EMDocs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Relative proportions of reported diagnostic indications versus clinical outcomes in a retrospective analysis of all CT imaging in 3 EDs over 1 year at an academic center. A 12% reduction in CECTs performed was recorded after EHR interventions in a large health system encompassing 12 hospitals including academic and community medical centers.

Radiology 73

Radiology Radiology Emergency Department Hospitals 73

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.

Emergency Department 89

Emergency Department Research Hospitals Pediatrics 89

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

ENRICH Trial - the leadership journey - EMS grand rounds - r4 capstone - r1 clinical knowledge - pediatric lecture ENRICH Trial WITH visiting professor Dr. david wright ICH makes up only 10-15% of all strokes yet has a higher mortality than ischemic strokes and SAH Current 2022 AHA/ASA guidelines for spontaneous ICH (prior to ENRICH Trial) minimally-invasive (..)

Leadership 93

Leadership EMS Pediatrics Stroke 93

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.

Ethical Issues 52

Ethical Issues Emergency Department Operations Hospitals 52

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?

Ultrasounds 52

Ultrasounds Research Emergency Department Outcomes 52

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?

Burns 129

Burns Academics Hospitals Outcomes 129

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.

Emergency Department 65

Emergency Department Soft Tissue Injuries Operations Airway Management 65

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.

Wellness 101

Wellness Patient Safety Academics 101

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.

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department EMS Critical Access Hospitals 98

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.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40

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.

Hospitals 104

Hospitals Patient Safety Academics Wellness 104