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Credentialing requirements for specific numbers of procedures performed may be suitable for most hospital units, but these may be difficult or impossible to meet in the ED.
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If an ED physician refuses to examine and treat a patient suspected of "drug seeking," this is an automatic violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
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There is no area of Emergency Medicine that incorporates as many associated unique legal issues as that of psychiatric emergencies.
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OSHA's bloodborne pathogen standard sets the following training requirements.
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Sonographers at St. Peter's University Hospital in Piscataway, NJ, were reaching as far as 24 inches, pressing with a force of 4 to 8.5 pounds to perform imaging on pregnant women.
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Physicians take an oath to do no harm to their patients. That covers not just life-and-death decisions, but the routine protections against infection.
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Heavy lifting isn't the only strain causing musculoskeletal injuries in health care workers.
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Is your safety equipment safe enough? Two Institute of Medicine panels are considering whether personal protective equipment (PPE) should be required to meet certification standards.
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