EM Ottawa

JUNE 12, 2023

2022 Jan;11(1):e001624. with an improvement in sepsis bundle […] The post Quality initiative to improve emergency department sepsis bundle compliance through utilisation of an electronic health record tool appeared first on EMOttawa Blog. Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Warstadt NM, et al. BMJ Open Qual.

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Sepsis Emergency Department 98

Emergency Medicine Journal

AUGUST 21, 2024

It was performed in our non-academic ED in the Netherlands from July 2021 to April 2022. This study evaluated if a package of noise-reducing interventions altered workload, physical complaints, productivity and room acoustics. Methods This was an observational pre-post implementation study.

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Wellness Emergency Department Academics 98

EM Ottawa

JUNE 29, 2023

Patients with heart failure are often newly diagnosed in the Emergency Department, or are the presenting location for those with decompensated heart failure. In this post, we are going to touch on: […] The post Don’t go Breaking my Heart: 2022 Heart Failure Guidelines appeared first on EMOttawa Blog.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2023

emergencies, patient’s request). 3 A new 2022 proposed change to Section 1557 hopes to expand its scope to other HHS activities (including Medicare Part B) and telehealth services, require staff training on availability of services, and further define the roles of qualified versus nonqualified interpreters. Published August 4, 2022.

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Emergency Department Documentation/Coding EMS Wellness 64

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 10, 2023

In May 2022, Holly and Joe, two students on the joint QMUL and DFTB PEM MSc , created video presentations on human factors. You’re in the paediatric emergency department, typing some notes for the child you’ve just discharged. Promoting hot debriefing in an emergency department. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med.

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Emergency Department Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Teamwork 91

EM Ottawa

JULY 4, 2023

2022 Sep;24(6):636-640. Findings: Monthly average BUN ordering declined from 1905 to 448, and BUN test to […] The post Reduction of urea test ordering in the emergency department: multicomponent intervention including education, electronic ordering, and data feedback appeared first on EMOttawa Blog. Methodology: 2.5/5

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Emergency Department 75

Emergency Medicine Journal

AUGUST 23, 2023

Background High emergency department (ED) usage by older individuals for non-emergencies is a global concern. The evaluation took place between September 2021 and September 2022. ED avoidance initiatives have proven effective in addressing this issue. This study assessed the acceptability of the service among its users.

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ACEP Now

MAY 5, 2023

What is your role as the emergency physician? Introduction Law enforcement officers frequently accompany emergency department (ED) trauma patients or patients who are under arrest or require assistance. Law enforcement gathering in the emergency department: Legal and ethical background and practical approaches.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

4 We identified and analysed PFD reports relating to emergency departments (EDs), aiming to identify common themes in coroners’ concerns. Analysis of three years of PFD reports highlighted their potential to inform healthcare policy.

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Emergency Department Operations 40

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Aims and Objectives Research in the Emergency Department needs to be delivered in real time, within a specific clinical time-frame, and on a wide variety of conditions and states of emergency, on participants presenting in an unscheduled manner at any time.

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Emergency Department Research Outcomes Hospitals 40

Emergency Medicine Journal

JUNE 20, 2024

Emergency departments (ED) represent a promising setting to address preventive health measures like CRC screening. We enrolled ED patients, 45–75 years old, in the Greater Rochester, NY region into a randomised controlled pilot from January to May 2022.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

JULY 22, 2024

Methods We conducted a prospective observational study in the ED of Merano Hospital, Italy (52 000 ED admission in 2022) from 1 January 2022 to 31 August 2023. In January 2022, a hospital management initiative was set up to ensure reporting episodes of violence by patients against hospital personnel using.

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Emergency Department Hospitals Wellness 52

Emergency Medicine Journal

JULY 22, 2024

Methods This prospective observational study included a convenience sample of 173 children 2–12 years old undergoing laceration repair in a paediatric ED in Orange, California, USA between April 2022 and August 2023.

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Emergency Department Research Hospitals 52

Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 9, 2024

Neonates presenting to the Emergency Department often cause a lot of uncertainty. Let’s review how Congenital Syphilis may present to our Emergency Departments: Congenital Syphilis : Basics Occurs when the spirochete Treponema pallidum is transmitted from mother to fetus. 2022 Dec 27;14(12):e33009.

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Emergency Department Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Seizures Pediatrics 152

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Therefore, our aim was to develop a simulation training model for Emergency Department (ED) JDs which would a) have minimal impact upon ED service provision and b) deliver tailored learning objectives according to the participants’ level of training. 65 JDs and ACPs participated across the seven days.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department 40

Broome Docs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Etomidate versus ketamine for emergency endotracheal intubation: a randomized clinical trial. 2022 Jan;48(1):78-91. 2022 Sep;21(9):781-791. 2022 Sep 15;387(11):989-1000. Emerg Med Australas. 2022 Sep 18. 2022 Aug;41(4):101096. Epub 2022 Apr 28. 2022 Aug 3;11:100284. Emerg Med J.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Fluid Resuscitation Seizures Emergency Department 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Date: November 19th, 2022 Reference: Khatib N, and Sampsel K. Intimate partner violence (IPV) in the Emergency Department (ED). 2022 Nov Guest Skeptics: Dr. Nour Khatib is an emergency physician in Toronto working in community sites Markham Stouffville Hospital and Lakeridge health. This is an SGEM Xtra episode.

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Emergency Department Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Forensics 40

Emergency Medicine Journal

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Methods This was a multicentre observational cohort study of adults attending 27 UK EDs between 26 September 2022 and 30 November 2022, with potential AAS symptoms: chest, back or abdominal pain, syncope or symptoms related to malperfusion.

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Emergency Department Operations Radiology Radiology 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 27, 2022

Date: August 23rd, 2022 Reference: Schoenfeld et al. AEM August 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician and assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. Date: August 23rd, 2022 Reference: Schoenfeld et al. Reference: Schoenfeld et al.

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Emergency Department Research Administration Resuscitation 40

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Aims and Objectives Identifying means to optimise trainee retention and recruitment is an Emergency Medicine (EM) research priority. This study aimed to understand how increasingly crowded Emergency Departments (EDs) are impacting EM training in the United Kingdom. Worthwhile training opportunities are central to this.

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Emergency Department EMS Research 40

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Aims and Objectives In recent years there has been a large increase in demand for emergency care across the country, particularly during winter. This study utilised 12 months’ of routinely collected data from Emergency Departments (EDs) and acute Admitted Patient Care Episodes (APCs) to understand trends in demand for emergency care.

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Emergency Department Hospitals Outcomes Research 40

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Aims and Objectives Chest drains are commonly inserted in the Emergency Department (ED) with a complication rate of 30-40%. Training in chest drain insertion is essential in Emergency Medicine (EM) as approximately 25,000 patients undergo in England and Wales undergo this procedure annually.

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Emergency Department EMS Research Operations 40

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Patients assessed by an Emergency Department (ED) based Frailty Intervention Team (FIT) are routinely asked ‘What Matters To You’ (WMTY). Methods A thematic analysis of WMTY over a 12 month period from 1st January to 31st December 2022 was performed.

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Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Administration Hospitals 40

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 19, 2024

If bleeding, the only lab that is needed in the Emergency Department is a type and cross. 2022 Sep-Oct;43(5):103582. Epub 2022 Aug 6. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Mar 4;14(3):e22857. CBC, coagulation panels, von Willebrand factor etc are less useful. Am J Otolaryngol. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103582. 2022.103582.

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Pediatrics Airway Management Wellness Administration 285

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Aims and Objectives Emergency Department (ED) crowding has dominated discourse around Emergency Medicine (EM) in recent years and is now well recognised as contributing towards patient harm. Less is known about the implications of crowded departments on staff. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.

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Emergency Department Wellness EMS Patient Safety 40

Broome Docs

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Overnight Stay in the Emergency Department and Mortality in Older Patients. Risk of Radiation Exposure to Emergency Department Personnel From Portable Radiographs. J Emerg Med. 2022 Nov;63(5):645-650. Epub 2022 Oct 12. Droperidol versus ondansetron for nausea treatment within the emergency department.

Infectious Diseases 120

Infectious Diseases Emergency Department Stroke Pediatrics 120

EB Medicine

MARCH 7, 2022

Episode 67 – Managing Postpartum Complications in the Emergency Department – An Interview with Dr. Nicole Yuzuk, Dr. Joseph Bove, and Dr. Riddhi Desai EMplify – March 2022 Interview with the Authors: Nicole Yuzuk, DO, Joseph Bove, DO, and Riddhi Desai, DO Episode Outline: 1.Why Why is this an important topic in EM?

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Seizures EMS EKG/ECG 52

Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Most emergency drugs except for amiodarone and succinylcholine are based on ideal body weight [Emergency Medical Services for Children, Luten 2007] Epinephrine, dopamine, fentanyl, ketamine based on what child should weigh. PAWPER [Wells 2013, Silvagni 2022] Takes into account body habitus. Published 2022 Sep 15.

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Pediatrics Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Wellness 268

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The initiative started in April 2022 and expanded to include hepatitis C (HCV) and hepatitis B (HBV) testing in collaboration with the HCV Elimination programme. From April 2022 through March 2023 in participating sites there were 1,384,378 ED attendances with blood tests. 853,015 HIV, 346,041 HBV and 452,284 HCV tests were performed.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The survey was sent to emergency clinicians (ECs) in a teaching hospital in London, UK, between May and September 2022. Semistructured interviews were conducted simultaneously, and data examined using direct content analysis.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Research Hospitals 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 31, 2023

Children presenting with diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis to Emergency Departments during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK and Ireland: an international retrospective observational study. 2023 May 17:archdischild-2022-325280. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-325280. Arch Dis Child. Why was the DIMPLES study needed?

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Emergency Department Research Documentation/Coding Outcomes 135

Greater Sydney Area HEMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Ian is the lead author on a recently published randomised control trial assessing the haemodynamic effects of adding fentanyl to an induction regime of ketamine and rocuronium for rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Jun;29(6):719-728. Epub 2022 Mar 15. doi: 10.1111/acem.14446.

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Emergency Department Burns Hospitals 52

EMDocs

JULY 9, 2024

The emergency department takes care of some of the highest risk patients with the worst access to health care and social services Over the past 20 years, many researchers have created and validated social needs screeners Some examples: iHELP, WE CARE, SEEK, USDA 2-item food insecurity questionnaire Does screening make a difference?

Pediatrics 71

Pediatrics Emergency Department Research Burns 71

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 19, 2024

Sione, a young Pacific Islander boy, is brought to the emergency department with a 3-day history of acute onset, progressively worsening central chest pain. of child emergency department presentations. Sept 5, 2022. 2022-01449.eng. He points to his sternum when you ask him where the pain is. Chest Pain.

Infectious Diseases 101

Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Emergency Department Hospitals 101

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

3 4 A spike in GAS infections in Winter 2022 increased investigation and antibiotic prescribing. Results and Conclusion 21 BTS were sent in the 2 months pre-guideline (October – December 2022), and 137 BTS were sent in the 6 months post-guideline (December 2022 – June 2023). GAS positivity was 38.1% respectively.

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Emergency Department Hospitals Pediatrics Research 40

Broome Docs

JUNE 20, 2023

PMID: 36996524 This is a qualitative study, based on interviews of 24 adult patients who presented to the emergency department with a presumptive diagnosis of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. 2022 Aug;48(8):1009-1023. Epub 2022 May 13. Intravenous Haloperidol Has a Limited Role in the Modern Emergency Department.

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Emergency Department Sepsis Best Practices 132

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This blog post aims to help familiarise you with some of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department. Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. 2022 Dec;41(12):947–52. 2022 Jun;58(6):1007–12. Karageorgos, S.;

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Emergency Department Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Sepsis 142