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How EM Physicians Should Manage Their Legal and Medical Duties

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The key to answering this question, no matter where you are, is to engage your hospital attorney or risk manager. They are very familiar with the laws in play in these scenarios and can easily work with you throughout the process.

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Ten Commandments for Emergency Professionals; a compendium

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Ten commandments of burn management Gupta J L. Ten commandments of burn management. NHS Airway The Ten Commandments of Airway Management Slovis, C. Indian J Burns 2012;20:7-10 Transfusion ten commandments U.K. Simple lessons to guide oxygenation & ventilation.

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IV fluids in the ED: When do we really need them?

EMDocs

2005 Oct 19;294(15):1944-56. Ther Clin Risk Manag. Assessment of Volume Status in Hospitalized Patients With Chronic Heart Failure. Cardiol Res. 2023 Feb 25;14(1):211 Wang CS, FitzGerald MJ, et al. Does this dyspneic patient in the emergency department have congestive heart failure? Drazner MH, Hellkamp AS, et al.