Crowded Emergency Departments Pose Greater Risks For Patients With Heart Attacks
Saturday, June 6, 2009 - 22:35
in Health & Medicine
Patients with heart attacks and other forms of chest pain are three to five times more likely to experience serious complications after hospital admission when they are treated in a crowded emergency department, according to a new study.
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