Emergency Medicine Day Webinar
Climate change is a health emergency too! 27 May 2024, 14:30-16:00 This year’s webinar will discuss the impact of climate change on Emergency Medical…
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News
On this page, you will find news articles relevant to our current and past campaign(s). These articles not only serve as supporting evidence for our statements but also provide valuable insights into the issues at hand.
Climate crisis to increase cancer risk for tens of millions of people in Bangladesh
Climate breakdown will put tens of millions of people in Bangladesh at heightened risk of cancer from contaminated well water, according to research. Read the full…
Where Dangerous heat is surging
By 2050, over 5 billion people — probably more than half the planet’s population — will be exposed to at least a month of…
What happens when climate change and the mental-health crisis collide?
Nearly one billion people worldwide — including one in seven teenagers — have a mental disorder. A growing body of research suggests that climate change…
Climate change is a health emergency, too!
The Emergency Medicine Day campaign for 2024 will be dedicated to the impact of climate change on Emergency Medicine. The compelling testimonies from colleagues…
A Big Thank You!
We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took part in this year’s campaign. As you can see from the infographic,…
EM-Day video 2023
Publications in the European Journal of Emergency Medicine
For EM-Day 2023 we conducted 3 surveys about safety, for patients/general public, for professionals and for patient organisations. The results are shared in a…
Press Release: Are Emergency Departments unsafe? Patients and professionals think so
Emergency departments (EDs) are currently unsafe places for both professionals and patients, according to the results of an international survey carried out for the…
Ambulance response times worst on record as A&E waits hit new highs
Ambulance response times in England were the worst on record across all major categories in December, while people waiting 12 hours or more to be admitted…
FILL IN THE EM-DAY 2023 SURVEY FOR PATIENT ORGANISATIONS
On the occasion of the Emergency Medicine Day that will take place on 27 May, we want to discuss and draw the attention of…
FILL IN THE EM-DAY 2023 SURVEY FOR PATIENTS
On the 27th of May it’s Emergency Medicine Day. EUSEM, the European Society for Emergency Medicine, started with this campaign, because there’s a lack…
FILL IN THE EM-DAY 2023 SURVEY FOR PROFESSIONALS
This year the Emergency Medicine Day campaign is dedicated to safety. Safety for our patients, who need care, attention and relief from pain and…
Everywhere in France, the tension in the emergency room does not fall. At the Lille University Hospital, record crowds were recorded during the end-of-year celebrations. Exhausted, caregivers want to be heard by management and government.
“We are not even tired anymore, we are on the ground”: caregivers symbolically lie down in front of the emergency room of the…
NHS staff share despair working at breaking point
As the NHS crisis has deepened in recent weeks, frontline staff have posted vivid, troubling accounts on social media of what has been happening…