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WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Injuries and fatalities from skiing, snowboarding and snowmobiling have not declined, despite measures aimed at making these popular winter sports safer, according to two studies being presented this week at Scientific Assembly, the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians, in Denver, Colorado ("Skiing and Snowboarding-related Head Injuries in the United States: A Retrospective Analysis from 2004-2010" and...

MAHWAH, N.J., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mindray Medical International Limited (NYSE: MR), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, today announced that it will demonstrate the new DC-8 ultrasound system at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) annual meeting being held in Denver October 8-10, 2012. "The DC-8 system offers superior image quality and focuses on ergonomic design as defined by our users," said Michael...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leading researchers in emergency medicine will present more than 450 studies during Scientific Assembly, the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians, on October 8(th) and 9(th) in Denver, Colorado. Sponsored by the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Research Forum will be held in Mile High Ballroom 1 of the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14(th) Street in Denver on October 8(th) from 7 a.m. to 6:30...

CLEVELAND, October 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Simbionix USA Corporation, a world leader of medical simulation training and education products, will introduce the new advanced U/S Mentor(TM) simulator [http://simbionix.com/simulators/us-mentor ]. This new Simbionix simulator offers realistic hands-on training for diverse ultrasound examinations and interventions, and will be shown for the first time at the upcoming American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Exhibition in...

SG will share DO Expertise with delegates in Denver Denver, CO (PRWEB) October 01, 2012 Schumacher Group, one of the nation’s fastest growing emergency medicine management companies, will be hosting a variety of events, sponsorships and speakers at the 2012 ACOEP Scientific Assembly in Denver, Oct. 14-17, 2012. This year’s event, which follows the ACEP Scientific Assembly the previous week, is focused on the organization’s 2012 theme of “Emerge” – conveying the vital and...

NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Emergency Medicine Business Intelligence, Inc. (EMBI) has announced that Steven J. Davidson, MD, MBA, FACEP a 35-year veteran of Emergency Medicine and recognized leader in health care informatics joined EMBI as Chief Medical Officer in which role he will lead the EMBI Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Davidson will continue serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. where he...

If Policymakers Continue To Take Emergency Care for Granted, It Eventually Will Not Be There At All WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Emergency care is not health insurance," according to Dr. David Seaberg, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), responding to a statement by Governor Mitt Romney on 60 Minutes last night about how uninsured patients get medical care in emergency rooms. (Logo:...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Minor, uncomplicated wounds - such as the typical cuts and scrapes of childhood - are less likely to become infected when kept clean and moist and treated with topical antibiotics, according to a literature review published online today in Annals of Emergency Medicine, the peer-reviewed scientific journal for the American College of Emergency Physicians ("Do Topical Antibiotics Help Prevent Infection in Minor Traumatic Uncomplicated...

Emergency Physicians Urge Public To Know Symptoms of West Nile Virus WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the West Nile Virus outbreak set to be the worst in U.S. history, the nation's emergency physicians urge the public to take precautions now to protect from being infected. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100616/DC22034LOGO-d) "Right now, the CDC is seeing cases in practically every state in the country," said Dr. David Seaberg, president of the...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a head to head contest between the New Orleans Criteria and the Canadian CT Head Rules, the Canadian rules showed higher sensitivity and specificity in predicting neurosurgical intervention for mild head injury. The results of the study, conducted in Tunisia, were published online yesterday in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("Prediction Value of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria for Positive Head CT Scan and...