Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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Embedded crisis workers help to decompress ED, connect mental health and addiction medicine patients with needed resources
To manage a big spike in demand from patients seeking emergency care for mental health (MH) and addiction medicine concerns, staff from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Mercy and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC have devised a series of interventions aimed at quickly linking these patients with the care and resources they need. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full February 9, 2014 Issue in PDF
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Tick-borne Illness in the ED: Part I
Lyme disease is the most common vector disease. It often presents with erythema chronicum migrans in its earliest and most treatable stage.
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To Transfuse or Not Transfuse
In 1818, James Blundell performed the first successful human blood transfusion in a woman with postpartum hemorrhage. Nearly 200 years later, about 15 million red blood cell (RBC) units are transfused annually in the United States. Many of these transfusions occur in the intensive care unit (ICU), where up to 30-50% of patients are transfused. Despite the frequency of RBC transfusions, there is little evidence that transfusions benefit patients. -
Reducing Antibiotic Overuse: An Intervention with Positive Outcomes
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Effects of ICU Capacity Strain on Patient Outcomes and ICU Discharge Timing
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Massive Transfusion: Part I
This is a two-part article on the treatment of massive hemorrhage, which is something that can be seen in any emergency department, small or large, rural or urban. There have been recent changes in the use of blood and adjuvant therapies, in part from our military advances. These articles will review the current recommendations for massive transfusion. Part II of the article will review adjunct therapies, scoring systems, and complications of massive transfusion. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full March 9, 2014 Issue in PDF
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Diagnosis and Management of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the Emergency Department
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports - Full March 2014 Issue in PDF