EMDocs

JUNE 13, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. References : “Sign Right Here and You’re Good to Go”: A Content Analysis of Audiotaped Emergency Department Discharge Instructions. Updated: Jun 7, 2023. Vashi A, Rhodes K.

Documentation/Coding 98

Documentation/Coding Patient Safety Emergency Department Hospitals 98

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. We identified three themes.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Wellness EMS Patient Safety 40

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. 2023 Mar 13. 2023 Oct 31;21(1):403. 2020;10(6).

Leadership 105

Leadership Resuscitation Teamwork Patient Safety 105

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. Academic Medicine [Internet] 2023: 98:2:255-263.

Leadership 98

Leadership Patient Safety Academics Research 98

ACEP Now

JUNE 13, 2024

This fall, ACEP will participate in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Director’s summit on emergency department boarding. ACEP helped make the summit possible by mobilizing Congress to request action from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) during the Leadership and Advocacy Conference in 2023.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Psychiatric Emergency Department Administration 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Am J Emerg Med. In the emergency department resuscitation room, weight is usually estimated using an age-based formula until the child is stabilised and can be safely weighed. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326407. 2023 Aug 23;11:1225087. 2023 Aug;108(8):632-639. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-325343.

Ultrasounds 52

Ultrasounds Research Emergency Department Outcomes 52

ACEP Now

AUGUST 28, 2024

A 24-hour labor strike, starting on the afternoon of April 18 and called by the union representing emergency physicians and advanced practitioners at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit, MI, did not resolve their concerns about working conditions, staffing levels, or patient safety. John’s Emergency Services, PC.

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department Hospitals Patient Safety Leadership 98

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.

Emergency Department 90

Emergency Department Soft Tissue Injuries Airway Management Operations 90

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 References American College of Emergency Physicians, et al. Acad Emerg Med.

Military 98

Military Emergency Department Hospitals Leadership 98

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? 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?

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Resuscitation Patient Safety Hospitals 52

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. May 5, 2023) The CLOVERS Trial. N Engl J Med. 2023;388(6):499-510. 2021, Jarczak, Kluge et al. TamingtheSRU.

Sepsis 52

Sepsis Shock Administration Resuscitation 52

ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

It has been well over a year since the controversial publication of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) report on diagnostic errors in the emergency department (ED). Patient safety and diagnostic errors research is critical to the design of a health system in which errors are minimized. Ann Emerg Med.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Research Infectious Diseases Hospitals 52

RebelEM

JULY 31, 2023

Video versus Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults [published online ahead of print, 2023 Jun 16]. Patients meeting eligibility criteria were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to undergo intubation with either video or direct laryngoscopy. 1,417 patients were included in the primary analysis.

Operations 98

Operations Outcomes Emergency Department Airway Management 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. 2023; 4:e13041. It also evaluates the real-life impact of the RCR protocols on clinical practice, with a focus on improving patient safety. 2023 Feb 14;329(6):472-481.

Burns 129

Burns Academics Hospitals Outcomes 129