Reasons I didn't become an EMT, ranked(ben.stolovitz.com)
216 points by citelao | 103 comments
A personal blog post by a software engineer who became an EMT in 2024, ranking 21 reasons he delayed getting certified.
#emergency-medicine on Hacker News
4 stories tagged emergency-medicine, newest first.
How to save a life without knowing CPR(bookofjoe2.blogspot.com)
53 points by bookofjoe | 38 comments
A bookofjoe blog post in the BeyondTheMedspeak series explaining how to save someone in cardiac arrest without formal CPR training, with a survival-vs-time chart.
OpenAI’s o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50-55% by triage doctors(theguardian.com)
473 points by donsupreme | 419 comments
Guardian news article on a Harvard trial finding OpenAI's o1 model outperformed doctors at diagnosing emergency room patients during triage.
Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over(nbcnews.com)
635 points by coloneltcb | 388 comments
NBC News article on a study finding emergency department death rates rose at hospitals after private equity takeovers, likely due to reduced staffing.