Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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Angry Patients Sometimes Just Want Answers
Rude, dismissive treatment is the underlying cause of many malpractice suits. Simple communication practices can prevent some ED claims.
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Georgia Courts Continue to Define its Emergency Care Reform Law
Georgia’s tort reform law remains at the forefront of medical malpractice litigation.
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Insulin: A Primer
With the continued development of “smarter” pumps, the management of one of the most common chronic conditions is becoming safer and more effective.
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Emergency Psychiatry Update
This issue of Emergency Medicine Reports will review several changes in the recently released Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) — i.e., specifically those changes most relevant to emergency physicians. We also provide an update on some of the newest medications for depression. -
An Update on Sepsis Clinical Research: Impact on ED Management
The authors review the ups and downs of several landmark sepsis studies from the past 15 years. Their findings are reaffirming and powerful.
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full December 5, 2011 Issue in PDF
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Penetrating Thoracic Trauma
Trauma continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Accidental death remained the fifth most common cause of death for all ages in 2009. Thoracic injuries reportedly have been involved in up to 75% of all deaths related to trauma and may be directly responsible in up to 25% of these deaths. -
Abstract & Commentary: Hospital Organizational Characteristics Associated with Use of Daily Sedation Interruption in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Miller and colleagues conducted a survey of daily interruption of sedation (DIS) in U.S. hospitals and sought to determine whether organizational features were associated with DIS use. The survey was mailed to a stratified random sample of non-federal U.S. acute-care hospitals with more than 50 beds. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Abstract & Commentary: Academic ICU Attending Workload: Potential Effects on Teaching, Patient Care, and Workforce Stability
This article reports findings of a task force set up by the Society of Critical Care Medicine in 2008 to study intensivist workforce issues in the face of the ongoing increase in ICU beds and numbers of critically ill patients.