ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

Our Indiana ACEP colleagues have helped us all as emergency physicians in championing the passage of state legislation mandating a physician leading a hospital’s emergency department to be physically present in that hospital.

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department EMS Critical Access Hospitals 98

RebelEM

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Regardless of the cause, a thoracostomy is often required for treatment (Currie 2007 ). The weighting from spontaneous pneumothorax was nearly 55% for drainage duration, 77% for complication rates, 96% for hospital length of stay, and 100% for recurrence rates. Air is Air? Our Conclusion: We agree with the author’s conclusion.

Outcomes 52

Outcomes Hospitals Research Critical Access 52

Taming the SRU

MARCH 14, 2023

After a several week NICU stay for prematurity, the infant has been generally healthy and this is his first trip back to the hospital since discharge. Case 4 3 year old unresponsive You are working as solo coverage in a critical access hospital. He has a weak cry and you notice bulging fontanelles. Marmarou, Young, Aygok.

Seizures 52

Seizures Emergency Department Pediatrics Critical Access 52