EMDocs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The facility does not have ultrasound (US) availability at the time of the patient’s presentation, as the sonographer comes to the hospital only 2 days a week. However, duplex ultrasonography may not be readily available at all times in rural or critical access facilities. Ultrasound. What findings make a DVT more likely?

Ultrasounds 90

Ultrasounds Documentation/Coding Wellness EMS 90

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2024

ACEP’s Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP) strives for continuous quality management and patient safety, communication, responsibility, and clarity regarding the use of clinical ultrasound. Accreditation ensures that safe, quality examinations are performed in any ED that utilizes clinical, point-of-care ultrasound.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Critical Access Geriatric Emergencies Ultrasounds 52

EMDocs

JUNE 22, 2023

As usual, I was the only physician staffing this rural critical access hospital with limited resources which sits 61 miles away from our state’s only Level 1 trauma center. Have you done an ultrasound yet?” This guy is an ultrasound guru. It was an ordinary night, and I was asleep in the on-call room. We take a look.

Resuscitation 98

Resuscitation Ultrasounds Critical Access Radiology 98

ACEP Now

AUGUST 22, 2023

In an environment in which patients may have their entire work-up in the waiting room, or attend a critical access hospital staffed by non-emergency physicians, or lack the financial support to follow up with an appropriate specialist, a pragmatic approach to care is required.

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department Academics Critical Access Research 98

ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

25 Wesley Barnett had heard disturbing stories about the firm staffing his hometown critical-access ED as he was nearing the end of residency at the University of Kentucky, so he founded an independent physician group to try to take back the contract. Her primary interests are in ultrasound, machine learning, and health justice.

Hospitals 113

Hospitals Radiology Radiology Emergency Department 113

Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

One also has to keep in mind that this study occurred at Level 1 trauma centers and may not be applicable in critical access hospitals or lower leveled trauma centers. If the trauma center performed screening ultrasounds to evaluate for asymptomatic DVTs, they were not included in this study. 67% received TXA.

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Administration Outcomes Seizures 52