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HHS Expands Mental Health Services Access for Young Patients
Agency designates funding for existing program that promotes behavioral health integration into pediatric primary care using telehealth. -
Update on Adult Vaccinations in the ED with a Focus on SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
Emergency departments have a unique role in public health. They care for a disproportionate number of patients who lack access to care in other venues. Emergency departments also can play a role in decreasing vaccine hesitancy, providing information to patients on the vaccine, answering their questions, and correcting misinformation when it is present. -
The Effect of Antiviral Drugs on COVID-19 Outcomes and Mortality
The WHO Solidarity Trial Consortium found that remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir, and interferon regimens had “little or no effect” on relevant outcomes. -
Prone Positioning May Improve Outcomes for Patients on ECMO for Severe ARDS
In patients on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome, prone positioning is safe and feasible. Prone positioning appears to improve survival but increases length of stay. -
Ethics in the ICU: Negotiating Requests for Inappropriate Treatments
When requests for potentially inappropriate treatments occur, the initial steps include increasing communication and improving mutual understanding to find a path that is appropriate while honoring the goals and concerns expressed by patients and their families. -
Report: U.S. Nurse Workforce to Play Pivotal Role Over Next Decade
National Academy of Medicine calls on extra funding, more comprehensive education, and expanded practice authority. -
Pediatric Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the Emergency Department
Children in the acute care setting may require nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic adjuncts for anxiety, pain, or to successfully complete diagnostic testing or therapeutic interventions. The authors review the requirements and pharmacologic agents necessary to complete a successful pediatric procedural sedation and analgesia.
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Report Unpacks How COVID-19 Affected Nursing Profession
Nursing program applications are up, but the pandemic delayed graduations, while disputes over pay and working conditions frustrate current staff.
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Problems When Calling Patient a ‘Drug Seeker’
Is this drug-seeking label truly needed to complete the chart? What message are you trying to convey, and to whom? Who is going to read that chart once you close it, and why?
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Hospitals Could Face Legal Exposure if EPs Are Not Board-Certified
In 2005, there were about 22,000 emergency medicine board-certified emergency physicians in the United States. However, investigators estimated 40,030 emergency physicians would be needed to staff all 4,828 EDs. For years, there was not much additional research in this area. Recently, a group of investigators decided to conduct another analysis and update the data.