News • Expression analysis
Smartphone tool detects stroke from face scan
A new smartphone face-screening tool could help paramedics to identify stroke in seconds – much sooner and more accurately than is possible with current technologies.
Emergency medicine
News • Cardiac arrhythmia treatment
Stop the shocks: developing 'gentle' defibrillation for the heart
Using a defibrillator can save lives in case of cariac arrhythmia – however, the strong electrical pulses are painful and may have negative side effects. A light-based approach aims to fix this.
News • Atrial fibrillation early warning
Deep learning predicts heart arrhrythmia 30 minutes in advance
Researchers have developed a deep-learning model that predicts the transition from a normal cardiac rhythm to atrial fibrillation 30 minutes before onset, with an accuracy of around 80%.
News • Point-of-care testing
New AI tool detects Covid-19 in lung ultrasound images
Using ultrasound imaging to detect Covid-19 infections, a new automated detection tool could help doctors in the emergency room diagnose patients quickly and accurately.
News • Emergency decision assistance
Research: In-ambulance AI support could save more lives
If healthcare professionals could get support making fast-paced, life-critical decisions from an AI tool, more lives could be saved, according to new research results from Sweden.
News • Point-of-care neurodiagnosis
Eye-safe laser technology to diagnose traumatic brain injury
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have designed and developed a novel diagnostic device to detect traumatic brain injury (TBI) by shining a safe laser into the eye.
Sponsored • Medical consumables for conflict situations
Combat bandages and gauze for rescue efforts
In the face of military conflict, CSD, a Taiwan-based medical consumables manufacturer, plays a critical role in producing combat-ready bandages and gauzes for aiding rescue operations.
News • Troponin assessment
Blood test aids emergency diagnosis of heart conditions
A high sensitivity blood test can improve diagnosis for one in five patients who have a heart muscle injury, according to new research.
News • Emergency AED delivery
Drones can bring defibrillator to the patient before ambulance arrival
When a person has a cardiac arrest, using an automated external defibrillators (AED) can be life-saving. New research shows that AED delivery via drone is often quicker than an ambulance.
News • Obstetric triage
Adapted emergency care for pregnant women shows success
Reseachers from the University of Gothenburg propose a new model for adapted triage in emergency care for pregnant women, which could become clinical routine throughout Sweden.
News • Mobile point-of-care imaging
An MRI-equipped ambulance: A game-changer for stroke care?
Because time is brain: To explore the potential for accelerated stroke diagnostics, US researchers equipped an ambulance with a portable MRI – with promising first results.
Video • Emergency medicine
Smart brain-wave cap recognizes stroke before patient reaches hospital
Neurologists at Amsterdam UMC have developed a special sensor cap that interprets EEG brain waves to early detect signs of an ischemic stroke while the patient is in the ambulance.
News • Study on clinical decision making
When nurses decide on triage, intuition often trumps standard assessment tools
Nurses around the world use intuition to work out how sick a patient is before triaging for treatment – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
News • Only 2 out of 4 methods for EMS found to be useful
Sepsis screening: inadequate tools lead to underdiagnosis
Two out of the four screening tools used by emergency medical services are inadequate for recognising sepsis, according to new research presented at the EUSEM Congress.
News • Limitations of Siri, Cortana, Echo
Why you shouldn't trust your AI voice assistant to give CPR instructions
When faced with an unfamiliar task, many people rely on the voice assistants in their smartphone to help them out. However, when it comes to CPR, these AI companions cannot always be counted on.
News • First aid for cardiac arrest
Defibrillators save lives – even if the ambulance is almost there
Using a defibrillator for a cardiac arrest victim improves 30-day survival even with ambulance response times as short as two minutes, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023.
Video • Going where doctors can't
'Robot medics' provide remote medical treatment in hazardous environments
New robotics technology that can provide remote medical treatment to casualties in high-risk emergency environments, has been developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield.
News • UK research findings
Digital health tools could prevent hundreds of thousands A&E admissions
UK researchers find that digital health products, e.g. health apps, could make a substantial contribution to tackling NHS urgent care pressures, by keeping patients out of hospital in the first place.
News • Transient ischemic attack
Incomplete imaging for TIA emergencies increases stroke risk
Transient ischemic attack (TIA) emergency department (ED) encounters with incomplete neurovascular imaging were associated with higher odds of subsequent stroke within 90 days, a new study finds.
News • Study shows need for better education and awareness
Cardiac arrest: defibrillators only used in 1 of 10 cases
Defibrillators are being used in just one in ten cardiac arrests where the lifesaving devices are available, according to new research presented at a British cardiology conference in Manchester.
News • Survey results
Emergency departments seen as unsafe by both patients and professionals
Are emergency departments safe places? An international survey among both professionals and patients yields sobering results. Staff shortages and overcrowding were seen as main reasons.
News • Identification of stroke cases
AI tool outperforms human emergency call handlers
A team of researchers from Denmark have developed a new AI framework to address the number of strokes that go unrecognised by human emergency call handlers.
News • Improving heart attack diagnosis
Using AI to reduce pressure on emergency departments
An algorithm developed using artificial intelligence could soon be used by doctors to diagnose heart attacks with better speed and accuracy than ever before, according to new research.
News • Emergency medicine
Resuscitation after cardiac arrest: Chances for survival are overestimated
With resuscitation cardiac arrest, every minute matters – and permanent damage comes quicker than most people think, say Swiss researchers and make the case for improved information.
News • Cardiology study
Does the ‘obesity paradox’ exist? New research debunks myth
New research has debunked the idea of an “obesity paradox”, whereby overweight or obese patients with heart failure are less likely to end up in hospital or die than people of normal weight.
