ACEP Now

AUGUST 15, 2023

A 16-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) after being sexually assaulted by two males at a party at her friend’s house. The key to answering this question, no matter where you are, is to engage your hospital attorney or risk manager. She denies any complaints or injuries. What do you do?

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

And in our comment letter responding to the FTC and Department of Justice’s proposed updates to health care merger guidelines, ACEP urged the agencies to finalize these changes that would bring more scrutiny to health care mergers and slow down consolidation. Learn more at openbook.acep.org.

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 14, 2024

Many common presentations to the emergency department (ED) are related to drug interactions that are commonly missed and largely preventable. 8 It is just only older patients who are at risk for drug interactions. Dr. Helman is an emergency physician at North York General Hospital in Toronto. Acad Emerg Med.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A clinical decision rule to establish the diagnosis of acute diverticulitis at the emergency department. Balk EM, Adam GP, Cao W, et al. Management of Colonic Diverticulitis [Internet]. Ther Clin Risk Manag. Dis Colon Rectum. 2010 Jun;53(6):896-904. Kiewiet JJ, Andeweg CS, Laurell H, et al. Dig Liver Dis.

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