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Culture of safety in an adult and paediatric emergency department before and after the COVID-19 pandemic

Emergency Medicine Journal

In 2019, we conducted a survey using the Spanish-adapted Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture open to all staff (doctors, nurses and paediatric residents) in AED and PED. Results The 2019 questionnaire was completed by 125 AED workers and 65 PED workers. Methods A quasi-experimental study was performed.

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Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal

RebelEM

Background: The emergency department is frequently visited by patients suffering from symptomatic alcohol withdrawal, and the traditional management has been dominated by repeated doses of benzodiazepines. Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Vascular Access in the Emergency Department

Taming the SRU

Ann Emerg Med. Intraosseous vascular access in adults using the EZ-IO in an emergency department. Int J Emerg Med. J Emerg Med. Intraosseous contrast administration for emergency computed tomography: A case-control study. 2019 May 31;14(5):e0217629. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Aug;76(2):134–42.

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A First Look at Emergency Department Data for 2022

ACEP Now

The preliminary results of the 2022 Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance performance measures survey found a significant deterioration in patient processing due to inpatient boarding. Preliminary results of the survey are being released to help emergency physicians understand that current challenges are occurring nationwide.

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A Sobering Year for Emergency Departments and Their Patients

ACEP Now

The Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance (EDBA) is a membership organization composed of high-performance emergency departments (EDs) that share a commitment to quality. Despite the work of ED and hospital leaders to reduce this time interval, Boarding Times had been stuck at around 120 minutes from 2013 to 2019.

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SGEM#261: CriSTAL Ball to Assess Older Patients in the Emergency Department

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: June 28th, 2019 Reference: Cardona et al. Prospective Validation of a Checklist to Predict Short-term Death in Older Patients After Emergency Department Admission in Australia and Ireland. AEM June 2019. Date: June 28th, 2019 Reference: Cardona et al. AEM June 2019. AEM June 2019.

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SGEM#264: Hooked On A Feeling? Opioid Use and Misuse Three Months After Emergency Department Visit for Acute Pain

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: August 9th, 2019 Reference: Daoust et al. Opioid Use and Misuse Three Months After Emergency Department Visit for Acute Pain. AEM August 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine.