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. Failure to follow these forensic compliance provisions of VAWA can result in loss of funding for your state. She denies any complaints or injuries. What do you do?

Sexual Assault 52

Sexual Assault Forensics EMS Risk Management 52

ALiEM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Xylazine Intoxication in Humans and Its Importance as an Emerging Adulterant in Abused Drugs: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Forensic Sci Int. Opioid overdoses involving xylazine in emergency department patients: a multicenter study. Ruiz-Colón K, Chavez-Arias C, Díaz-Alcalá JE, Martínez MA. 2014;240:1-8.

Forensics 67

Forensics Administration Poisoning Emergency Department 67

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Emergency department (ED) visits for pediatric injuries are common, and millions of children are seen each year. Dr. Rozzi is an emergency physician, medical director of the Forensic Examiner Team at WellSpan York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania, and secretary of ACEP’s Forensic Section.

Forensics 40

Forensics Domestic Violence Burns Pediatrics 40

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MAY 31, 2017

Those who are also trained in forensic work can work with sexual-assault cases, law enforcement, or death scene investigation and survivor counselling. In short, Emergency is a mission — not a place. If I chose not to work primarily in an E.D., " (Bold added) About ENA.

Emergency Nursing 40

Emergency Nursing Sexual Assault Forensics Pediatrics 40

ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

billion for specialty-care rate increases, $500 million for hospital emergency-department reimbursement, at least $500 million for family planning and reproductive-health care, and $600 million for behavioral-health facilities, including some for new inpatient psychiatric beds. billion for primary-care rate increases, $1.15

Psychiatric 40

Psychiatric Emergency Department Forensics Hospitals 40

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

AUGUST 2, 2016

Act V, scene I [Text from Folger Shakespeare Library] [Audio recording of Dramatic Reading; Chapter Vox] [Video recording of Act V, scene1] Most deaths that are brought to, or occur in, an emergency department will require, at least, discussion with the local Coroner or Medical Examiner. Department of the Medical Examiner-Coroner.

Documentation/Coding 40

Documentation/Coding Forensics CDC Fractures 40

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In short, describe the simple appearance of wounds and findings, and the body’s response, without any forensic conclusions. Ballistic injuries in the emergency department. Emergency medicine practice, 13(12), 1-30. Avoid using wounding holes in clothing or tissue as the start of cutting with shears or incising tissue.

Military 40

Military Forensics Documentation/Coding Emergency Nursing 40

ACEP Now

MAY 10, 2024

A 9-month-old male presents to emergency department (ED) with his mother for seizure. The child was diagnosed with seizure disorder at 2 months of age and has had multiple visits to the emergency department (ED) for seizures. The child was delivered at term vaginally, with normal prenatal period and labor.

Forensics 98

Forensics Psychiatric Seizures Pediatrics 98

ACEP Now

APRIL 5, 2024

Forensic pathologist Dr. Charles Wetli of the University of Miami had conducted autopsies that he said, “conclusively showed that they have not been murdered.” Ann Emerg Med. J Forensic Sci. American College of Emergency Physicians. Forensic Sci Int. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. J Forensic Sci.

Forensics 49

Forensics Psychiatric Burns Hospitals 49

ACEP Now

JANUARY 13, 2024

Case A 24-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) claiming to be sexually assaulted by her friend-with-benefits sexual partner. If law enforcement authorization is required for medical forensic examination (MFE) to be performed or paid for, it most likely will be denied. Time website. Published Mar 15, 2023.

Sexual Assault 52

Sexual Assault Forensics Domestic Violence CDC 52

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 7, 2024

A 28-year-old female is brought to the emergency department (ED) by police after a sexual assault. Stress to the patient that they can refuse any or all parts of the medical forensic examination. Dr. Rozzi is an emergency physician, director of the Forensic Examiner Team at WellSpan York Hospital in York, Pa.,

Sexual Assault 52

Sexual Assault Forensics Emergency Department Best Practices 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 3, 2025

This systematic review examined 15 observational studies from around the world, exploring the relationship between increasing air pollution levels and the rate of hospitalisations and emergency department visits for respiratory illnesses in children. Among pollutants, PM2.5 was the most extensively studied in 14 of the 15 papers.

Hospitals 88

Hospitals Emergency Department Research Forensics 88

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Forensic Sci Int. He denies any past medical history other than polysubstance abuse and depression. Liquid chromatography/photodiode array detection for determination of strychnine in blood: a fatal case report. 2004;141(1):17-21. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.12.010 2003.12.010 Otter J, D’Orazio JL. Strychnine Toxicity. In: StatPearls.

Poisoning 98

Poisoning Airway Management Dislocations Forensics 98

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

In addition to addressing physical injuries secondary to violence, clinicians should screen refugee patients for suicidality, engage forensic nurse examiners for victims of assault, and connect patients with social work or case management resources. HIV Prevention and Treatment: The Evolving Role of the Emergency Department.

Infectious Diseases 75

Infectious Diseases CDC PPE Rapid Diagnostic Testing 75