ACEP Now

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance (EDBA) is a membership organization composed of high-performance emergency departments (EDs) that share a commitment to quality. In 2023, ED volumes are approaching those seen pre-pandemic at 66 percent. Published August 1, 2023. Accessed November 29, 2023.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 4, 2023

2023 Sep 13. 2023 Sep 8. 2023 Sep 27. 2023 Sep 23;28(6):377-393. 2023 Sep 23;28(6):362-376. 2023 Sep 26;330(12):1175-1186. 2023 Sep 2;402(10404):809-824. 2023 Sep 14;389(11):987-997. 2023 Sep 15:113740. 2023 Sep 14:fetalneonatal-2023-325600. 2023 Sep 11:e2023061931.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2023

emergencies, patient’s request). However, actual increases in available services in emergency departments based on prior state-level requirements have been mixed. Accessed August 11, 2023. Department of Health and Human Services website. Last reviewed February 3, 2023. Accessed August 11, 2023.

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ACEP Now

JUNE 7, 2023

ED leaders worked to develop new physician documentation and coding guidelines that needed to be implemented at the beginning of 2023. The preliminary results of the 2022 Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance performance measures survey found a significant deterioration in patient processing due to inpatient boarding.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Physicians, nurses, and staff in emergency departments (EDs) across the country have encountered workplace violence for years. 1,2 In a 2018 study by ACEP, nearly half of emergency physicians polled reported a physical assault while at work. Accessed October 10, 2023. J Emerg Nurs. 2023;(3):415-424.

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ALiEM

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

After carefully reviewing all relevant posts in the past 12 months from the top 50 sites of the Digital Impact Factor [1], the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to related to trauma in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2023;82(1):55-65. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.02.011

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ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

Complications of Gluteal AFT The pale, prone patient with multiple surgical drains and a constrictive faja has become a common site in the Jackson Memorial Hospital Emergency Department. Nearly half of all post-AFT patients presenting to our emergency departments required admission and six percent required ICU admission.

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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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Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 23, 2024

Concussions are commonly encountered in the Emergency Department. Concussion – Presentation [ Silverberg, 2023 ] There is no definitive test to diagnose concussion in the ED. Return to Learn Strategy [ Patricios, 2023 ] Step 1: Relative Rest (24-48hrs) Minimize reading and screen use. Driving restrictions.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

And in our comment letter responding to the FTC and Department of Justice’s proposed updates to health care merger guidelines, ACEP urged the agencies to finalize these changes that would bring more scrutiny to health care mergers and slow down consolidation. The post November 2023 News from the College appeared first on ACEP Now.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As emergency medicine physicians, we are acutely aware of how being unable to afford chronic medications leads to severe life-threatening complications and preventable visits to our Emergency Departments. The post Policy Playbook: Fall 2023 Updates appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education.

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ALiEM

OCTOBER 14, 2023

After carefully reviewing all relevant posts in the past 12 months from the top 50 sites of the Digital Impact Factor [1], the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to related to respiratory diseases in the Emergency Department. More specifically, we identified 3 AIR and 3 Honorable Mentions.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In August 2021, an article published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine projected a surplus of more than 7,800 emergency physicians in 2030 based on multiple scenarios, including patterns of supply and demand for emergency physicians at that time. This report is from the most recent survey administered in February 2023.

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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. Is this scalp swelling normal?

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AENJ: Current Issue

MAY 8, 2024

This column on translating research into practice is crafted to offer advanced practice registered nurses an analysis of current research topics that hold practical relevance for emergency care settings.

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EM Ottawa

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

2023 Oct 12:e2320850. Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Jansen JO, et al. Editorial: Contemporary Adjuncts to Hemorrhage Control.

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ALiEM

JULY 20, 2023

After carefully reviewing all relevant posts in the past 12 months from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to related to infectious diseases in the Emergency Department. More specifically, we identified 1 AIR and 5 Honorable Mentions.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

In late June, ACEP organized a congressional briefing with the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to express strong concerns to legislators about the impact of emergency department boarding on our health care safety net. Read more at acep.org/boarding-briefing.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 8, 2024

Systematic Review, Quality Assessment, and Synthesis of Guidelines for Emergency Department Care of Transgender and Gender-diverse People Recommendations for Immediate Action to Improve Care. WJEM December 2023 Population: Transgender and gender-diverse populations of any age, in any setting, region, or nation.

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EM Ottawa

MAY 17, 2023

2023 Mar;39(3):304-310. Findings: Primary results demonstrated that a HEART […] The post Risk Scores for Clinical Risk Stratification of Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain but No Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review appeared first on EMOttawa Blog. Can J Cardiol. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.12.028.

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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 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.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Urge Your Legislators to Support New Bill to Combat Boarding, Support Mental Health Access from the ED The bipartisan Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act was recently reintroduced in the House for the 118th Congress by Reps. The post October 2023 News from the College appeared first on ACEP Now.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In August 2021, an article published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine projected a surplus of more than 7,800 emergency physicians in 2030 based on multiple scenarios, including patterns of supply and demand for emergency physicians at that time. This report is from the most recent survey administered in February 2023.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

MARCH 15, 2024

We encounter seizures commonly in the Emergency Department. Nicotera, 2024; Bacus, 2023 ] The laughing often described as being unmotivated or disproportionate to the emotional context. Bacus, 2023 ] Cases as young as 4 months have been described. 2023 Jun 6;23:100609. 2023 Nov 8. Epilepsy Behav Rep.

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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. Conversely, the present study aimed at investigating which healthcare worker in the ED is the most vulnerable and where violence mostly occurs.

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Emergency Department Hospitals Wellness 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Overnight stay in the emergency department and mortality in older patients, JAMA Intern Med 2023 Date: December 18, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Carpenter, Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine at Mayo Clinic. Reference: Roussel et al. Case: An 85-year-old patient (Ms. Reference: Roussel et al.

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Broome Docs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

As loud as a construction site: Noise levels in the emergency department. Australas Emerg Care. Epub 2023 Jul 31. PMID: 37532590 Bottom line: Emergency departments are noisy, although not ridiculously so. Epub 2023 Oct 26. … Adams C, Walsan R, McDonnell R, Schembri A. 2024 Mar;27(1):26-29.

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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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ACEP Now

AUGUST 29, 2023

The post September 2023 News from the College appeared first on ACEP Now. ACEP has extensive offerings free for its members in the “Pain and Pain Management Track” of its Online Learning Center.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Syndrome in the Emergency Department (DAShED) study: an observational cohort study of people attending the emergency department with symptoms consistent with acute aortic syndrome. EMJ Nov 2023. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. EMJ Nov 2023.

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Broome Docs

JANUARY 30, 2023

Association of Chest Pain Protocol-Discordant Discharge With Outcomes Among Emergency Department Patients With Modest Elevations of High-Sensitivity Troponin. Outcomes of patients discharged from the pediatric emergency department with abnormal vital signs. Am J Emerg Med. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Aug 1;5(8):e2226809.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This case was submitted by… A 6-year-old previously healthy female was brought to your emergency department with extremity pain. This year, in addition to the 10 finalists Maneesha Agarwal will be presenting at the National Conference and Exhibition we will be sharing four cases online in advance of the conference.

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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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EB Medicine

JANUARY 18, 2024

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, interviews Vasisht Srinivasan, MD, FACEP one of the authors of the December 2023 Emergency Medicine Practice EXTRA article, Emergency Department Management of Stroke in Pregnant and Postpartum Patients  Epidemiology Evidence Causes Risk Factors Differential Diagnosis Prehospital Care ED History and Physical Exam (..)

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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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EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the November 2023 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article, Pediatric Diabetes: Management of Acute Complications in the Emergency Department and some of the highlights from the other EB Medicine articles published in November.

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