One of the reasons often given by people for not attempting first aid in emergency situations is a lack of confidence and a fear of doing more harm than good. Yet a Norwegian study on four and five year olds published in BioMed Central’s open access…
While simple falls, such as slipping while walking off a curb, may seem relatively harmless, they can actually lead to severe injury and death in elderly individuals, according to a new study published in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, an…
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified “secondary over-triage” as a potential area of cost savings for our nation’s health care. The phenomenon of over-triage occurs when patients are transferred tw…