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Reducing the risks in an environment as complex as the emergency department requires the support and involvement of decision makers at all levels of the organization. Despite the complexity of emergency department (ED) liability, sometimes a review of the basics can greatly reduce your risk and improve patient safety.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says it soon will begin targeted inspections of nursing and personal care facilities experiencing injury and illness rates higher than the industry average.
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While most doctors are against drinking any alcohol while on call, nearly one-quarter of the 135 doctors surveyed in a recent study from Hamilton County, TN, admitted to drinking alcohol while on call. Sixty-four percent reported having encountered colleagues whom they suspected had used alcohol, and 27% thought they had seen physicians impaired by alcohol while on call.
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News: A woman underwent elective breast augmentation and, in addition to general anesthesia, was given lidocaine as a local anesthetic. After surgery, in the recovery room, a nurse on duty noticed the patient was unresponsive and twitching.
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The ISAT trial enrolled 2143 patients, primarily in Britain, with ruptured intracranial aneurysms and randomly assigned them to neurosurgical clipping or GDC coils. The results add another nail into the coffin of neurosurgical clipping.
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Diabetic painful sensory neuropathy remains difficult to treat. In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, sodium valproate was administered to 30 patients with efficacy and safety compared to 30 placebo-control patients.
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Schindler and colleagues in Munich evaluated whether visual exploration training alone or in combination with electromechanical vibration of the left neck muscles of patients while they engaged in visual search exercises were effective techniques for the rehabilitation of spatial neglect.
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