ED Management – September 1, 2016
September 1, 2016
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The Night Dallas Seemed More Like Afghanistan
On the front lines of the response to another mass shooting, emergency personnel likened the hospital environment to a war zone.
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Tragedies Provide Learning Opportunities
With mass-casualty events on the rise, a new emergency medicine-driven task force addresses training, operations, and clinical care.
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Optimal Teams and Performance Feedback Drive Improvements in Processing Measures
To get staff buy-in, ED administrators note personnel should understand the reasoning behind performance initiatives.
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Best Practices, Investments Needed to Communicate Effectively with LEP Patients
Experts note the emergency setting is ‘a cauldron of difficulties’ when it comes to communicating effectively with limited English proficiency patients.