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The Pause- a recognition of a life

Don't Forget the Bubbles

In most Emergency Departments, staff are allotted little of that scarce resource, time, to begin processing what has just occurred. Definitive emotional support is critical to our emotional and psychological well-being. The Pause Jonathon Bartels worked as an Emergency Nurse in America in 2009. & Liska, H.

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Annals of B Pod: Social EM Corner- Suicide Related Behaviors

Taming the SRU

1,2] Patients at risk for suicide often interact with emergency medical care. Suicide-related behavior (SRB) accounts for 1% of all Emergency Department (ED) visits; additionally, greater than 8% of patients visiting emergency departments are likely experiencing suicidal ideation at the time of the encounter.[3-5]

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The Emergency Department Admitting Team: A Crisis Response to an Unprecedented Surge of Critically Ill Patients During COVID-19

EM Updates

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is Brooklyn’s largest hospital, an academic quaternary care center with, in normal times, 711 total beds, 66 intensive care beds, and an Emergency Department that treats approximately 120,000 patients per year. On March 9, the first patient with a novel coronavirus infection was admitted to MMC.

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Troubleshooting Foley Caths and Suprapubic Caths

Taming the SRU

7) While standard technique for either male or female foley placement is well-known and straightforward, there are several measures that can be taken to ensure the highest likelihood of first-pass success. The western journal of emergency medicine. Journal of emergency nursing. Emergency medicine clinics of North America.

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ACEP4U: Defending YOU by Demanding an End to the Boarding Crisis

ACEP Now

This fall, ACEP will participate in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Director’s summit on emergency department boarding. ACEP helped make the summit possible by mobilizing Congress to request action from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) during the Leadership and Advocacy Conference in 2023.

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Is there a role for Hypnosis in Emergency Care?

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

In my opinion, hypnosis is a little-understood but potentially valuable technique for the emergency department. Why isn't hypnosis used more in emergency departments? " Well, then, what to do? Hypnosis in the treatment of acute pain in the emergency department setting. Erickson, M.D. (an

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Emergencies of the Third Trimester

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

All went well. Preeclampsia/ Eclampsia - Emergency Department Resources. {3 abstracts} Luckett-Gatopoulos, S. Postpartum Emergencies. Emergency department evaluation and management of peripartum cardiomyopathy. ." Not in the textbook, but it worked. California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative.

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