Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

He, along with Dr. Bob Luten, a PEM physician in Jacksonville, FL , designed the Broselow-Luten color-coded length-based system to help estimate a child’s weight, and thereby offload the cognitive burden of medication dosing and choice of equipment sizes in pediatric resuscitations. .” Lubitz 1988] Very accurate for 3.5-25kg

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Pediatrics Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Wellness 271

EMDocs

JUNE 13, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Doctors and nurses rarely use the written medication instructions in the EHR, but we always verbally warn every patient about watching for diarrhea when an antibiotic is prescribed. EM, April 2011.

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Documentation/Coding Patient Safety Emergency Department Hospitals 98

EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2024

13 Interventions may include: Ascertaining a patient’s preferred language early in the clinical encounter (during registration, for instance), and clearly documenting this preference in a place that is visible to all providers. Educating patients on their rights. Utilizing certified interpreters and documenting their use.

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Documentation/Coding Emergency Department Federal Emergency Management Agency Best Practices 104

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For the safety of staff as well as patients, interventions that interrupt escalations before they blossom into violence deserve further study. FIGURE 1: Number of nonfatal workplace violence injuries and illnesses with days away from work, 2011-18. Click to enlarge.) are caused by a behavioral crisis.

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Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Psychiatric Best Practices 52

ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

The weighting must strongly be on patient safety and on expanding the opportunities for board certified emergency physicians. Every patient in a U.S. emergency department deserves access to an emergency physician no matter their zip code. We must always work against a balance. Three take home points for what I believe.

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Emergency Department EMS Critical Access Hospitals 98