BOSTON — Everyone was so sure the newborn would die that they didn’t even clean him off after birth. Nurses didn’t weigh him, or suction fluid out of his throat. His parents had bought no baby supplies, other than a single onesie. They expected to bury him in it. But...
CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL. THE woman clings to life on a hospital trolley, three days after a heart attack. The junior doctor in charge but panicked by inexperience goes AWOL and critical care nurses have minutes to act when a ventilation tube becomes dislodged while the patient is taken for a...
Philips North America and Texas A&M University System are collaborating to create integrated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) technologies for more efficient and effective coordination of response efforts, and developing point-of-care diagnostics and biosurveillance to help avoid epidemics and pandemics. As part of the collaboration, Philips and The Texas A&M University...
DRAWSKO POMORSKIE, Poland - Above a military training field, the green camouflaged watchtower becomes the perfect vantage point to witness landmine explosions and a hovering medical helicopter while Polish and American soldiers run intensely to treat wounded soldiers. U.S. and Polish army troops are participating in mass casualty evacuation training...
Jamie Cernobyl happily worked as a welder for 33 years. His youngest daughter Erica went to college for sociology. Years after both established separate careers, the nontraditional pair graduated together with associate's degrees in registered nursing from Northampton Community College on May 26. The two did not intentionally decide to...
The readiness of local health emergency workers is being put to the test today. A number of drills are underway including one at UW-Milwaukee. The Public Health Department is working with UWM and the North Shore Health Department for this statewide exercise. This is a simulation of the procedure that would...
Training Effectiveness Shah MI, Carey JM, Rapp SE, et al. Impact of high-fidelity pediatric simulation on paramedic seizure management. Prehosp Emerg Care. March 8, 2016. [Epub ahead of print.] With increased emphasis on culture of safety and rising concerns over medical errors, our attention this month turns to this study...
KNOXVILLE--No one can deny that open-heart surgery, where the heart is exposed and the blood is made to bypass it, is one of the most invasive of all medical procedures. Nearly a third of all patients undergoing heart surgery experience kidney failure, yet little is known about why kidney injury...
During the Emergency Nurses Association's annual meeting in October at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, 40 nurses and 100 actor volunteers simulated a mass casualty terrorist attack before 3,000 people. The association had no way of knowing that a nearby nightclub just eight months later and 10...
The medical simulation centre at NTNU was referred to as a “blueprint for the future of medical simulation” when Caverion Norway, the team behind the smart solution, recently won first place in two categories at the Crestron Integration Awards. Medical simulation is a teaching method that uses an advanced computer-controlled...