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Two-stage Screening Tool Improves Identification of Young Sepsis Patients in ED
Investigators at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have developed a two-stage process to better identify children with sepsis while also minimizing alert fatigue. The approach includes an electronic alert tool that flags children with abnormal vital signs, but includes screening questions that enable clinicians to eliminate patients with no sign of infection. This approach is paired with a sepsis huddle to bring clinician judgment into the equation.
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Electronic Tool, Clinical Judgment Replace Electronic Severity Index Triage System
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has replaced a widely used triage system with a new decision-support tool that enables nurses at triage in the ED to better differentiate patients based on acuity level. The electronic tool, dubbed e-triage, is able to quickly factor in a patient’s medical history, vital signs, and chief complaint, and compare this information to thousands of other patients.
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How Las Vegas Hospitals Responded to Nation’s Deadliest Mass Shooting
Las Vegas medical professionals describe their experience responding to the nation's deadliest mass shooting that occurred in October. These providers also emphasize the importance of developing a versatile emergency response process that can be deployed in any type of mass casualty event.
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NIOSH to Focus on Musculoskeletal Injuries
Healthcare workers are among the occupational groups most at risk for musculoskeletal injuries, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health announced in a series of blog posts on these all-too-common harms.
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Evidence That Working ‘Bare Below the Elbows’ Protects Patients
Experimental evidence supporting the concept of healthcare workers working “bare below the elbows” to prevent transmission of pathogens to patients via long sleeves was recently presented in San Diego at the IDWeek 2017 conference.
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Homicide at Hopkins: Healthcare Workers Seek Solace in Aftermath
A recent shocking act of violence at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore quickly underscored the importance of the hospital’s state-of-the art peer responder program: Resilience In Stressful Events (RISE).
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The Patient’s Tale: A Victim of Drug Diversion
The story of Lauren Lollini and Kristen Parker is a cautionary tale that healthcare workers tempted to divert drugs should consider.
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CDC: 60,000 Died of Opioid Overdoses in 2016
The nation’s expanding opioid epidemic has many ramifications for healthcare facilities, including the threat of violence by addicts seeking care, exposure of healthcare workers to powerful narcotics, and the potential for street opioids to exacerbate the longstanding problem of drug diversion by healthcare workers.
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Drug Diversion Rampant as Opioid Epidemic Explodes in Communities
A community opioid addiction problem of such staggering scale certainly adds another permutation to the hidden epidemic of drug diversion by healthcare workers.
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Emerging Infectious Disease and Emergency Medicine
There are many emerging infections for which the emergency physician must remain clinically vigilant. Although many infections may not represent true emergencies, it is important for ED providers to understand the epidemiology, presentation, and treatment of some of today’s common and life-threatening infections.