Emergency Care

When clinicians used video vs. direct laryngoscopes for emergency tracheal intubation, they had higher rates of successful first attempts, according to study results published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

SAN DIEGO — Responding to in-flight emergencies can be intimidating, but internists can prepare for that scenario by considering the types of medical problems that most often occur on board and what resources are available to them.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Having an emergency plan in place for natural disasters ensures a strong response when dialysis staff support patients on peritoneal dialysis, according to a poster presentation at the Annual Dialysis Conference.

Compared with non-Hispanic white women, women of other races and ethnicities waited significantly longer for pregnancy-related emergency care, according to study data.

The American Kidney Fund has provided 335 grants totaling $76,000 to patients impacted by Hurricane Ian, which devastated the southwest coast of Florida and caused damage in parts of South Carolina and Georgia last month.

Dialysis providers deployed disaster response teams this past week along the coast of Florida to assess the damage from Hurricane Ian while watching its path into Georgia and the Carolinas.

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for mental health care among all age groups is significantly prevalent, while the need for emergency psychiatrists continues to play a role in other aspects of the field.

Fewer than half of emergency care visits for psychiatric reasons in postpartum women were accompanied by follow-up within 30 days, according to a study published in Lancet Psychiatry.

Diagnostic gastrointestinal endoscopy was associated with an excess of unexpected events requiring primary care consultation or emergency hospitalization, according to research in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

In Canada, pediatric ED visits due to cannabis exposure significantly increased after recreational cannabis was legalized, according to recent data.