Emergency

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.

The Biden Administration plans to end the COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11, the White House announced Monday.

Quantitative pupillometry may be a reliable method of assessing clinically intoxicated patients in EDs, per a study published in the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open.

In response to Hurricane Fiona that has resulted in flash flooding and power outages for 1.3 million people, the American Kidney Fund has activated its Disaster Relief Program.

The CDC said Tuesday that the United States has joined a list of around 30 countries with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus.

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.

In response to flooding in Kentucky that has resulted in 37 deaths and 1,300 rescues, the American Kidney Fund has activated its Disaster Relief Program.

Although current guidelines recommend calls to emergency medical services and ED visits in response to anaphylaxis, home management may be preferable in many cases, according to a literature review.

The American Kidney Fund has activated its Disaster Relief Program to provide emergency grants of $250 for dialysis and post-transplant patients who live within 50 miles of an active wildfire in New Mexico.

Almost 16 million Americans who enrolled in Medicaid during the public health emergency could lose coverage when the emergency declaration ends if it expires after the third quarter of 2022.