help save the lives of people whose hearts have stopped due to an opioid OD, a new study shows.

Naloxone rapidly reverses opioid ODs by blocking the ability of opioids to bind with receptors in the brain, researchers said in backg...

Emergencies / First Aid
14 Aug
Implant Automatically Releases Naloxone to Reverse Opioid Overdose

Implant Automatically Releases Naloxone to Reverse Opioid Overdose

A new implant could help prevent overdose deaths by automatically administering the OD-reversing drug naloxone, a new study shows.

The implant, about the size of a stick of gum, is placed under the skin, where it monitors vital signs like heart rate and breathing, resear...

Emergencies / First AidDrug Safety
14 Aug
Child ER Visits Linked to Water Beads Doubled in One Year

Child ER Visits Linked to Water Beads Doubled in One Year

Child safety experts have warned about the sometimes lethal dangers of toy water beads.

Now, a report finds a doubling in just one year of U.S. pediatric ER visits linked to the products.

“The number of pediatric water bead-related emergency department visit...

Emergencies / First AidSafety: Child
13 Aug
As Heat Waves Hit U.S., Poll Finds Most Can't Locate Local Cooling Station

As Heat Waves Hit U.S., Poll Finds Most Can't Locate Local Cooling Station

It's been a sweltering summer for much of the United States, and a new poll finds many people can recognize the signs of heat sickness if it strikes them or someone else.

However, many more don’t know crucial information that could help them during a heatwave, suc...

Heat- / SunstrokeEmergencies / First Aid
09 Aug
FDA Approves First Nasal Spray to Curb Anaphylaxis, An Alternative to Injections

FDA Approves First Nasal Spray to Curb Anaphylaxis, An Alternative to Injections

Folks nervous about administering a rescue shot for anaphylaxis finally have a new alternative in a nasal spray.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced that it has approved neffy, the first non-injected treatment for life-threatening allergic reactions...

Emergencies / First AidAllergies: Misc.Anaphylactic Shock
07 Aug
Red Cross Issues Blood Shortage Alert as Summer Heat Cuts Donations

Red Cross Issues Blood Shortage Alert as Summer Heat Cuts Donations

This summer's blistering temperatures have helped prompt an emergency blood shortage, the American Red Cross has warned.

Heat waves affected almost 100 blood drives last month, either by hurting turnout or forcing the events to be canceled. Since July 1, the nationa...

Emergencies / First Aid
07 Aug
Bystander CPR More Likely to Save Your Life If You're White and Male: Study

Bystander CPR More Likely to Save Your Life If You're White and Male: Study

Whites are three times more likely to survive a cardiac arrest after receiving bystander CPR than Black adults are, a new study has found.

Likewise, men are twice as likely to survive after bystander CPR than women, researchers found.

“CPR saves lives -- that...

Emergencies / First AidCPR
26 Jul
Fake Oxycontin Pills Widespread and Potentially Deadly: Report

Fake Oxycontin Pills Widespread and Potentially Deadly: Report

The rate at which young Americans are ending up in hospital ICUs after using fake Oxycontin pills spiked with fentanyl is soaring, especially in the U.S. West, a new report warns.

Medical toxicology data from one unnamed hospital in the western U.S. found the number of c...

Drug AbuseEmergencies / First AidPoisonsAddiction
26 Jul
Your Odds for Accidental Gun Death Rise Greatly in Certain States

Your Odds for Accidental Gun Death Rise Greatly in Certain States

Americans' risk of dying in a firearm accident depends in large part on where they live in the United States, a new study finds.

People in Southeastern states like Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama run the greatest risk of a gunshot accidentally killing them, researcher...

Emergencies / First AidInjuries
24 Jul
Risk of Mental Illness Rises for Kids Treated in ICUs

Risk of Mental Illness Rises for Kids Treated in ICUs

Youngsters so sick they’ve needed treatment in an ICU appear to bear the scars of that experience years later, a new study finds.

Children and teenagers treated in an intensive care unit have a significantly higher risk of developing a mental illness as they grow ...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.Emergencies / First AidAnxietyHospitals
23 Jul
U.S. Injuries From Electric Bikes, Scooters Are Soaring

U.S. Injuries From Electric Bikes, Scooters Are Soaring

More and more Americans who use "micromobility" transport, such as electric bikes and e-scooters, are motoring their way straight into the ER, new data shows.

In fact, the rate of e-bike injuries among Americans doubled each year between 2017 and 2022, reportED a team l...

Emergencies / First AidTravel Safety: Motor Vehicle Injury
23 Jul
Extra Money Keeps Poorer Americans Out of the ER, Study Finds

Extra Money Keeps Poorer Americans Out of the ER, Study Finds

It's a simple strategy that could deliver powerful health dividends: New research shows that giving cash to poor people could help them stay out of the ER.

In the study, investigators followed nearly 2,900 low-income people who applied for a lottery in the Boston area. A...

Emergencies / First Aid
17 Jul
Two Years Later, 988 Crisis Line Has Answered 10 Million Requests

Two Years Later, 988 Crisis Line Has Answered 10 Million Requests

Just two years after the launch of the nation's three-digit crisis hotline, more than 10 million calls, texts and chat messages have been fielded by counselors, U.S. health officials announced Tuesday.

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.Emergencies / First AidAnxietyDepressionSuicide
25 Jun
U.S. Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Emergency

U.S. Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Emergency

Gun violence in the United States has become a national public health crisis, the U.S. Surgeon General declared Tuesday.

"Today, for the first time in the history of our office, I am issuing a Surgeon General's Advisory on firearm violence. It outlines the urgent threat ...

Emergencies / First AidInjuries
25 Jun
U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Decline for First Time Since Pandemic

U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Decline for First Time Since Pandemic

For the first time since the pandemic, it got a little safer to cross America's streets in 2023, new statistics show.

According to data released Monday from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), 7,318 ...

Emergencies / First AidInjuriesTravel Safety: Motor Vehicle Injury
21 Jun
U.S. Gun Injury Rates in 2023 Topped Pre-Pandemic Levels

U.S. Gun Injury Rates in 2023 Topped Pre-Pandemic Levels

For the fourth year in a row, rates of gun injuries stayed above levels seen before the pandemic, a new government report shows.

Race played a key role in who saw those higher rates of gun violence in 2023, the researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...

Emergencies / First Aid
19 Jun
Smartphone Face-Screening Tool Could Help Paramedics Spot Stroke

Smartphone Face-Screening Tool Could Help Paramedics Spot Stroke

A new smartphone tool could help paramedics identify a stroke in seconds by scanning the patient's face.

The AI-driven tool analyzes facial symmetry and specific muscle movements to detect subtle signs of

NeurologyEmergencies / First AidHeart / Stroke-Related: Stroke
18 Jun
High Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some From Lifesaving Opioid Antidote

High Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some From Lifesaving Opioid Antidote

Patients are less likely to fill prescriptions for the overdose-reversing drug naloxone when they have to shell out more at the pharmacy, a new study finds.

Naloxone (also known by the brand name Narcan) is a critical lifesaving tool in preventing deaths from opioid over...

Emergencies / First Aid
18 Jun
Pandemic-Era Tax Credits Made Healthcare More Affordable, But They're Set to Expire

Pandemic-Era Tax Credits Made Healthcare More Affordable, But They're Set to Expire

In a success story for Americans seeking affordable healthcare coverage, tax credits put in place during the pandemic helped millions gain health insurance, a new report found.

Trouble is, the credits are set to expire at the end of 2025, noted a research team from the n...

Emergencies / First Aid
06 Jun
Calls to U.S. Poison Control Centers Are Becoming More Severe

Calls to U.S. Poison Control Centers Are Becoming More Severe

America's poison control centers are increasingly fielding calls on cases of deliberate or accidental poisonings that end in disability or death, a new report finds.

Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System reviewed more than 33.7 million poison exposures ...

Drug AbuseEmergencies / First AidPoisons
05 Jun
Too Many Teens Are Driving Drowsy

Too Many Teens Are Driving Drowsy

Teens on the verge of falling asleep behind the wheel is a common threat to public safety on U.S. roadways, a new study reports.

About 1 in 6 teenage drivers say they've driven while drowsy, according to a National Sleep Foundation study presented Wednesday at the annual...

Adolescents / TeensEmergencies / First AidTravel Safety: Motor Vehicle Injury
31 May
1 in 8 Older Americans Are Stricken With Traumatic Head Injury

1 in 8 Older Americans Are Stricken With Traumatic Head Injury

About one in eight U.S. seniors will be treated for a traumatic brain injury, typically during a fall, a new study finds.

Medicare data shows that about 13% of seniors suffer...

Emergencies / First AidAging: Misc.Head InjuriesConcussions
31 May
U.S. Deaths Linked to ATVs Rose by a Third in One Year

U.S. Deaths Linked to ATVs Rose by a Third in One Year

In just one year, U.S. deaths linked to the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) jumped by a third, according to the latest

ParentingEmergencies / First AidSafety: ChildTravel Safety: Motor Vehicle Injury
31 May
Amsterdam's 'Psychiatric Ambulance' Could Be Advance For Those in Mental Health Crisis

Amsterdam's 'Psychiatric Ambulance' Could Be Advance For Those in Mental Health Crisis

Ambulances meant for people having a mental health crisis could help folks get the care they need with less confrontation and friction, a new...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.Emergencies / First AidSuicideBipolar Affective DisorderSchizophrenia
23 May
Stroke Rates Are Rising, Especially Among the Young

Stroke Rates Are Rising, Especially Among the Young

The rate at which Americans under the age of 65 suffered a stroke rose by about 15% between 2011 and 2022, new government data shows.

That was true even among the young: The rate of stroke jumped 14.6% among people ages 18 to 44 during the study period, researchers from ...

Emergencies / First AidBlood PressureHeart / Stroke-Related: Stroke
22 May
Only Half of Americans Feel Prepared to Save a Life in Emergencies: Poll

Only Half of Americans Feel Prepared to Save a Life in Emergencies: Poll

Only about half of Americans feel prepared to help someone during a medical emergency, a new poll finds.

Only 51% of Americans think they would be able to perform hands-only CPR to help someone who's collapsed. Similarly, only 49% feel they could step in and staunch seri...

Emergencies / First AidCPR
14 May
U.S. Drowning Deaths Rising Again After Years of Decline

U.S. Drowning Deaths Rising Again After Years of Decline

TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- Following decades of declines, drowning deaths are once again climbing in the United States, new government data shows.

More than 4,500 people died from drowning each year in 2020 through 2022, 500 more per year than in 2019, rese...

Emergencies / First AidExercise: Swimming
10 May
Cyberattack Cripples Major U.S. Health Care Network

Cyberattack Cripples Major U.S. Health Care Network

Ascension, a major U.S. health care system with 140 hospitals in 19 states, announced late Thursday that a cyberattack has caused disruptions at some of its hospitals.

"Systems that are currently unavailable include our electronic health records system, MyChart (which en...

Emergencies / First Aid
03 May
Fewer Americans Are Suffering Most Dangerous Form of Heart Attack

Fewer Americans Are Suffering Most Dangerous Form of Heart Attack

Many fewer Americans are falling prey to the most dangerous form of heart attack, a new study says.

STEMI (ST"segment-elevation myocardial infarction) he...

Heart / Stroke-Related: Heart AttackEmergencies / First Aid
30 Apr
1 in 20 ER Visits Involve Homeless People

1 in 20 ER Visits Involve Homeless People

At major medical centers across the southeast, 1 in every 20 visits to emergency departments involve people who are homeless or face "housing insecurity," a new U.S. study finds.

Concerns of suicide was the leading medical reason bringing these types of patients to the ...

Emergencies / First AidHospitals
24 Apr
Black, Hispanic Americans Getting Savvier About CPR

Black, Hispanic Americans Getting Savvier About CPR

Black and Hispanic Americans are gaining a better understanding of CPR, with a growing number expressing confidence they could use it to save a life, a new survey finds.

About 44% of Black Americans now feel confident performing conventional CPR, up from 30% just three y...

Heart / Stroke-Related: Heart AttackEmergencies / First AidCPR
23 Apr
CDC Launches Online 'Heat Forecaster' Tool as Another Summer Looms

CDC Launches Online 'Heat Forecaster' Tool as Another Summer Looms

Last summer was a record-breaker for heat emergencies, so the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday launched a new online h...

Heat- / SunstrokeEmergencies / First AidWeather
23 Apr
Stick to Heimlich Maneuver Not 'Anti-Choking' Devices, FDA Says

Stick to Heimlich Maneuver Not 'Anti-Choking' Devices, FDA Says

People should rely on the well-established Heimlich maneuver to save a choking victim, rather than newfangled "anti-choking"devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.

"The safety and effectiveness of over-the-counter anti-choking devices have not been establish...

Emergencies / First Aid
18 Apr
Rising Number of Americans Sent to ERs Last Year During Heat Waves

Rising Number of Americans Sent to ERs Last Year During Heat Waves

As climate change threatens another long hot summer for Americans, new data shows last summer's record-breaking temperatures sent a rising number of people to emergency departments.

At special risk of

Heat- / SunstrokeEmergencies / First Aid
02 Apr
One-Third of Americans Don't Know Vision Risks From Solar Eclipse, Survey Finds

One-Third of Americans Don't Know Vision Risks From Solar Eclipse, Survey Finds

A total eclipse of the sun is coming up next week, and many folks don't know that watching it unprotected can cause permanent eye damage, a new survey finds.

Nearly 30% of Americans don't know that looking directly into a solar eclipse without proper eye protection can c...

Eye / Vision Problems: Misc.Emergencies / First AidSafety &, Public Health
28 Mar
Too Often, Nearby Defibrillators Go Unused on People in Cardiac Arrest

Too Often, Nearby Defibrillators Go Unused on People in Cardiac Arrest

There's been a big push over the past few years to get automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed in public spaces, to help save lives threatened by cardiac arrest.

Unfortunately, the devices are very seldom used.

A new study finds that in nearly 1,800 cas...

Emergencies / First Aid
26 Mar
ERs Might Be Good Spots to Offer Flu Shots

ERs Might Be Good Spots to Offer Flu Shots

New research offers an easy prescription to get people to roll up their sleeves for a flu shot.

Just ask them to. 

And then reinforce the invitation with a little video and print encouragement.

"Our study adds to the growing body of knowledge showing tha...

VaccinesEmergencies / First AidFlu
12 Mar
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Could Bring Crowded ERs: Study

Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Could Bring Crowded ERs: Study

Americans living in areas where primary care doctors and nurse practitioners are in short supply face a greater risk for emergency surgeries and complications, new research shows.

They're also more likely to wind up back in the hospital after they've left it.

That'...

Emergencies / First AidDoctorsHospitalsHealth Costs
23 Feb
Is a 'Universal' Snake Venom Antidote Near?

Is a 'Universal' Snake Venom Antidote Near?

A "universal"antivenom can block the lethal toxins in the venoms of a wide variety of poisonous snakes found in Africa, Asia and Australia, researchers report.

The antibody protected mice from the normally deadly venom of snakes like black mambas and king cobras, accordi...

Emergencies / First AidPoisons
22 Feb
Protecting Yourself From Winter Weather Injuries

Protecting Yourself From Winter Weather Injuries

Falls, frostbite, fractures: They are all potential hazards of icy winter conditions. But experts say there's a lot you can do to avoid injury when snowflakes fall.

First, stay warm.

According to the New York City Department of Health, people lose ...

Emergencies / First AidFracturesFallsFrostbite