Prescription painkillers -- like opiates and opioids-- can relieve intense physical pain when used properly. But if you become addicted or take too much of an opiate or opioid, you may need emergency ...

Hospital emergency rooms (or departments) deal with sudden illnesses and injuries. They maintain preparedness for every kind of health emergency, including vehicular accidents, heart attacks, strokes, ...

What does the law require? There are three main obligations created by EMTALA: – Any person who comes to the emergency department and requests it, must receive a medical screening examination to ...

In 2013, New York began requiring hospitals to follow protocols for the early identification and treatment of sepsis. However, there is controversy about whether more rapid treatment of sepsis ...

How a cancer is first discovered can shape what happens next, and new research shows a need to map treatment for older adults ...

Emergency departments (EDs) in the US treat large numbers of people with opioid use disorder (OUD), but most health systems do not equip EDs to provide OUD care. CA Bridge has supported the ...

“My son Michael asked for help with his addiction to heroin,” a mother wrote in response to a Legal Action Center survey about addiction care. “He was having withdrawal symptoms so I took him to the ...

The objectives of this study were to provide an overview of the emergency care system in the U.S., explore its strengths, limitations, and future challenges, describe a desired vision of the emergency ...

Five decades ago, hospitals staffed their emergency rooms with rotating community physicians or unsupervised hospital staff. Ambulance service was frequently provided by a local funeral home.

When I walk through my hospital’s emergency department, I’m sometimes overwhelmed by the number of people languishing there as they wait for help with a mental health issue, like the woman clutching ...

Headache is the chief complaint in 2-3% of patients on admission to emergency departments (EDs) in the United States – the fourth most common reason for an ED visit. The incidence of headaches with ...

INTEGRIS Health encourages residents to understand the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke and know when ...