Posts Tagged ‘emergency department’
ER visits double as more kids swallow batteries
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy An increasing number of children are swallowing the button batteries that power everything from remote controls to musical greeting cards and can burn a hole in a child’s esophagus in less than two hours. From Inova Fairfax Hospital, NBC’s John Yang reports about…
Read MoreInova Alexandria Hospital, American College of Emergency Physicians Recognize 50th Anniversary of First 24-Hour Emergency Department in U.S.
‘Alexandria Plan’ Became Nationwide Standard Alexandria, VA – (June 17, 2011) – Inova Alexandria Hospital and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) will be celebrating 50 years of emergency care by recognizing the first emergency department in the country to have dedicated, full-time emergency physicians. This initiative, called the “Alexandria Plan,” shaped emergency care…
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