ACEP Now

DECEMBER 17, 2024

We deal with difficult and traumatizing situations daily, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the emergency department, where sickness, violence, and death are routine. Physician burnout will burn all of us. Trends in labor unionization among US health care workers, 2009-2021. died by suicide. The Washington Post.

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Burns Hospitals Documentation/Coding Emergency Department 105

Taming the SRU

JANUARY 1, 2024

However, in at least 10% of patients, blind insertion of a peripheral IV may be unsuccessful for a variety of reasons including obesity, edema, IV drug use, surgical scars, dialysis, burns, and others (1,2). It is a relatively new procedure first described in 2009 (13). Ann Emerg Med. Int J Emerg Med. J Emerg Med.

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Emergency Department Ultrasounds Administration Burns 92

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 31, 2025

The value of white blood cell count in predicting serious bacterial infections in children presenting to the emergency department: a multicentre observational study Archives of Disease in Childhood 2025;110:191196. Some special patients (burns and trauma) were not described in the study. Am J Emerg Med. in 2009 to 40.3%

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EMDocs

JULY 9, 2024

The emergency department takes care of some of the highest risk patients with the worst access to health care and social services Over the past 20 years, many researchers have created and validated social needs screeners Some examples: iHELP, WE CARE, SEEK, USDA 2-item food insecurity questionnaire Does screening make a difference?

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Research Burns 74

RebelEM

APRIL 29, 2024

World J Emerg Surg 2023 PMID: 36918947 3. Intraosseous vascular access in adults using the EZ-IO in an emergency department. Int J Emerg Med 2009 PMID: 20157465 4. Am J Emerg Med PMID: 19041528 5. Intraosseous versus central venous catheter utilization and performance during inpatient medical emergencies.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Application of the ABCD2 score to identify cerebrovascular causes of dizziness in the emergency department. link] Burns JD, Rindler RS, Carr C, et al. Lancet Neurol 2009; 8:724-730. The post EM@3AM: Basilar Artery Occlusion appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. Arch Neurol. ResearchGate.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2017

11 Beware the “double-ring” sign: this is a button battery13 This is an emergency: the electrolyte-rich mucosa conducts a focal current from the narrow negative terminal of the battery, rapidly causing burn, necrosis, and possibly perforation. Emergent removal is required. Am J Emerg Med. Published July 2009.

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