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Leverage Telemedicine to Speed Care for Lower-Acuity Patients
By leveraging telemedicine technology, the ED at Stanford Hospital established a Virtual Visit Track, a solution that accelerated care for lower-acuity patients and helped staff effectively manage at least some of its pandemic-related challenges. Furthermore, it is an approach that might even be more applicable for health systems that operate multiple EDs.
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NIH Funds Research Network on Harm Reduction
Grants will support scientists studying novel tactics to prevent opioid overdose deaths.
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Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
This article reviews the typical and atypical presentations of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage and its complications. It also will discuss management of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage and its complications, with a focus on treatment in the emergency setting.
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Several Groups ‘Deeply Concerned’ About AHRQ’s ED Diagnostics Report
Frontline providers take issue with references cited and data interpretation, among other problems.
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Working Collaboratively with Law Enforcement at Trauma Patient’s Bedside
Trauma patients and law enforcement might arrive together, raising multiple ethical issues — and a potential conflict with clinicians. While some clinicians say law enforcement should never be present on trauma units, others think law enforcement needs unfettered access. The answer likely is somewhere in the middle.
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Management of Seizures in the Emergency Department
While most seizures will be brief and self-limited, prolonged seizure activity and status epilepticus represent high morbidity and mortality presentations. This review aims to summarize the best available evidence on seizure evaluation, classification, and acute management.
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EMS Trauma Stabilization and Transport: A Comprehensive Review
It is essential that acute care providers have an awareness of the prehospital system — strengths, scope of practice, different transport modalities (strengths and limitations) — to optimize patient outcomes.
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Acute Ataxia and Gait Disturbances in the Emergency Department
Ataxia and gait disturbances can signify a variety of conditions. The differential includes benign as well as life-threatening causes. An understanding of the pathophysiology and a thorough neurological exam are critical in making these distinctions.
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Incidental Findings for ED Patients Are Common, Staff Do Not Always Act
The search continues for an effective technique to identify and intervene on these findings in a way that works in the context of a busy ED workflow.
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Confusion Over ED Instructions Remains Unaddressed Even After Discharge
There is an opportunity to make the ED a place where people feel heard and like they received what they needed, which is especially important because the ED is a crucial point of contact for some historically underserved populations.