Putting Clinical Gestalt to Work in the Emergency Department
ACEP Now
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Our nurse did not study Paul Ekman’s Facial Action Coding System for Action Units to code “fear” in the patient’s face. This means deviating from protocols (when warranted) for sepsis because your initial impression is the patient would be harmed with that much fluid. We should respect our own and others’ gestalt assessments.
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