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A patient who presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of nausea and right upper quadrant pain radiating to the epigastric area, difficulty walking and climbing stairs, and difficulty breathing, was presumed to be suffering from cholecystitis and prepared for a cholecystectomy.
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When a patient who presented with a headache was asked about her medications by the emergency department (ED) nurse and again by the emergency physician (EP), she stated only that she was taking albuterol and fluticasone for asthma.
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Emergency physicians (EPs) might be very surprised to learn that if they are sued, the malpractice case could end up being settled without their consent even if the claim is very defensible depending on the terms of their malpractice coverage.
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Hospitals and other employers increasingly are concerned about the impact of medical marijuana laws on their staff.
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Diabetes and prediabetes are huge problems in the United States, with national data showing marked increases in the disease in all groups, but especially among middle-aged women.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ebola symptoms, infectious fluids and transmission factors include the following key points:
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Hospitals often hear from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the importance of building a culture of safety. But the agencys own recent lapses in the laboratory have provided a lesson in the serious consequences of lax safety.
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U.S. public health authorities urged health providers to raise their awareness about Ebola virus as two American health care workers became ill with the often fatal disease while caring for infected patients in Liberia. At about the same time, a Liberian man became ill with Ebola and traveled by plane to Lagos, Nigeria, where he died in a hospital.
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Hospitals have been at the frontlines of dealing with some of the worst and most costly disasters in recent years, including Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and a Oklahoma tornado in 2013.
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Political reality has put the brakes on a broad injury prevention rule favored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. But enforcement remains a priority for the agency, and health care employers can still expect increased scrutiny, safety experts say.
