Triage is a medical term that means to separate or sort. Developed by Dominique Jean Larrey in the early 1800s, triage has been a standard in EMS since the latter’s inception. Through all of the ...
A machine learning model has been proven effective as a decision-support tool for dispatchers of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), resulting in improved triage quality and ambulance utilization, ...
In 2007, USA Today called Houston a city in crisis when it came to healthcare. Houston had among the worst wait times in the country for emergency care, and 40 to 50 percent of visitors to emergency ...
One change to field triage guidelines for emergency medical services (EMS) responding to older adults with head trauma could make a "clinically important improvement over usual care," according to a ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Envision Healthcare, a leading national medical group, announced it is caring for patients through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) latest ...
SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — San Diego and the city’s struggling ambulance provider are discussing big changes including a revamped triage system and adding a second ambulance provider, but officials said ...
A half dozen digital health startups went head to head this weekend in a pitch contest hosted by the American Heart Association. The competition’s cohort ranged from well-known heavy hitters like ...
NASHVILLE -- Disaster Management Systems, Inc., the nation’s leading supplier of disaster preparedness solutions, announced the availability of a new e-learning course for S.T.A.R.T. triage. The ...
Jennifer Hall still remembers when she worked at a hospital emergency department: The radio would crackle, and an EMT would come online to give a quick overview of the patient in transport, followed ...
FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- North Carolina has updated its emergency stroke care protocol, a move applauded by the Get Ahead of Stroke® campaign. The protocol, which went into effect ...
From sustainable economics to preventing disasters, this year-end review connects the headlines to hard realities on the ground ...