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A patient involved in a motor vehicle accident suffers irreversible brain damage not from his injuries, but from an overdose of pain medication.
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A nursing home patient comes to an ED at 1 p.m. with clear signs and symptoms of sepsis. Antibiotics are ordered immediately, but they aren't given for eight hours. Here's what went wrong:
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Many eligible adolescents are not offered emergency contraception in the ED, in part because of misinformation about how the medication works, according to a new study.
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While being assessed for a possible stroke by the ED physician, a woman clearly and promptly told him the month, year, and where she was. However, her daughter confided to ED nurses that her mother couldn't remember having lunch together the day before.
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As patient volume in the ED at Stanford (CA) Hospital & Clinics increased, charge nurses had less time to follow up with discharged patients.
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You might not expect to see kidney stones in an 8-year-old, but Stephanie Sallee, RN, CPEN, an ED nurse at St. Louis Children's Hospital says to "never say never."
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Are you taking steps to prepare for a surge in H1N1 flu cases that might arrive as early as September? Use a free new resource, a National Strategic Plan for Emergency Department Management of Outbreaks of Novel H1N1 Influenza, developed by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and the Emergency Care Coordination Center.
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Recognizing that low health literacy has a dramatic effect on patient outcomes and the cost of care, the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies has launched a program to make sure its members understand their treatment plans.
