Every day it seems that emergency departments become more hazardous places to work. But there are proven design strategies that can help create a safer zone for patients and providers.
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All in Issue 21
Every day it seems that emergency departments become more hazardous places to work. But there are proven design strategies that can help create a safer zone for patients and providers.
Sometimes tech advances in healthcare feel like a step in the wrong direction.
A medical aid trip to Haiti during medical schools sparked a desire to have a lasting impact on global health, long after the disaster relief teams have gone home.
For one physician, an opportunity to provide humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees created a burden almost too heavy to bear. Yet in the end, even having a small impact on health proved a worthy effort.
A medical aid trip to Chiapas leads to a deep appreciation for the work of local humanitarian Don Sergio Castro.
Last year’s physician strike highlighted desperate working conditions in the African nation.
Emergency medicine advocates make gains in developing localized training programs as well as national EMS legislation.
France’s emergency care system has been put to the test in the wake of recent terrorist attacks, but this ever-evolving system is up to the task.
The island nation struggles to adequately staff emergency departments, but got a boost in 2016 when it hosted its first international EM conference.