Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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Few EDs Screen Patients for Excessive Alcohol Use
The ED is where patients often go during their most vulnerable times. Emergency providers can help vulnerable patients prevent a future crisis if they can show patients that help is available and how to access it.
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ED Visits for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders Surging Nationally
Presentations often are bundled with a host of comorbid conditions and chronic or acute traumatic events. Providers should suspect and expect an underlying potentially serious coexisting medical complication in each patient encountered until proven otherwise.
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Underpayment Is Major Concern for EDs with New Surprise Billing Law
This landmark consumer protection took effect Jan. 1, but litigation from advocacy groups is pending as insurers are jockeying with providers for reimbursement rate advantages.
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FDA Authorizes Oral Antiviral for COVID-19
Clinicians add another valuable tool to their armamentarium.
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Biden to Send Military Aid to Struggling Hospitals, Millions of COVID-19 Tests to American Homes
The White House has announced its plan to respond to the omicron variant ahead of a possible winter case surge.
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Strangulation and Related Injuries
It is important for emergency providers to be able to identify injuries associated with strangulation, to prevent its devastating sequelae, and to provide safety planning and resources.
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Beyond COVID, Other Key Research Breakthroughs Occurred in 2021
American Heart Association highlights progress on diabetes treatment, stroke prevention, and anti-clotting medication.
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Tearing Down Barriers to Medical Error Reporting
Lack of time, complex systems prevent staff from reporting medical errors, near-misses more often.
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Surgeon General Says Boosting Youth Mental Health ‘Will Require a Whole-of-Society Effort’
Sweeping advisory includes detailed action items for families all the way to the federal government and everyone in between.
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Most PICU Clinicians Report Moral Distress During COVID-19 Pandemic
Ethicists should join rounds on various units, routinely conduct multiprofessional team debriefing sessions within departments and units, and offer educational workshops on ethical frameworks.