“Code Red” and “Code Blue” are both terms that are often used to refer to a cardiopulmonary arrest, but other types of emergencies (for example bomb threats, terrorist activity, child abductions, or mass casualties) may be given “Code” designations too. What is a red ambulance? Emergency response time targets will […]
Code Black Alpha: missing or abducted infant or child. Code Black Beta: active shooter. Code Black J: self-harm. Code Blue: medical emergency. What does code alpha mean? a medical emergencyAn “Alpha” is a medical emergency, a “Bravo” is a fire, and “Kilo” is a request for all personnel to report […]
Trauma care teams treat patients that have critical injuries threatening life or limbs. These severely injured patients often require multi-disciplinary, comprehensive emergency medical services. Trauma surgeons have advanced training in procedures of a critical and invasive nature. What happens on a trauma ward? At the major trauma centre, patients are […]
The Salem ER. The Salem ER is the busiest on the West Coast between Los Angeles and the Canadian border. No hospital in Washington or Oregon sees more emergency patients. What is the busiest ER on the West Coast? Salem HospitalSalem Hospital is one of the largest of Oregon’s 62 […]
A “trauma” ICU was arbitrarily defined as one in which 80% or greater of patients were trauma patients, “surgical/trauma” had less than 80% trauma patients, and “mixed” or “medical-surgical” routinely included both medical and surgical patients. What types of patients are in the trauma ICU? A trauma intensive care unit […]
Chicago Med is 0.1 ahead of Grey’s Anatomy in the ratings, and with a larger audience by more than a million. It’s no surprise that Med is a major hit as part of NBC’s super successful One Chicago, but beating Grey’s with the live broadcast numbers is a bragging right […]
For the most part, yes. As Dr. Remien pointed out, the majority of the cases are medically accurate, but that’s only because the show doesn’t go into very much detail. Is GREY’s Anatomy realistic at all? It may be one of the most well-known medical shows on TV, but Grey’s […]
While the ICU might be slightly slower than an ER at times, a lot of nurses would argue that they are both very intense and require expert critical thinking skills. Both settings can see specific patients that have a variety of different illnesses and both care for patients with life-threatening […]
16 hospitals with the most ER visits in 2019 Parkland Health and Hospital System (Dallas) — 241,968* Lakeland (Fla.) Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center — 180,013. Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth — 155,322. St. Montefiore Medical Center-Moses Campus (New York City) — 153,012. What are the […]
While the ER treats a wider variety of ailments, ranging from non-life threatening injuries to potential heart attacks and strokes, a trauma center is equipped to handle the most serious of conditions such as car accident injuries, gunshot wounds, traumatic brain injuries, stab wounds, serious falls, and blunt trauma. What […]
Healthcare is divided into four levels; primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary. Doctors use these different categories to distinguish between the complexities of medical cases and the level of care they require. What are the 6 levels of health care? With 6 care options, which one is best for you and […]
On Dec. 15, Mercy announced it would close anyway. Its last day of operations was set for May 31, 2021. A Save Mercy rally in 2020. Why did Mercy hospital in Chicago close? But they were up against a brutal reality: Mercy was hemorrhaging money, losing at least $4 million […]
Next month the bar will start serving Molly’s By Day IPA. The beer will be launched on May 18 at a party at Lottie’s. It’s a 5.2-percent ABV beer that costs $6 a pint and the bar will give away pint glasses with the beer’s logo. What kind of beer […]
16 hospitals with the most ER visits in 2019 Parkland Health and Hospital System (Dallas) — 241,968* Lakeland (Fla.) Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center — 180,013. Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth — 155,322. St. Montefiore Medical Center-Moses Campus (New York City) — 153,012. What’s the busiest […]
At the start of Be My Better Half, Will and Natalie are engaged. It took a week for her to answer. However, they are already fighting other wedding plans because Natalie has already been married and wants it to be small. But in the end they agree to do the […]