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Juvenile recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (also known as laryngeal papillomatosis), a condition with benign, wartlike tumors in the respiratory tract, may be associated with upper airway obstruction.
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One year later: Emergency department response to biological terrorism, part II - smallpox, viral hemorrhagic fevers, tularemia, and botulinum toxins
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Individuals caring for children must be prepared to diagnose and treat airway emergencies expeditiously. Appropriate management of acute upper airway obstruction tests the organization of emergency care systems. Successful management of airway emergencies in children requires a team approach, including the skills of the primary physician and the staff of the emergency department, radiology department, and operating room staff.
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A team of 10 detroit-area hospitals, led by physicians from the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, has reported significant success in improving the odds that heart attack patients will get the medicines, tests, procedures, counseling, and follow-ups that have been shown to improve the chances of surviving and returning to a full life.
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Whats the single most important thing intensive care units can do to avoid the disasters that can happen when patients are transported to and from hospital departments? The most important factor is having a critical care doctor or head ICU nurse present to quarterback the move, says pediatrician Robert F. Patterson, MD, FAAP, critical care intensivist at Nemours Childrens Clinic in Pensacola, Fla.
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This study reports that almost 50% of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) present to the emergency department without a chief complaint of chest pain.
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Ambulances going out to patients homes are not subject to EMTALA unless owned by the hospital.
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Even with appropriate, timely documentation, its all too common for EDs to receive an inaccurate, lower payment from the payer. A health care reimbursement specialist offers two solutions.
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Here is a timeline for how the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations will implement its new survey process.
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According to the Joint Commission, the new survey process will involve more of a focus on safety and quality patient care, and less frantic ramping up before surveys.
