SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — While the number of patients visiting emergency rooms at general hospitals has dropped since the pandemic began, the proportion of those who have passed away within seven days of visiting emergency rooms has spiked. A recent study by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs showed that a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Roughly 50 percent of the people who are hopitalized after attempting suicide have attempted suicide previously, and many of them were drunk when they did so. The Ministry of Health and Welfare conducted a survey of 22,572 people who were sent to emergency rooms at 66 hospitals across the [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study showed that the number of South Koreans who sought help for heart disease at hospital emergency rooms declined last year during the height of the COVID-19 crisis. During this period, however, the mortality rate of myocardial infarction patients over 60 years of age increased after their hospitalization. [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will provide consultation and treatment to individuals who have attempted suicide when they are hospitalized in emergency rooms as part of efforts to prevent similar attempts from reoccurring. On Monday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare launched a trial project to promote the emergency room ex-post management [...]
Miami, FLA, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — PMTA Verified announces the launch of PMTAFiled.com; the only independent verified online resource for real-time PMTA alerts and updates. Founded by a Board-Certified Emergency Room Physician driven to provide his patients and community up-to-date, unbiased, comprehensive product status information and ensures adult consumers and the trade make informed [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting later this year, emergency rooms in all hospitals will be equipped with stronger security. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on Tuesday that starting on July 1, new legislation will come into effect that will oblige all emergency rooms to increase their security. In effect, all emergency [...]