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Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

As Advanced Practice Nursing grew, at first in family practice, then into other specialties, emergency care became an area of interest. A natural one, and especially suited for increasing capability without regard to physician residency program output of graduates, and in less-well-served rural areas. EDNA->ENA. 10/20/2013.

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Annals of B Pod: Social EM Corner- Suicide Related Behaviors

Taming the SRU

Suicide-related behavior (SRB) accounts for 1% of all Emergency Department (ED) visits; additionally, greater than 8% of patients visiting emergency departments are likely experiencing suicidal ideation at the time of the encounter.[3-5] Emergency Department Visits Related to Suicidal Ideation or Suicide Attempt, 2008-2017.

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Ballistic Follies

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

If you think your patient is the perpetrator, he may well be an innocent, or even an off-duty or undercover officer. It is not possible during acute resuscitation or at any time before a complete investigation, or even trial, to know who is innocent, guilty, or what occurred during the altercation. Do not compromise your care. Tejwani, N.

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Mouth-to-Airway (adjunct)

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

The idea of placing one's mouth on the mouth of an apparently dead victim, particularly where the mouth may be covered with foam, mucus or blood, as often the case in asphyxia victims, as well as the fear of possible transmittal of disease is revolting to the average person and is difficult to overcome." Bauer, Robert O. O’Donnell, C.

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We stand open and ready … (Whoever you are … )

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

If mere criminality was the only matter, there’s some cash, personal electronics, appliances, and business machines; if not merely criminal, and well-studied beforehand, there are to be had radioactive materials, drugs, toxins, chemicals, and many who would pay a ransom for the loved ones within. Updated: January 1, 2006). 27/10/2013).

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The Nose: the other route to the lungs

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Expiratory airway obstruction may well have been frequently misdiagnosed as it can produce breath-stacking and ball-valve obstruction that impedes any airflow with mask ventilation if neither a nasal nor an oral airway is used and the lips have closed under the mask. Lubricate well. Gerkin] Priceless. D., & Bair, A. Buffington, C.