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ED Management has learned that researchers are about to release new data confirming the benefits of a case management strategy heralded three years ago as a way to decrease the cost of treating repeat patients in the ED.
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The same strategies that landed the emergency department at Albany (NY) Medical Center in the top 5% for overall acute care of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in a national study can be used successfully in any ED, says an Albany ED physician. But be forewarned: Some interdepartmental diplomacy is key.
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A child comes in for an injury in a traffic accident in which others were hurt and killed. The ED clinicians take care of the physical injuries, and the patient is discharged. Still, the staff members feel uneasy about the impact of the accident on the childs mental health.
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ED managers are no longer on their own when it comes to figuring out how to respond to prepare and respond to a resurgence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) but theyre not home free just yet.
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The nations efforts to vaccinate ED staff and other frontline health care providers against smallpox hit a serious bump when some people developed serious heart problems after the vaccination, but the concerns were unwarranted, states the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
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Question: What does the final EMTALA rule say about taking time to consult with the patients personal physician?
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The Screening Tool for Early Predictors of PTSD (STEPP) is the first method available for emergency physicians to quickly and effectively assess the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), says Nancy Kassam-Adams, MD, associate director for behavior research at TraumaLink, a pediatric trauma research center based at Childrens Hospital in Philadelphia.
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Far too many emergency physicians are complacent about the use of lumbar punctures following a negative computed tomography (CT) scan to rule out subarachnoid hemorrhage in a patient with high-risk headache (worst ever or thunderclap headache), some experts say.
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The fast track in the ED at Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, NC, is designed to keep everyone in the ED moving, not just those seen in the minor emergency care unit (MECU), says Pat Stark, RN, BSN, nurse manager for the ED.
