Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 1, 2024

However, children who had an operation experienced improvements in behaviour, symptoms, and quality of life and had lower blood pressure. Data collected from 2002 to 2021 revealed a 72% decline in IPD incidence among children (<18 years), with continued reductions after the transition from PCV7 to PCV13. Pediatrics. Eur J Pediatr.

Pediatrics 98

Pediatrics Ultrasounds Blood Transfusions Sepsis 98

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 23, 2021

Date: January 20th, 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Lauren Westafer an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School – Baystate. AEM January 2021 Case: A 50-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with left lower quadrant abdominal pain. Reference: Pines et al.

Poisoning 52

Poisoning Research Documentation/Coding Outcomes 52

PulmCCM

JANUARY 6, 2025

A 2021 analysis of Epic’s sepsis model revealed atrocious false positive and negative rates. The SCREEN Trial SCREEN was a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial of an EMR alert for organ failure, conducted at 45 wards of 5 hospitals in Saudi Arabia from 2019 to 2021. 2021 Aug 1;181(8):1065-1070. 2021 Aug 1;181(8):1144.

Sepsis 45

Sepsis Documentation/Coding Hospitals Outcomes 45

ACEP Now

MARCH 13, 2024

Consequences of this are well documented and include delayed treatment, exposure to error, increased length of stay, and increased mortality. Conclusion/Recommendation ED crowding is a national patient safety issue driven by hospitals routinely operating over capacity. Published online 2021:26. ED crowding impairs this mission.

Ethical Issues 52

Ethical Issues Emergency Department Operations Hospitals 52

Northwestern EM Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This post will discuss a brief overview of hospital planning and operational setup with key elements of a disaster response from events that cause high numbers of blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, burns or crush injuries that may be seen following explosive events, mass shootings, or large scale motor vehicle collisions, to name a few.

Mass Casualty Incidents 52

Mass Casualty Incidents EMS Hospitals Hazardous Materials 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Undocumented migrant: Someone who enters or stays in a country without the documents required under immigration regulations. MVI offers essential outreach services to refugee camps as well as operating a central clinic in Athens, providing undocumented migrants, refused asylum seekers, and the homeless with regular medical care.

Documentation/Coding 59

Documentation/Coding Hospitals Wellness Operations 59

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 10, 2023

Then you hear the words coming out of the speaker, “ Paediatric code black. Paediatric code black ”. You’ve heard the phrase code black before – it’s a traumatic cardiac arrest. You know a paediatric code black means paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest. Then the patient is rapidly moved to the operating theatre.

Emergency Department 91

Emergency Department Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Teamwork 91

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

See Costagliola et al — Ann Clin Transl Neurol 8(7): 1557-1568, 2021 — for more on the complex "Brain-Heart Interaction" in Epilepsy ). I therefore feel it relevant to document ( in your dictation/on the medical chart ) when significant artifact potentially impairs the accuracy of your interpretation. mEq/L for K+ and 1.76

Seizures 115

Seizures EKG/ECG EMS Stroke 115

Mind The Bleep

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Document clearly: The location of all wounds Medical photography or drawn labelled diagrams can aid in explaining the exact location. Sci Rep 11, 1767 (2021). Feel for any swelling/collection/abscess. Move: Assess the range of motion of the surrounding joints to help determine the involvement of adjacent structures. Tulloch, J.S.P.,

Fractures 52

Fractures Infectious Diseases Documentation/Coding Hospitals 52

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

JULY 14, 2023

In India, In the six years from 2016 to 2021, nearly 22.8 Of these, about 7 lahks, or 30 per cent, were reported under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the report says. Ziqitza Healthcare Limited has also operated 181 Police Helpline in Punjab to provide timely assistance to the caller in need.

Domestic Violence 52

Domestic Violence Documentation/Coding Operations Ambulance Services 52

Mind The Bleep

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Initial Management (whilst Urology team are on their way) Bloods FBC, U/Es, CRP, Coagulation screen, Blood glucose levels, Blood cultures IV Antibiotics as per Trust guidelines (may be under section for Necrotising fasciitis) Urethral catheter- this will help with monitoring urine output and help identify the urethra during the operation.

Documentation/Coding 52

Documentation/Coding Operations Ultrasounds Hospitals 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 10, 2023

Descriptive Terms When describing injuries of the hand for documentation or referral purposes it is important to know the terminology that is widely in use in order to convey an accurate description to others. Hand dominance, mechanism of injury and vascular, neurological, and musculoskeletal status should all be evaluated and documented.

Fractures 52

Fractures Soft Tissue Injuries Emergency Department Operations 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

4 Pain is the most common reason for presentation in the early post operative period. 5 Highest risk of dislocation early in the post operative course due to laxity of the soft tissue after surgery. 6 Hip flexion or adduction in the early post-operative period can cause atraumatic dislocations (typically avoided for 6 weeks post-op).

EMS 88

EMS Dislocations Fractures Operations 88

ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

AI started to make its mark in the ED by maximizing the efficiency of certain tasks like patient triage, clinical presentation diagnosis, mortality prediction, clinical decision making, and operational workflow management (see Figure 1). link] Published September 16, 2021. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2013;20(2):305-310. Net Health.

Teamwork 40

Teamwork Clinical Decision Support Systems Administration Radiology 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The patient was given strict guidance not to drive, operate machinery, etc. So, perhaps a component of vagal influence may be operative after all? ( Because of its totally unexpected onset and propensity to result in sudden death PAVB is difficult to document and significantly underdiagnosed. link] Lee, S., Wellens, H.

EKG/ECG 88

EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Operations Wellness 88

Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Executive Summary: International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pediatric Ventilator Liberation, A Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network Document. 2021 Oct;10(10):2814-2824. 2021 Apr 23;10(9):1847. Published 2021 Jun 8. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207(1):17-28. doi:10.1164/rccm.202204-0795SO

Pediatrics 59

Pediatrics Hospitals Sepsis Administration 59

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

He will laud Trump for Operation Warp Speed. The greatest irony of Trump’s COVID policy was that after supporting Operation Warp Speed, he hesitated to fully endorse the COVID vaccine. This article from 2021 enumerates the 112 environmental regulations that Trump canceled. Let’s move on from COVID.

Administration 119

Administration Operations CDC Documentation/Coding 119