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Warning Signs an EP’s Defense Strategy Conflicts with Co-defendant’s
If an emergency physician suspects a co-defendant is complicating his or her own defense in any way, it’s important to convey this concern to the attorney and insurance representative.
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Remove Non-emergent Patients from the ED with Care
Emergency physicians should thoroughly document the screening exam and the absence of an emergency medical condition. -
ED Push - August 2016 Second Issue
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ED Push - August 2016 First Issue
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Compressed Work Shifts Put Nurses at Risk
Nurses appear to be at higher risk of injury as they suffer a kind of cumulative fatigue and diminishment in balance and reactions working “compressed” shifts, researchers report.
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Colorado Drug Diversion Law Requires Fingerprints
After a series of highly publicized drug diversion incidents by healthcare workers in Colorado in recent years, the state passed a law that requires surgical technologists to register and submit to a background check.
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Mayo Clinic Reaching Out to Physicians in Peril
As an aging population of physicians approaches a demographic cliff that may cause a shortage of medical doctors, there is renewed interest in prolonging and safeguarding the careers of those in the healing profession.
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Zika Riddle: Did Virus Spread to Caregiver?
A dying patient in Utah with a staggering level of circulating Zika virus apparently infected a family caregiver in what may be the first case of non-sexual person-to-person transmission of the emerging virus.
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MERS Outbreak Takes Emotional Toll on HCWs
A hospital outbreak of MERS caused emotional turmoil and stress in healthcare workers, particularly after some of their own colleagues became so seriously infected they had to be put on ventilator support, a recent study reports.
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‘Super-spreaders’ Threaten Healthcare Workers
The quasi-medical term “super-spreader” was coined to describe a single person who infects an unusually large number of contacts, including healthcare workers and other patients.