Dr. Moraima Trujillo, Chief Medical Officer with Banyan Health, explains psychiatric emergencies can be related to depressed patients who are experiencing suicidal thoughts and may attempt against their life or psychotic episodes where they are not in touch with reality.…
There are several signs of emergency when injury happens such as: a joint or bone that is clearly broken or dislocated, inability to support any weight on affected area, extreme pain that is progressively getting worse, paralysis, tingling or numbness, …
Ana Lara, Outpatient Psychiatry Supervisor with Banyan Health, says ER is not always fully equipped to handle a psychiatric emergency, and it is better to go to centralized receiving facilities and crisis units where they are better equipped for the …
During the coronavirus crisis, those with medical emergencies might be hesitant to call 9-1-1 and visit the emergency room over concerns of coronavirus exposure. A medical professional explains how the emergency room triages patients to avoid the spread of the …
About one in five patients who were sent to the ER with gallbladder pain returned to the ER needing emergency gallbladder removal. Dr. Michael Gonzalez Ramos, General Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about this situation, and what doctors …
Most elective surgeries and medical procedures are being postponed because of the coronavirus crisis but some types of back, neck, and shoulder pain can signal a medical emergency that must be treated immediately.
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The free-standing emergency departments are physically separated from hospitals, can evaluate and stabilize any patient, have advanced diagnostic and lab facilities, and they may be closer than a hospital E.R.
Dr. Jose Llach, Medical Director of Free Standing Emergency Department …
The presence of infections changes the protocol of the Emergency Room. Carlos Torres-Viera, Infectious Disease Physician at West Kendall Baptist Hospital explains, for example, the bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus is a very common cause of skin infection.
The doctor says …
