Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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ED overcrowding and ambulance diversion cause potential liabilities
Emergency medicine practitioners have little control over the flow of patients into their facilities. Federal law requires them to examine and treat virtually everyone who comes through the door. -
Full August 20, 2007 Issue in PDF
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Falls on the Out-Stretched Hand and Other Traumatic Injuries of the Hand and Wrist: Part II.
This issue is the second part of a discussion of hand and wrist injuries. The complexity of the anatomy and the variation of injuries provides an explanation of why so many injuries are initially missed. -
Pediatric Abdominal Trauma
Abdominal trauma is the most frequently initially missed fatal injury in pediatrics. A high degree of suspicion is critical and early diagnosis is essential to minimize the morbidity and mortality associated with these injuries. -
Full September 1, 2007 Issue in PDF
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Full August 6, 2007 Issue in PDF
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Traumatic Injuries of the Hand and Wrist. Part I
Have you ever missed a hand or wrist injury? One that comes back to you as a call from the orthopedist office on how incompetent those ER docs are? -
Full August 1, 2007 Issue in PDF
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Critical Rashes to Identify in the Emergency Department
Rashes are common in the emergency department and may be a challenge diagnostically. The authors review rashes that the clinician cannot afford to miss. -
Special Report: VP shunt malfunction in the emergency department
Symptoms of shunt malfunction often can be misconstrued as representing less dangerous medical conditions.