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Accident and Emergency News

Drones deliver life-saving defibrillators faster than ambulances

New Scientist - 22-Nov-2023

Drone technology could revolutionize emergency response & improve survival for cardiac arrest patients

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Humacyte's bioengineered tissue outperforms synthetic grafts

FierceBiotech - 12-Sep-2023

Human acellular vessel showed better results in vascular trauma repair

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Survival and recovery post cardiac arrest is independent of lowering of body temperatures

BBC - 16-Jun-2021

A&E bases clinical trial on body temperature in critical patients conducted

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Synthetic red blood cells function similarly to natural ones

ACS Publications - 03-Jun-2020

Did not seem to cause any toxicity in mouse model

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Drones to deliver defibrillators for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Sweden

MobiHealthNews - 19-May-2020

Immediate defibrillation is the key to surviving a sudden cardiac arrest

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Widely available drug with great outcomes

BBC - 15-Oct-2019

According to an international study Tranexamic acid improves patient survival rates if given early

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Japanese researchers developed artificial blood

Asahi - 29-Sep-2019

Artificial blood has been effective in experiments on rabbits

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Hospital sepsis deaths 'jump by a third'

BBC - 03-Aug-2018

The causes of this sudden increase remain unclear and hospital records are not helping

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More elderly are dying after falls as care crisis deepens

Guardian - 07-Apr-2018

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DARPA's Biostasis program looks to slow down the golden hour

Business Insider - 07-Mar-2018

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Infection outbreaks could be reduced by copper-coated uniforms

University of Manchester - 15-Feb-2018

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Hundreds of fire deaths may be linked to skin creams

BBC - 11-Feb-2018

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Drone saves two Australian swimmers in world first

BBC - 18-Jan-2018

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Monitoring everyone's vital signs simultaneously

Kurzweil Network - 15-Dec-2017

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Human Glue Could Save Lives in an Emergency

Healthline - 22-Oct-2017

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People are reluctant to use public defibrillators

University of Warwick - 25-Sep-2017

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NHS hospitals missing sepsis treatment target

BBC - 11-Sep-2017

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Defibrillator drones to boost cardiac arrest survival

Telegraph - 13-Jun-2017

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Preventable accidents stymie US life expectancy

Inquisitr - 24-Sep-2016

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Guns, car crashes and drugs cut US male life expectancy by a year

Guardian - 09-Feb-2016

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