ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Imagine a 9-week pregnant patient who comes to the emergency department with vaginal bleeding and abdominal cramping. EMTALA mandates that any patient who comes to an emergency department experiencing an emergency medical condition must be treated and stabilized, which may involve an abortion.

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OB/GYN Emergency Department Leadership Risk Management 105

ALiEM

OCTOBER 4, 2024

A 31-year-old female G3P2 presented to the emergency department with vaginal spotting for one week and worsening lower abdominal cramping. She had not yet seen an OB for this pregnancy. She tested positive on a home pregnancy test one day prior to presentation. Her last menstrual period was one month and three days prior.

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Ultrasounds Academics Emergency Department Hospitals 64

ACEP Now

MARCH 10, 2025

Youre working the night shift in a rural critical access hospital in the Midwest when a 36-year-old, 31-week primigravida patient with no known prior medical history presents with a mild headache. You call the nearest hospital, but because they dont have a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), they advise you to call another one.

OB/GYN 52

OB/GYN Seizures Stroke Hospitals 52