Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Emergency department overcrowding in the United States: an emerging threat to patient safety and public health. Relationship between the National ED Overcrowding Scale and the number of patients who leave without being seen in an academic ED. Emerg Med J. 2003 Sep 1;20(5):402. Am J Emerg Med. 2005 May;23(3):288–94.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We understand there are large community hospitals, academic centers and rural hospitals with vastly different resources and needs. However, when a patient walks through the door, they want to know there are resources available for that ED to delivery high quality care.”

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ACEP Now

MARCH 13, 2024

Conclusion/Recommendation ED crowding is a national patient safety issue driven by hospitals routinely operating over capacity. The incomplete infrastructure for interhospital patient transfer. Academic Emergency Medicine 22.2 Critical care medicine 40.8 2012): 2470-2478. Kindermann, Dana R., 2015):157-165.

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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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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This approach prevents severe complications and improves patient safety by enabling timely catheter adjustments. PMID: 38759251. What’s it about? 361,755 children (<18 years) were included in the study. Reviewed by: Mervat Elyas Article 5: Are children with prolonged fever at a higher risk for serious illness?

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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. The history of metabolic and bariatric surgery: development of standards for patient safety and efficacy. Obesity (Silver Spring). Metabolism.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

The weighting must strongly be on patient safety and on expanding the opportunities for board certified emergency physicians. We must always work against a balance. ACEP advocacy, both nationally and increasingly through state chapter support, is more important than ever in achieving these goals.

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Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Second, the role of the medical student has been continually diminished by an increased concern for patient safety, billing compliance, and worries about student wellbeing. A letter that describes someone who poured weeks of deference into a make-or-break rotation is about as honest and useful as a Hallmark card.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 4, 2024

It also evaluates the real-life impact of the RCR protocols on clinical practice, with a focus on improving patient safety. Impact of childhood burns on academic performance: a matched population-based cohort study Halim N, Holland AJA, McMaugh A, et al. What’s it about? Why does it matter?

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Sensible Medicine

MARCH 21, 2024

Within the microcosm of medicine, reverberating themes of burnout, exploitation, suicide, and patient safety can quickly raise the temperature past the boiling point. These “desirable difficulties” make us who we are in medicine, so we need to find a way to foster (rather than avoid) them.

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Mind The Bleep

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Here’s how it works: Points-Based Long listing Candidates are scored on a variety of criteria, such as academic achievements, clinical experience, and additional qualifications. This point-scoring system is used to create a longlist of eligible candidates. More details on the specific scoring system can be found here: Application Scoring.

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