Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Taking care of a critically ill child can be nerve-racking to say the least, and downright petrifying for those who don’t do it frequently, even if they are well-trained and brilliant clinicians. Good correlation to bed scale weight in trauma patients (Pearson coefficient 0.86), but there was some error in the highest weight category.

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Pediatrics Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Wellness 271

EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2024

This is commonly seen with Deaf patients who communicate using American Sign Language and require an ASL interpreter. Well-meaning providers who are not highly fluent may contribute to miscommunication and diagnostic errors. Certified interpreter use can improve communication and patient outcomes. Lion KC, et al. 45:446-458.

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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. Our group from Highland Hospital has set out to understand the impact on workplace violence and patient safety of initiating a BERT in a busy, county hospital ED.

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Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Psychiatric Best Practices 52

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Another study found a 1-year post Roux-en-y ED visit rate of 31% and yet another found that 25% of these patients will require admission within 2 years of surgery. Jeff: Well that’s kind worrisome. Which again reiterates why this is such an important topic for us as EM clinicians to be well-versed in.

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Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

They increase the risks of hypoxia and acidosis during the apneic period as well as hypotension and hypoperfusion caused by the abrupt transition from negative-pressure to positive-pressure ventilation (10). Case Resolution: The patient was placed on NIPPV. 2017 Dec;10(1):1. Epub 2017 Jan 25. 2017, 43:226-8.

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Emergency Department Soft Tissue Injuries Operations Airway Management 91

American Medical Compliance

MAY 13, 2024

As a dental professional, your role in managing pain and prescribing medications is crucial, not only for the immediate comfort of your patients but also for their long-term health and well-being. The Opioid Epidemic As of October 16, 2017, the US government officially declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency.

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Evidence-Based Practice Best Practices Patient Safety Wellness 52

Taming the SRU

MAY 5, 2023

Respiratory failure and more severe acute kidney injury were demonstrated to be more common in patients who received higher volumes of intravenous fluid (Andrews, Muchemwa et al. 2017, Silversides, Major et al. There were similar baseline characteristics and the groups were well-matched. Bernard (2017). Andrews, B.,

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