Web 2.0 announcer feed for ER http://er.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for ER en Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:00:10 GMT Tape: 911 operators did little to help dying woman in ER http://web2announcer.com/go/2045723 unknown@Netscape.com A woman who lay bleeding on the emergency room floor of a troubled inner-city hospital died after 911 dispatchers refused to contact paramedics or an ambulance to take her to another facility, newly released tapes of the emergency calls reveal. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:00:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2045723ER911dyinghospitalsNews Misuse of pharmaceuticals linked to more ER visits http://web2announcer.com/go/973299 unknown@Netscape.com Emergency room visits involving the abuse or misuse of pharmaceuticals - including narcotics such as methadone and OxyContin and the stimulant Ritalin - jumped by 21% from 2004 to 2005, according to a report being released today by the Substance and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) from data collected by the Drug Abuse Warning Network Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:40:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/973299ERvisitsmisusemedicationsoverprescribingNews