ED Management – August 1, 2019
August 1, 2019
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Work With Community Partners to Develop Solutions for Opioid Use Disorder Patients
While many emergency physicians are reluctant to tackle the issue of addiction, there is growing recognition that EDs offer a huge opportunity to identify patients with opioid use disorders and link them to meaningful care. The obstacles are many, but forward-thinking emergency medicine leaders in regions hit hard by the opioid epidemic are finding paths to success, often in partnership with other agencies or community groups.
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Emergency Nurses Play Central Role in Managing Opioid Use Disorder Patients
Nurses have been on the leading edge when it comes to finding educational, legislative, and real-world ways to help patients who are struggling with addiction.
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In-House Neurologists Respond to Stroke Alerts from Home During Off-Hours, Weekends
The idea is to ensure emergency physicians and patients receive the same timely access to expert consultations they would receive during normal business hours when neurologists are present in the hospital.
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Investigators Find Link Between ED Triage Scores, Time to Antibiotics
In the continuing quest to accelerate time to treatment for sepsis patients who present to the ED, investigators at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah have begun to focus not on patient factors, but what clinicians and systems can do to make a difference in this area. One of their findings offers intriguing possibilities.
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Rabies Remains a Concern; New Chief Culprit Emerges
There have been significant changes in recent years regarding which animals pose the biggest threat for rabies.
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