The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Intimate partner violence (IPV) in the Emergency Department (ED). 2022 Nov Guest Skeptics: Dr. Nour Khatib is an emergency physician in Toronto working in community sites Markham Stouffville Hospital and Lakeridge health. Intimate partner violence (IPV) in the Emergency Department (ED).

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Emergency Department Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Forensics 40

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?

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Sexual Assault Forensics EMS Risk Management 52

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.

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Forensics Domestic Violence Burns Pediatrics 52

ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

CASE A 30-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with left arm pain from a chronic wound. Opioid overdoses involving xylazine in emergency department patients: a multicenter study. US Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration. Forensic Sci Int. Pediatr Emerg Care.

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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.

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Forensics Administration Poisoning Emergency Department 67

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

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ACEP Now

MAY 6, 2023

Case A 35-year-old male is brought to the emergency department (ED) following a single-motor-vehicle collision in which two people were ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. Dr. Riviello is chair and professor of emergency medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. 1988;28:498–501. Dickinson E.

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Forensics Documentation/Coding Fractures Head Injuries 52