As the nation battles the obesity crisis, ambulance crews are trying to improve how they transport extremely heavy patients, who become significantly more difficult to move as they surpass 350 pounds. And caring for such patients is expensive, requiring costly equipment and extra workers, so some ambulance companies have started charging higher fees for especially overweight people. picked by bingo 1 month ago tags ambulance obese patients |
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Despite being a leading contributor to heart disease, obesity appears to play a protective role in a range of cardiovascular problems, says a new study. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
The job of the nurse used to one of caring for the sick and needy. But not - it would seem - in today's politically-correct Britain. Now, nurses are being encouraged to spend valuable time turning around the beds of Muslim patients up to five times a day - so they can face Mecca. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
Three patients exposed to contaminated medical equipment at Veterans Affairs hospitals have tested positive for HIV, the agency said Friday. Initial tests show one patient each from VA medical facilities in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Augusta, Ga.; and Miami has the virus that causes AIDS, according to a VA statement. picked by muppet 8 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
The so-called "bariatric response team" is called in when the patient weighs between 400 pounds (181 kilograms) and 1,000 pounds (453 kg)... picked by DrNothing 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
A nurse murdered four elderly patients by injecting them with a fatal dose of insulin because he regarded them as a "nuisance". picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A Japanese medical team has found that a form of antibiotic could prevent cancer patients from losing hair during chemotherapy. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
When the hospital equipment is too small, patients get sent to the horse track for x-rays and other tests. picked by PulsisX 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
"This is the most blatant effort yet by a hospital to dump their patients on skid row against their will," LAPD Capt. Andrew Smith said. picked by Hoosker 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A new survey finds that 85 percent of U.S. doctors believe religious faith can help patients have a good outcome. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Obese workers may cost their employers more, filing more workers' compensation claims for injuries on the job, and then more frequently going on to become disabled. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
One man showed up at a federal building, asking for release from the reality show he was sure was being made of his life. Another was convinced his every move was secretly being filmed for a TV contest. picked by suebe 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share science |
A nurse who murdered four elderly patients by injecting them with lethal doses of insulin had a pathological hatred of old people. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
Obesity in pets mirrors that of humans, as do the reasons -- decreased physical activity, age, and an increased caloric intake, even genetic predisposition. Like humans, there are also many health problems associated with being obese, such as diabetes mellitus. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share science |
Government ministers in Britain are in the midst of discussing controversial plans to allow mentally ill people to be detained against their will, even if they have not committed a crime. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Chi was charged Monday with numerous counts of sexual battery by fraud and sexual penetration of an unconscious person with a foreign object. He was also charged with committing a lewd and lascivious act with a 16-year-old girl. 4 comments edit related share world*the never ending story that is Tracy, Ca.* picked by Bornbad 8 months ago |
"The day-to-day time that I spent on paperwork was increasing, while my patients weren't getting the good care that I wanted to give them -- face-to-face time, one-on-one time," she recalls. "I vowed to do whatever little I could about this inequity of care." picked by dollyllama 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share world |
Psychiatrists discover new mental illness: patients who believe their lives are on TV. picked by deEPCHIll 1 year ago 10 comments edit related share world |
As adult obesity balloons in the United States, being overweight has become less of a health hazard and more of a lifestyle choice, the author of a new book argues. picked by muppet 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Has it come to this? Robots standing in for doctors at the hospital patients' bedside? picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
A former respiratory therapist pleaded guilty Tuesday to molesting young, brain-damaged patients at the hospital where he worked for 25 years. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |