article thumbnail

Boating trauma

EM SIM Cases

JoAnne is a nurse (background in emergency nursing) and one of the Sim Knowledge Coordinators based at the Pritchard Simulation Centre in Kelowna, BC. JoAnne has her master of nursing degree and nurse practitioner designation and is passionate about all things sim! This case comes from JoAnne Slinn.

Shock 52
article thumbnail

2023 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect and Council Officer Candidates

ACEP Now

As your national ACEP liaison to the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP), I have the incredible honor, privilege, and responsibility to be your “voice” during AAENP Board of Director meetings. Quillen College of Medicine (2003) Response The workforce study shook the foundation of emergency medicine (EM).

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Troubleshooting Foley Caths and Suprapubic Caths

Taming the SRU

Troubleshooting tips based on confirmed or suspected issue (6,7,12,13) As a note, the performance of percutaneous cystostomy is entirely within the EM physician’s scope of practice under several key indications. The western journal of emergency medicine. Journal of emergency nursing. 2012;13(6):472-478. 2011.11.6810.

article thumbnail

??I would have been thankful for, in days of yore …

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

All of The Editors, The Publisher, and Staff of Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal wish you a very happy time of thanksgiving and holiday celebration. Sincerely, Tom Trimble, RN All opinions are solely those of the author. Readers must verify validity to their own practice.

article thumbnail

Automated Vital Signs – Who's the automaton?

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

I recall a patient brought in by EMS on a Dopamine drip, who appeared "pink, warm, and dry" and appeared (as she was found to be) normotensive in her other arm which had not been checked before beginning a vasopressor. " Nor, are they able to give a comforting and reassuring smile.

article thumbnail

Interhospital Transfer Capabilities Still Pose Major Issues

ACEP Now

3 The additional lengthy ED stays for transfer patients are equally resource-intense for emergency physicians and especially emergency nurses. The state of Georgia has developed and funded a coordinating center for patient movement and EMS communications on hospital capabilities ( [link] ).

article thumbnail

ILCOR goes Annual! AHA gives focused recommendations.

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

" EMS-DELIVERED CPR: CONSENSUS ON SCIENCE. We suggest that when EMS systems have adopted minimally interrupted cardiac resuscitation, this strategy is a reasonable alternative to conventional CPR for witnessed shockable OHCA (weak recommendation, very-low-quality evidence)."

CPR 40