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Advocating for Patients

ACEP Now

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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Emergencies of the Third Trimester

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Usually, in the ED, the simple and great goal is to get the parturient upstairs to OB-GYN, if you have one, as soon as possible. Preeclampsia/ Eclampsia - Emergency Department Resources. {3 abstracts} Luckett-Gatopoulos, S. Postpartum Emergencies. Emergency, 129, 80-1. All went well. Boringem.org.

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