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Targeted Temperature Management in Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

Don't Forget the Bubbles

One-liner… Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in paediatric populations, and fever is associated with worse outcomes. The aim of TTM is to control the body and brain’s temperature, thus reducing secondary brain injury and improving the neurological outcome.

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Improving Care for Patients with a Non-English Language Preference (NELP)

EMDocs

Certified interpreter use can improve communication and patient outcomes. Train your staff on best practices for using phone interpreters. Rockville: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. There are several tools that help us identify our implicit biases and bring cultural humility into our daily practice.

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“Rehab” for Addiction is a Problem and a Solution

Sensible Medicine

Stefan Kertesz is Professor of Medicine at the Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where his work includes leading VA and non-VA supported research focused on homeless healthcare and issues related to pain and opioids. These higher quality studies usually achieved better outcomes.

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Elder Medication Management Training for Healthcare Personnel

American Medical Compliance

They learn to identify risk factors for medication-related problems, prevent errors, and apply best practices in administration. Our Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is committed to enhancing the knowledge, skills, and professional performance of healthcare providers to improve patient care outcomes.

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Stryker’s role in advancing cardiac emergency preparedness worldwide

AED Leader

This article explores Stryker’s impactful role in revolutionizing cardiac emergency preparedness worldwide, from pioneering technologies and addressing healthcare disparities to aligning with major organizations like the American Heart Association in pursuit of improved outcomes.

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SQuID Protocol for DKA: Impact on ED Length-of-Stay

Taming the SRU

mmol/L), patients would automatically have additional laboratory studies drawn including a basic metabolic panel, whole blood potassium, and a venous blood gas and a best practice advisory (BPA) in the electronic medical record notified clinicians of potential candidates for the study pathway. If positive (>1.1

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Brain Trauma Guidelines for Emergency Medicine

ACEP Now

These guidelines present the best available evidence to support clinical decision making in the prehospital setting when TBI care may have the most significant impact on outcomes; they also establish a research agenda for future investigations.