An analysis of 7.6 million trauma cases over 7 years showed that 3.7% of patients underwent emergency department (ED) endotracheal intubation (ETI), which was associated with a mortality rate of 10.2% ...

Traumatic injuries result in more years of productive life lost than any other disease and represent the main cause of death among young people. Despite the public health importance of trauma, there ...

A preliminary autopsy Monday revealed that a Little Rock cyclist died Saturday after a crash on a mountain bike trail because of problems with placing a breathing tube in her airway, the Washington ...

That's the key question that a pair of University of Colorado Department of Emergency Medicine physicians and a medical student set out to answer through a survey of their peers nationwide. They ...

In-hospital mortality by day 28 did not significantly differ based on use of ketamine or etomidate to induce anesthesia in ...

Emergency Medicine and Trauma Surgery researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) are joining the Nashville Fire Department and nearly two dozen emergency medical service agencies ...

In a cohort study of patients with active hemorrhage, endotracheal intubation in the emergency department (ED) was associated with higher mortality rates, more frequent ICU admissions, and a greater ...

Mechanical ventilation may prompt severe hallucinatory or delirious symptoms for patients in the ICU, who even as long as two years later might experience symptoms associated with post-traumatic ...

Risk of cardiovascular collapse during intubation and other safety outcomes also weren't any lower with ketamine. In fact, hypotension, receipt of vasopressors, and ventricular tachycardia during ...

Responsibilities have shifted over time, but not everywhere, according to new research by a CU Department of Emergency Medicine team. University of Colorado School of Medicine As emergency medicine ...