Hospital ward calls 999 for ambulance to move patient 400 metres 'to replace catheter'
A hospital phoned for an ambulance so an elderly patient could be driven 400m to A&E to have a catheter replaced, says his ...
Most U.S. hospital emergency rooms aren't prepared to treat children, study finds. Why?
A recent study of 4,840 emergency departments in the U.S. found that only 17.4% of ERs had a high level of readiness to treat ...
Only call 999 in emergency - ambulance service
People in Jersey should not call 999 unless immediate medical assistance is needed, the ambulance service says. The service ...
Free-standing ERs are popping up all over South Florida. Don’t confuse them for urgent cares
Free-standing emergency rooms are popping up all over South Florida, extending the reach of hospitals into fast-growing ...
'Patients are dying in the corridor. A mother is holding her dead little girl - and an 87-year-old with cancer has been in a chair for 14 hours.' The secret diary of one A&E ...
Even though there's no hope, protocol insists we must make an attempt at resuscitation before declaring the child dead. She's ...