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Podcast – Monthly Round Up December 2024 – Chest trauma, IO access, AI and more

St. Emlyn

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed This months St Emlyns podcast wraps up Season 11 with a review of key emergency medicine topics. We cover new evidence on chest trauma management, intraosseous access safety, pediatric imaging updates, AI in medicine, toxic alcohol poisoning, and airway management. Plus, insights from major conferences like EUSEM 2024.

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Tips For Avoiding Missed Injuries

The Trauma Pro

In the last two posts, I’ve examined the phenomenon of delayed diagnosis or missed injury. I believe that there are only two fundamental reasons why this occurs: Insufficient diagnostic technique – A good physical exam and/or specific diagnostic techniques were not performed. Or rarely, the injury cannot be readily detected by existing techniques and technology.

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The Key Principles of Restorative Nursing: What Every Provider Should Know 

American Medical Compliance

Patients who receive restorative nursing care are 32% less likely to be readmitted to the hospital than those receiving standard care, as reported in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. This is because the principles of restorative nursing go beyond basic medical careit actively engages patients in their recovery through mobility training, self-care support, and personalized rehabilitation.

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Should RFK Jr be confirmed?

Sensible Medicine

At Sensible Medicine, we invite debate and discussion. Recently we published a piece broadly supportive of RFK Jr , written by a Danish vaccine researcher, Dr. Schaltz-Buchholzer. In response, we feature a critical letter by Sensible Medicine writer and editor Adam Cifu. I also include a reply from Dr. Schaltz-Buchholzer. Let us know if you enjoy this format.

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Case Report: Acute Kratom Withdrawal

ACEP Now

A 33-year-old male with a history of drug use presented to the emergency department (ED) for extreme agitation after receiving two doses of 2 mg naloxone by EMS for respiratory depression. Upon arrival, his vitals were as follows: heart rate of 132 bpm, respiratory rate of 27, blood pressure of 134/75 mm Hg, and a SpO 2 of 100 percent. He was notably diaphoretic, tachycardic, and severely agitated, requiring physical restraint by multiple security and medical team members for patient and staff s

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NRC Health partners with UC Health to enhance healthcare consumer experience

NRC Health

NRC Health is proud to partner with UC Health, a relationship designed to support the evolving needs of the patients, consumers, and broader communities UC Health serves. UC Health will leverage NRC Healths innovative and trusted Market Insights and Community Insights solutions to truly understand the unique needs, behaviors, and preferences of consumers in todays complex healthcare landscape.

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Death by 1,000 Medicare Cuts

ACEP Now

Medicare was initially developed to provide health insurance to address the health care needs of Americans aged 65 and older, many of whom lacked adequate insurance coverage and the capacity to keep up with general workforce requirements. Medicare has long been the cornerstone of health care for millions of Americans and, therefore, often sets the benchmark for health care reimbursement.

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February 2025 News from the College

ACEP Now

Journal Research Looks at Physician Coverage in the ED A new study published in JACEP Open , one of ACEPs peer-reviewed publications, asked the question, Is at least one attending physician (not resident) on duty in the ED 24 h/d? The research found that approximately 1 in 13 EDs in the U.S. lack 24 hour, seven-day-per-week physician coverage. The absence of 24/7 attending physician coverage was more common in low-volume EDs and CAHs.

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ACEP4U: Physicians, Entrepreneurs Pioneer Innovation in Emergency Medicine

ACEP Now

At ACEP 2024 in Las Vegas, the Emergency Medicine Innovation Collaborative (EMIC) joined forces at HackED!, an event bringing together innovators, entrepreneurs, and emergency physicians committed to shape the future of emergency medicine for three days of ideation to develop hardware or software solutions to a pressing acute care problem. More than simply a hackathon, HackED!

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