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Opioid Prescribing Cropping Up in ED Malpractice Claims
Learn more about the factors that repeatedly arise in malpractice claims involving opioids in the ED.
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Supreme Court Ruling Provides Clarity on Law Enforcement-Requested Blood Draws
Law enforcement requests for blood alcohol levels are legally complex for ED providers. A Supreme Court ruling states no warrant is needed to draw blood from unconscious patients suspected of driving intoxicated.
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Nonaccidental Trauma
Nonaccidental trauma may be devastating. Early recognition, appropriate referrals, and timely management optimize a child’s chance for a good outcome.
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ENA Acquires ESI Triage, Plans Enhancements
Nurses use the Emergency Severity Index triage system to assess for patient acuity as well as the expected level of care that a patient will require upon presentation to the ED.
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What Does Cannabis Legalization Mean for Emergency Nurses?
Nurses reported seeing patients young and old alike present, often multiple times, with symptoms of consuming too much THC.
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This Flu Season, Consider These Tactics to Manage Capacity, Prioritize Safer Care
Tips include hastening the early discharge of patients so inpatient beds become available faster and smoothing elective, scheduled admissions across the week.
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Investigators Narrow Culprit List in Vaping Injury Cases
As research continues, vitamin E acetate keeps popping up as a suspect in the mystery of what is causing vaping-related lung injuries.
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Infectious Disease Experts Call for Measles Outbreak Response Plans
Considering measles cases in the United States have been surging to numbers not seen since 1992, infectious disease experts are urging hospitals and EDs to devise response plans that they can trigger quickly should a patient with measles present.
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Evidence-Based Approach to Psychosis in the Emergency Department
This article will review psychosis within myriad differentials and discuss the potential workup and medication options for the management of these patients to help equip the emergency provider with the tools necessary to care for this unique population.
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Early Dexmedetomidine Provides Similar 90-Day Mortality Compared to Usual Care in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Adults
When the early use of continuous infusion dexmedetomidine was compared to usual care for sedation in mechanically ventilated critically ill adults, there was no difference in 90-day mortality. Dexmedetomidine may not be an ideal sedative for mechanically ventilated critically ill adults requiring deeper sedation, although its use may result in greater ventilator-free, coma-free, or delirium-free days.