Academics Documentation/Coding Patient Safety 
Pediatric EM Morsels
OCTOBER 27, 2023
He, along with Dr. Bob Luten, a PEM physician in Jacksonville, FL , designed the Broselow-Luten color-coded length-based system to help estimate a child’s weight, and thereby offload the cognitive burden of medication dosing and choice of equipment sizes in pediatric resuscitations. .” Academic Emergency Medicine, 14: 500-501.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 14, 2024
The most recent study found a NPV of 100% of triage ECGs labeled ‘normal’ or ‘otherwise normal’ for final hospital diagnosis of ACS, and concluded that avoiding physician interruption would “alleviate interruptions in workflow and improve patient safety.” It is well known that NOMI usually has a normal ECG or nonspecific ECG.
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ACEP Now
MARCH 13, 2024
Emergency departments (EDs) provide the essential service of evaluating patients with unscheduled, acute, undifferentiated, and decompensated conditions. Consequences of this are well documented and include delayed treatment, exposure to error, increased length of stay, and increased mortality. Academic Emergency Medicine 22.2
EB Medicine
JULY 8, 2019
Jeff: And while it’s not exactly core EM, we’re going to briefly discuss indications for bariatric surgery, as this is something we don’t often review even in academic training programs. Vitamin D, B12, Calcium, foate, iron, and thiamine deficiencies are all well documented complications. Obesity (Silver Spring). Metabolism.
ACEP Now
AUGUST 1, 2023
The weighting must strongly be on patient safety and on expanding the opportunities for board certified emergency physicians. Every patient in a U.S. emergency department deserves access to an emergency physician no matter their zip code. We must always work against a balance. Three take home points for what I believe.
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