2003 Emergency Department Research 
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JANUARY 6, 2024
National Assessment of Pediatric Readiness of US Emergency Departments during the Covid-19 Pandemic. July 2023 Date: Dec 11, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Rachel Hatcliffe is a pediatric emergency medicine attending at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. Are general emergency departments ready to care for children?
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Syndrome in the Emergency Department (DAShED) study: an observational cohort study of people attending the emergency department with symptoms consistent with acute aortic syndrome. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. EMJ Nov 2023. EMJ Nov 2023. per 100,000. [4-8]
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Pediatric EM Morsels
JULY 21, 2023
Borgialli DA, Mahajan P, Hoyle JD Jr, Powell EC, Nadel FM, Tunik MG, Foerster A, Dong L, Miskin M, Dayan PS, Holmes JF, Kuppermann N; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). Acad Emerg Med. 2003 Jul;40(7):620-5. Interrater reliability of Glasgow Coma Scale scores in the emergency department.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
In the UK, as in most developed countries, more patients are presenting to Emergency Departments (EDs) with minor illnesses or injuries. Emergency department overcrowding is a complex issue with multiple contributing factors. Simpson et al. of these were felt to be non-urgent attendances. Simpson et al.
EMDocs
AUGUST 22, 2024
12 How do we address these disparities in the emergency department? Rockville: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. An implementation science approach improves language access in the emergency department. 20,21 Advocating for policy changes improving language access in your department and institution.
ACEP Now
JULY 11, 2024
2 Although the opiate epidemic is certainly worthy of attention, it accounts for only about half of the number of deaths annually and only around a quarter of the number of emergency department visits annually relative to alcohol use. He returned to the emergency department, and you had the great privilege of saving his life.
Taming the SRU
APRIL 14, 2024
There is less research in the utility of ultrasound in identifying strangulation, however findings such as lack of peristalsis, edema of the bowel wall, and lack of blood flow on Doppler all seem to be suggestive of strangulation. (8) 8) “Ultrasound may decrease the emergency surgery rate of incarcerated inguinal hernia” by Chen et al. (1)
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