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Rabies Remains a Concern; New Chief Culprit Emerges
There have been significant changes in recent years regarding which animals pose the biggest threat for rabies.
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Investigators Find Link Between ED Triage Scores, Time to Antibiotics
In the continuing quest to accelerate time to treatment for sepsis patients who present to the ED, investigators at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah have begun to focus not on patient factors, but what clinicians and systems can do to make a difference in this area. One of their findings offers intriguing possibilities.
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In-House Neurologists Respond to Stroke Alerts from Home During Off-Hours, Weekends
The idea is to ensure emergency physicians and patients receive the same timely access to expert consultations they would receive during normal business hours when neurologists are present in the hospital.
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Emergency Nurses Play Central Role in Managing Opioid Use Disorder Patients
Nurses have been on the leading edge when it comes to finding educational, legislative, and real-world ways to help patients who are struggling with addiction.
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Work With Community Partners to Develop Solutions for Opioid Use Disorder Patients
While many emergency physicians are reluctant to tackle the issue of addiction, there is growing recognition that EDs offer a huge opportunity to identify patients with opioid use disorders and link them to meaningful care. The obstacles are many, but forward-thinking emergency medicine leaders in regions hit hard by the opioid epidemic are finding paths to success, often in partnership with other agencies or community groups.
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Evaluation and Management of Ectopic Pregnancy in the Emergency Department
Ectopic pregnancy has significant health consequences and represents an important cause of morbidity and mortality for women of reproductive age. Making the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy expeditiously is critical to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with the condition.
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Cutting Corners in the ASC
What do you do when witnessing someone cutting corners? Speak up. The compromise in quality or safety often begins at the top. Once that top-down culture permeates a facility, it is only a matter of time before the entire program is infected and something disastrous happens.
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Medicare Surveyors Catch Same Mistakes, Now Issue Harsher Penalties
The types of citations have stayed the same, but the repercussions are more severe. CMS survey trends show the same pattern of mistakes caught by federal surveyors. In response, a new trend has emerged: harsher citations.