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A Safety Solution for Emergency Department Staff and Patients

ACEP Now

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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2039 'Its seriously affecting our mental health: the impact of emergency department crowding on the well-being of emergency medicine trainees

Emergency Medicine Journal

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. We identified three themes.

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Improving Care for Patients with a Non-English Language Preference (NELP)

EMDocs

12 How do we address these disparities in the emergency department? As providers, we must advocate for systemic and individual changes to improve care for NELP patients. Improving patient safety systems for patients with limited English proficiency: a guide for hospitals. Annals of Emergency Medicine.

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2023 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect and Council Officer Candidates

ACEP Now

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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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

References: Emergency Medical Services for Children- Enhancing Pediatric Safety (no date) Study Packet for the Correct Use of the BroselowTM Pediatric Emergency Tape. Available at: [link] (Accessed: 26 October 2023). Available at: [link] (Accessed: 27 October 2023). Prehosp Emerg Care. Int J Emerg Med.

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SGEM#443: Don’t Stop Me Now – REBOA for Hemorrhage Control in Trauma Patients?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Emergency Department Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Trauma Patients With Exsanguinating Hemorrhage: The UK-REBOA Randomized Clinical Trial. Case: A 24-year-old patient is involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. Reference: Jansen et al.

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Workplace Violence and Mental Health in Emergency Medicine

ACEP Now

1 The questions raised by this tragedy are many: How did a gun make its way into the emergency department in the first place? 2 But this was not a patient, it was a colleague! 3 Perhaps most importantly, how was this individual able to function at a high level, caring for patients while in such psychological distress?