ChatGPT in the emergency room: can we trust AI to treat patients?
A team of researchers highlights the limits of artificial intelligence, in this case ChatGPT, in hospital emergency departments. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Medical emergency: 4 mistakes not to make according to an emergency doctor
If a medical emergency occurs, in the midst of panic, errors that could have serious consequences for the patient's survival ...
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From Pleasure to Drama: Lessons from an Unfortunate Barbecue
The medical story of Marc, a summer barbecue enthusiast, is a powerful lesson in the tragic consequences that can result ...
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Medical error: “The responsibility of the emergency services in the death of my wife has finally been established”
Following poor emergency care in 2016, Guillaume suddenly lost his wife, who was only 32 at the time and the ...
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White plan launched in Briançon after the arrival of high school students suffering from vomiting
Around thirty high school students, participating in a green class, were treated in the emergency room of Briançon hospital (Hautes-Alpes) ...
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Mold: These foods will definitely send you to the emergency room
When mold appears, here are the foods you can eat and the ones that will definitely send you to the ...
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Anxiety: Excessive cannabis use increases risk
Within three years following an emergency room visit for heavy cannabis use, 27.5% of people developed a new anxiety disorder. ...
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Emergencies: a study reveals discrimination in sorting patients
According to a doctor's investigation into discrimination at emergency room entrances, men are treated more than women, and white patients ...
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After ten hours in the emergency room, this baby died at home
After ten hours in the emergency room and simple painkillers, a baby died at home. THE ESSENTIAL A 15-month-old baby ...
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Emergencies: spending a night on a stretcher increases the risk of mortality for seniors
Elderly people who stay overnight on a stretcher in the emergency room while waiting for a hospital bed are more ...
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Teleconsultation works best when patients consult their GP
People having a virtual consultation with a practitioner, who has been caring for them and several members of their family ...
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“If you are worried about your child’s health, contact 15 before going to the emergency room”
Doctor Philippe Babe reminds parents “that you must call 15 before taking your child to the emergency room”. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Emergency contraception: ever more accessible in 2023
Emergency contraception (EC) helps prevent unwanted pregnancies. There are two different types, the accessibility of which has greatly improved in ...
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Covid-19: should we fear a resumption of the epidemic in France?
Visits to emergency rooms and interventions by SOS Médecins for suspected Covid-19 are increasing in France and this could continue. ...
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Wasp sting: 6 signs to call the emergency room
The beautiful days are coming, with their outdoor life. But what if you get stung by a wasp, bee or ...
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Youth mental health: the Defender of Rights calls for an emergency plan
© ShutterstockMore than two years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the adolescent mental health remains compromised. "The data ...
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After swallowing a fishbone that pierced his heart, he fights for his life
A patient is fighting for his life after swallowing a fishbone that pierced his heart. THE ESSENTIAL In China, doctors ...
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Hydrocution: an emergency physician lists the warning symptoms
© Shutterstock / Vlasov YevheniiAccording to figures from Public Health France, 362 drownings were recorded between 1er June and July ...
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He injects cocaine into his penis… and ends up in the emergency room
© ShutterstockYou might think it was a bad joke, but it's quite serious (and even tragic). At the end of ...
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Outages of emergency numbers: what happened?
© Getty ImagesBetween the end of the afternoon and the end of the evening (around midnight) of Wednesday June 2, ...
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Hippocrates, diving into the D system of the emergency room in the hospital
© Canal +Hugo, Alyson, Chloé are still there. But in this season 2, they are no longer interns in "internal ...
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More and more visits to the emergency room because of cocaine
© ShutterstockBetween 2012 and 2022, in the emergency room we received patients because of cocaine 23,335 times. That's what reveals ...
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A child lands in the emergency room after swallowing 40 chewing gums
A young child ended up in the emergency room after swallowing 40 chewing gums. THE ESSENTIAL A 5-year-old boy ended ...
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Children’s mental health: emergency room visits have doubled in 10 years
Emergency room visits for suicide-related reasons increased fivefold. THE ESSENTIAL Between 2011 and 2020, emergency room visits by children, adolescents ...
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Cocaine: the number of visits to the emergency room has increased sharply in ten years
Santé Publique France warns of the increase in visits to the emergency room after cocaine consumption, observed throughout the country ...
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He dies “in excruciating pain” 2 days after going to the emergency room
Daniel Perrette, a 38-year-old patient, died in his apartment less than 48 hours after going to the emergency room. A ...
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Polio: the state of emergency triggered in the United States, what does it mean?
© ShutterstockWe thought it disappeared, it is unfortunately making a comeback... so much so that the State of New York ...
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First aid kit: the top emergency kits on Amazon
Why have a first aid kit?A first aid kit contains everything you need to provide emergency care until help arrives. ...
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Baby bronchiolitis: when to go (imperatively) to the emergency room?
© ShutterstockBronchiolitis is currently wreaking havoc in France: in an epidemiological bulletin published on November 16, 2022, Public Health France ...
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20 hours of waiting in the emergency room: a patient dies on a stretcher
© ShutterstockFrench hospital emergency departments are overwhelmed, and this regularly leads to tragedies. The latest took place in the Emergency ...
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