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Life on the Ground Floor: Letters from the Edge of Emergency Medicine is an autobiographical book by Canadian doctor James Maskalyk about his work and reflections on working in emergency departments in St Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada, and Black Lion Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, [1] as well as work in Cambodia and Bolivia.
Emergency medicine may separate from urgent care, which refers to primary healthcare for less emergent medical issues, but there is obvious overlap, and many emergency physicians work in urgent care settings. Emergency medicine also includes many aspects of acute primary care and shares with family medicine the uniqueness of seeing all patients ...
The main patient area inside the Mobile Medical Unit operated in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of patients who present without prior appointment; either by their own ...
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 55% of U.S. emergency care now goes uncompensated. [7] When medical bills go unpaid, health care providers must either shift the costs onto those who can pay or go uncompensated. In the first decade of EMTALA, such cost shifting amounted to a hidden tax levied by providers. [12]
So, what are the main factors that could help boost longevity, including our health spans? Research published in the past 12 months points to three clear factors: diet, exercise, and social life.
Longevity insurance, [1] describes the process of mitigating longevity risk.In the United States, such risk mitigation is often achieved using a longevity annuity [2] or Tontine [dubious – discuss], qualifying longevity annuity contract (QLAC), [3] deferred income annuity, [4] an annuity contract designed to provide a regular income for life starting at a pre-established future age, e.g. 85 ...
ACEM was established in 1981, incorporated in 1984, and with Foundation Editor George Jelinek began publishing "Emergency Medicine in Australasia" in 1989. [1] In August 1993 the Australian Minister for Health approved the recognition of emergency medicine as a principal specialty. In New Zealand, emergency medicine was recognised as a medical ...
A medical emergency is an acute injury or illness that poses an immediate risk to a person's life or long-term health, sometimes referred to as a situation risking "life or limb". These emergencies may require assistance from another, qualified person, as some of these emergencies, such as cardiovascular (heart), respiratory, and ...