ER in Disaster Central
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In Baghdad's largest hospitals, overworked, underpaid Iraqi physicians and nurses see hundreds of patients per day, roughly half of whom are victims of the city's strife.
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New Delhi, Dec 26 Two Emergency Medical Relief Teams have been rushed to Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Andhra Pradesh while the government has set up an Emergency Control Room to give the latest information about the situation in the Tsunami-affected states
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Anxious relatives trying to locate survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster overwhelm a Red Cross website set up to help track loved ones. Organizers are setting up a larger server.
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CNN Headline News anchor Glenn Beck recently went public with what he describes as a horrible emergency room experience. Beck's case brings up a question: What if you find yourself in an ER that has long waits and nasty employees? CNN's Elizabeth Cohen talked to doctors to find out what not to do while navigating the ER.
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By Anne Blythe, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 12--DURHAM -- Environmental safety officers will continue to monitor the air in a medical research building for radioactivity after a fire swept through a lab Monday morning.
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Most physician-owned specialty hospitals are poorly equipped to handle medical emergencies, federal investigators will report today, underscoring a longstanding concern about the rapid rise in the number of such hospitals.
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BUFFALO, NY A growing number of hospitals are adopting &quot;enhanced intensive care&quot; technology -- or &quot;eICU.&quot;. The technology allows critical care doctors and nurses to monitor dozens of patients at different hospitals
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As call levels return to normal, the ambulance service says its 'special emergency' status is no longer in place.
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Imagine making an emergency call not for help getting to the hospital but after you've already arrived there. That's what Ray Clement and his wife did last year at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Shadyside Hospital, where he had gone with a suspected blood clot. When Clement thought...
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Only two months ago, the Emergency Department at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital was piled high with patient charts: files clogged with physicians' notes and nurses' follow-throughs, with test orders and lab results and a plethora of other printouts and paperwork. As in most EDs, keeping track of everyt...
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Relief officials urgently appealed for more aid Thursday for earthquake survivors along Peru's shattered southern coast. Medical help, blankets and tents top the list, along with food, water and latrines.
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LOS ANGELES -- Financial problems caused mainly by the treatment of uninsured patients have forced two emergency rooms to close in Los Angles County, raising concerns that other facilities may be overwhelmed.
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A Red Cross Web Site to aid anxious relatives locate survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster partially crashed on Thursday after being overwhelmed by some 650,000 hits in its first 24 hours, a spokesman said.
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The Red Cross has issued a call for help from communities across the nation in the wake of Hurricane Charley. The storm system that blew through Florida two weeks ago caused billions of dollars in damage - and
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With no electricity or running water and short of basics such as antibiotics, doctors in makeshift clinics are fighting to save survivors of Tropical Storm Jeanne - even performing amputations - in a city so contaminated doctors
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Although relief organizations are distributing medical supplies to prevent the outbreak of disease following the Indian Ocean tidal waves, the main focus is still on dealing with the wounded, said Jamie McGoldrick, an emergency relief coordinator of the