ED Management – August 1, 2011
August 1, 2011
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Meet the needs of aging patients with a senior-friendly ED
Emergency departments tend to be noisy, bright, and intensely focused on patient throughput. -
Take on the issue of chronic pain with comprehensive solutions, firm policies on prescribing
It's a problem that every ED grapples with: A patient comes in complaining of chronic pain and you give him or her a one-time prescription for a powerful narcotic with instructions to seek comprehensive treatment from a primary care provider (PCP). -
Recognize the signs of human trafficking, and be prepared to act
While no one has precise numbers, the practice of human trafficking is hardly limited to third-world countries. In fact, experts maintain it is big business in the United States, with somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 people trafficked into the country each year.