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Of 100 keyboards in 29 clinical areas tested for bacterial contamination, 95% were positive for microorganisms, including one with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus.
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Providing a universal consent form to patients, proxies, and staff increased the frequency with which consent was obtained without compromising understanding of the process.
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Jaber and colleagues report a series of 112 intubations of patients in their multidisciplinary ICU in Montpellier, France, during a 14-month period. Every ventilated patient underwent a cuff-leak test prior to extubation, and the incidence of post-extubation stridor was determined.
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Two years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the United States is drastically underfunding local emergency responders and remains dangerously unprepared to handle a catastrophic attack on American soil.
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In this second part of a two-part series, we explore how the Health Insurance Portabil-ity and Accountability Act (HIPAA) may complicate the issue of cameras in the ED and why a local news crew requires the most vigilance. Last month, ED Management looked at the need for exercising tight control over camera crews in your ED.
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Like half the patients youve seen today, this one is coughing, fatigued, and has a moderately high fever. Youre busy and dont have much time for what seems like just another case of the flu, so you start to rattle off the standard regimen for flu care.
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In all your preparations for disasters and terrorist incidents, you may need to pay special attention to the youngest victims. Children are more vulnerable than adults in the event of a chemical spill or chemical weapons attack, says Lloyd Brown, MD, associate director of the Pediatrics Residency Training Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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Editors note: This column is part of an ongoing series that addresses reader questions about the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
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For less than $500, your triage nurse can keep track of what beds are available on a real-time basis, without depending on other staff for updates. You might even be able to do it for free.