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By implementing a national smallpox vaccination program on Dec. 13, 2002,1 President George W. Bush launched the first vaccination campaign undertaken in the interest of national security rather than public health.2 He also sparked public debate about a program that bears potential safety and risk implications for medical professionals, emergency personnel, and the public.
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Brace yourself. Most emergency departments in the country will switch to a national five-level triage classification system following the expected endorsement of the Emergency Nurses Association.
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If you are not aware of side effects or interactions of several new medications, you may be putting children with seizures at risk.
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Here are ways to protect the forensic evidence you collect, recommended by Diane DeHart, PA, coordinator of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program at Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress in Seattle.
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Utility of troponin I in patients with cocaine-associated chest pain; Mental status screening of emergency department patients: Normative study of the Quick Confusion Scale; Advanced practice nurses in emergency care settings: A demographic profile
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At the busy emergency department at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, IL, a rack system and clothespins help nurses to communicate.
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When a 7-year-old boy presented with right-sided abdominal pain, no rebound tenderness was noted, the abdominal flat plate was negative, white blood count was normal, and there was no left shift and no vomiting or bowel changes.
