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Do ED patients complain because they are seeking some type of compensation, or is it really about wanting to be heard? It can be difficult to hear negative feedback, but complaint data are a good way to identify failures in the diagnostic process, according to a recent analysis.
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Considering the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in adolescents and young adults, should pediatric EDs screen for STDs when these patients present to the ED? From a cost-effectiveness standpoint, the answer is yes, according to a team of researchers who examined this issue recently.
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While STD clinics and primary care clinicians detect and treat many of these cases, there is no question EDs play an outsize role in caring for patients with STDs, particularly among disadvantaged populations. However, evidence suggests many EDs are not using all the tools at their disposal to facilitate treatment and curb transmission.
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As COVID-19 pandemic-related concerns begin to recede, long-standing health issues that were overshadowed during the crisis have re-emerged — in particular, the number of patients presenting to medical facilities with violence-related injuries.
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Measles and mumps virus outbreaks have become increasingly common in the United States between 2000 and 2019. While reported cases declined in 2020 and have remained low so far in 2021, reduced vaccination rates provide concern for post-COVID-19 pandemic outbreaks of both infections.
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Right after the FDA issued an emergency use authorization for one drug, feds pressed pause on distributing another.
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In one emergency department, more than three-quarters of all healthcare workers said they experienced a violent assault in the prior 12 months.
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Around 2,000 Americans younger than age 25 die each year because of sudden cardiac death.
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As of Jan. 1, 2022, accredited facilities must educate, train, monitor, and assess more often.
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Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental health problem worldwide. As practicing emergency physicians know, anxiety is common in emergency department patients.