The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Case: The Chief of Emergency Medicine (EM) at a large urban hospital recently approached the AI Committee at Unity Health, intrigued by the CMAJ article describing the apparent success of CHARTWatch in detecting early signs of patient deterioration.

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Emergency Department Administration Outcomes Patient Safety 107

Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

References: Emergency Medical Services for Children- Enhancing Pediatric Safety (no date) Study Packet for the Correct Use of the BroselowTM Pediatric Emergency Tape. 2020) The Times & Tapes Are a-Changin’: The Latest Broselow-Luten Tape for EMS , EMS World. Academic Emergency Medicine, 14: 500-501. and Seaver, M.

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Pediatrics Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Wellness 271

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Sometimes even the smallest contributions can make the biggest difference in patient experience and overall ED quality.

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Leadership EMS Pediatrics Stroke 94

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. Bullying in Academic Medicine: Experiences of Women Physician Leaders.

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Leadership Patient Safety Academics Research 98

EMDocs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Pillai, MBBS (@sspillai01, EM Resident Physician, University of Kentucky) and Christopher N. 2 In response to the constrained availability of contrast media, emergency medicine (EM) and radiology departments were compelled to enact modifications in their imaging techniques. Authors: Saran S. 11 Table 1.

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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. 2013;14(3):130–5.

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Emergency Department Soft Tissue Injuries Airway Management Operations 84

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. Which again reiterates why this is such an important topic for us as EM clinicians to be well-versed in. Obesity (Silver Spring). Metabolism.

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