ALiEM

APRIL 12, 2024

Case A 48 year-old male with a history of hypertension and polysubstance abuse presented to the emergency department (ED) for shortness of breath and was found to have a left sided parapneumonic pleural effusion (Figure 1). Pigtail Catheter Insertion Error: Root Cause Analysis and Recommendations for Patient Safety.

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 13, 2024

1 The questions raised by this tragedy are many: How did a gun make its way into the emergency department in the first place? Data from the National Institutes of Health suggests that up to three percent of ED visits result in a weapon being confiscated, and there has been an increase of 20 percent of firearm deaths since 2019.

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Emergency Department Resuscitation Patient Safety Hospitals 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 29, 2023

The quality of patient care can be determined by the working relationship, and incivility negatively affects these professional partnerships, regardless of the craft group. An effective interprofessional partnership is pivotal to patient safety. Internet] 2019:23:3, 346-355, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2018.1502383 Cataldo CG.

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Leadership Patient Safety Academics Research 97

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

I’m Jeff Nusbaum and I’m back with Nachi Gupta for the 30 th episode of EMplify and the first Post-Ponte Vedra Episode of 2019. This month, we are sticking in the abdomen for another round of evidence-based medicine, focusing on Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

How does that apply to the role of the board certified emergency physician? Fundamentally, I believe every patient coming to an emergency department is best served by care delivered by board certified emergency physicians. When those same fundamentals done right achieve great success, they aren’t little at all.

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Emergency Department EMS Critical Access Hospitals 98

Taming the SRU

MAY 5, 2023

doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2212663 BACKGROUND Sepsis, including severe sepsis and septic shock, is a frequently encountered condition in the emergency department and carries a high mortality rate. 2019, Bauer, Gerlach et al. 2019, Evans, Rhodes et al. N Engl J Med. 2023;388(6):499-510. 2021, Jarczak, Kluge et al.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

AUGUST 21, 2024

Methods Qualitative study; informal interviews of junior doctors, consultants and nursing staff and direct observation of clinical interactions, induction and training in a single ED in an English Emergency Department between August and October 2019. We used constant comparison to identify and develop themes.

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Patient Safety Emergency Department Research 98

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 17, 2024

Introduction: Civility Matters Healthcare environments, particularly emergency departments, are characterised by high levels of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity ( VUCA ). staff wellbeing/turnover and patient safety) can boost engagement. BMJ Quality & Safety. 2019 May 31:bmjqs-2019.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This has been shown to increase the first pass success rate in these challenging scenarios, reducing the risk of complications and optimizing patient safety (23). Case Resolution: The patient was placed on NIPPV. The patient was placed in a semi-fowler’s position and given 0.4mg/kg of midazolam. Int J Emerg Med.

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Emergency Department Soft Tissue Injuries Operations Airway Management 65

EMDocs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Background and Context Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) is of paramount importance in the emergency department (ED) due to its indispensable role in facilitating precise diagnostic outcomes. Increased Computed Tomography Utilization in the Emergency Department and Its Association with Hospital Admission.

Radiology 73

Radiology Radiology Emergency Department Hospitals 73

ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

In November 2022, the American College of Emergency Physicians sent a letter to President Biden on behalf of 34 organizations, asking to convene stakeholders to identify solutions to address the emergency department (ED) boarding crisis.1 The effect of emergency department crowding on clinically oriented outcomes.

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Hospitals Emergency Department Military Leadership 98

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 4, 2024

We have teamed up with the team from Chelsea and Westminster Paediatric Emergency Department to give you 5 reviews of recent studies. It also evaluates the real-life impact of the RCR protocols on clinical practice, with a focus on improving patient safety. Epub 2019 Feb 21. 2020 Feb;26(1):24-30.

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