Emergency Medicine

Harnessing AI for Pediatric Emergency Care: ChatGPT-Driven Early Medical History Retrieval Pilot Study

By MedXY 08/05/2026

A pilot study demonstrates that ChatGPT-4 can feasibly collect accurate and satisfactory medical histories from pediatric emergency patients, streamlining triage and reducing documentation burden.

Emergency Medicine news Pediatrics

Enhancing Social Care in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Insights from a Mixed-Method Randomized Controlled Trial

By MedXY 08/03/2026

This study reveals that providing a resource menu increases caregivers' desire for social assistance in the pediatric ED, supporting a tiered, patient-centered social care approach prioritizing preference and follow-up.

Emergency Medicine news Public Health

Language Barriers and Emergency Department Crowding: Uncovering Disparities in Wait Times at an Academic Medical Center

By MedXY 08/03/2026

Non-English-speaking patients experience significantly longer emergency department wait times, especially during crowding, highlighting healthcare inequities that warrant system-level policy responses.

Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine news

Awake Intubation in Emergency Settings: Incidence, Techniques, and Outcomes from a Decade of Airway Registries

By MedXY 07/21/2026

This study examines emergency physician-performed awake intubations over 10 years, highlighting a 7.2% incidence, high success rates (92%), and low adverse events in a tertiary emergency department.

Critical Care Emergency Medicine news

Resuscitation From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Reliable Association of EtCO2 with ROSC

By MedXY 07/18/2026

This study examines the duration of end-tidal CO2 monitoring needed to distinguish return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation, finding 7 to 21 minutes depending on witness status and initial EtCO2 levels.

Emergency Medicine news Pediatrics

Enhancing Suicide Prevention: Teen and Caregiver Views on Lethal Means Safety Planning in the Emergency Department

By MedXY 07/14/2026

This study explores teen and caregiver perspectives on lethal means safety counseling in the emergency department, highlighting its importance, preferred tool features, and challenges involving autonomy and family dynamics, informing tailored suicide prevention interventions.

Emergency Medicine news Psychiatry

Transforming Emergency Psychiatric Care: How a Novel Staffing Model Cuts Length of Stay

By MedXY 07/12/2026

A novel Psychiatric Model of Care integrating specialized nurse practitioners in the ED significantly reduced length of stay for psychiatric emergency patients, particularly those on involuntary holds, enhancing efficiency and patient flow.

Emergency Medicine news Public Health

Prolonged Emergency Department Stay Linked to Increased 30-Day Mortality: Insights from a National Observational Study in England

By MedXY 07/09/2026

A large-scale English study reveals longer stays in Type 1 emergency departments correlate with greater 30-day all-cause mortality, highlighting urgent need to understand underlying causes beyond direct time effects.

Emergency Medicine news Pediatrics

Variation in Pediatric Critical Illness Experience Across Emergency Departments: Implications for Care and Transport

By MedXY 07/07/2026

This study reveals that most emergency departments rarely encounter critically ill children, and only a minority of these cases could be redirected to high-volume centers, challenging the feasibility of universal direct transport policies for pediatric critical care.

Emergency Medicine Neurology news

Accelerating Care in Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The Impact of Mobile Stroke Units

By MedXY 07/05/2026

Mobile Stroke Units enable faster diagnosis and initiation of antihypertensive treatment in intracerebral hemorrhage, significantly reducing time to care compared with conventional EMS transportation.

AI Emergency Medicine news

Enhancing End-of-Life Mortality Prediction in Emergency Departments Using Collaborative AI Tools

By MedXY 07/02/2026

A study comparing physician-based surprise question, AI-driven GEST model, and a combined approach shows improved accuracy and efficiency in predicting 6-month mortality among older ED patients.

Emergency Medicine news

Embracing Uncertainty: Integrating Palliative Care into Emergency Medicine Practice

By MedXY 06/30/2026

Palliative care in emergency medicine is a vital approach focused on early needs recognition, compassionate communication during uncertainty, and sustained clinical presence to aid decision-making and improve patient and family support.

Emergency Medicine Neurology news

Optimizing Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Care: Safely Reducing Transfers to Higher-Level Trauma Centers

By MedXY 06/29/2026

Selective local management of mild traumatic brain injury with intracranial hemorrhage shows comparable safety and outcomes to transfer to level I trauma centers, reducing unnecessary patient transfers.

Critical Care Emergency Medicine news

Impact of Emergency Department-to-ICU Transfer Times on Mortality Across Critical Care Diagnoses: Insights from a Dutch Cohort Study

By MedXY 06/26/2026

This study explores how delays in transferring patients from the emergency department to the ICU influence hospital mortality, revealing diagnosis- and hospital-type-specific associations, particularly in cardiac arrest and trauma cases.

Cardiology Emergency Medicine news

Evaluating Point-of-Care Ultrasound Accuracy for Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Pulmonary Embolism: A Comparative Analysis with Consultative Echocardiography

By MedXY 06/26/2026

This study assesses the accuracy of emergency physician-interpreted point-of-care ultrasound compared to cardiologist-interpreted consultative echocardiography for detecting right ventricular dysfunction in emergency patients with pulmonary embolism, revealing moderate sensitivity and specificity, with improved accuracy in moderate to severe cases.

Emergency Medicine news Public Health

When Shift Hours Add Up: Emergency Department Medication Errors Rise as Clinicians Get Tired

By MedXY 06/19/2026

Pharmacy interventions on ED medication orders increased as clinicians spent more time on shift. The association persisted across roles and shift types, suggesting fatigue-related risks but varying by site.

Emergency Medicine Neurology news

Ultra-Early Remote Ischemic Postconditioning After Thrombectomy Appears Safe but Does Not Improve 90-Day Stroke Recovery

By MedXY 06/10/2026

In the EnTRIPS randomized trial, ultra-early remote ischemic postconditioning after successful endovascular thrombectomy was safe but did not significantly improve 90-day functional independence in acute ischemic stroke.

Emergency Medicine news Public Health

Emergency Medicine Training Must Evolve for a Permanently Crowded, Boarded ED

By MedXY 06/09/2026

A 2026 Annals commentary argues that boarding and crowding are enduring emergency department realities and that residency education should shift from avoidance to deliberate preparation for safe, effective practice in constrained systems.

Emergency Medicine news Psychiatry

Routine Laboratory Testing Rarely Improves Emergency Department Medical Screening for Adult Psychiatric Presentations

By MedXY 06/06/2026

A 145-publication scoping review finds that ED medical screening of adults with psychiatric complaints is dominated by low-level evidence, with society statements generally discouraging routine laboratory testing in otherwise low-risk patients.

Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine news

Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Acute Care Did More Than Diagnose: It Reassured Patients, Reduced Burden, and Deepened Trust

By MedXY 06/06/2026

A qualitative study found that patients experienced point-of-care ultrasound as emotionally reassuring, physically convenient, and closely tied to physician communication and trust during acute care.