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Question: What does the final EMTALA rule say about taking time to consult with the patients personal physician?
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The Screening Tool for Early Predictors of PTSD (STEPP) is the first method available for emergency physicians to quickly and effectively assess the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), says Nancy Kassam-Adams, MD, associate director for behavior research at TraumaLink, a pediatric trauma research center based at Childrens Hospital in Philadelphia.
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Far too many emergency physicians are complacent about the use of lumbar punctures following a negative computed tomography (CT) scan to rule out subarachnoid hemorrhage in a patient with high-risk headache (worst ever or thunderclap headache), some experts say.
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The fast track in the ED at Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, NC, is designed to keep everyone in the ED moving, not just those seen in the minor emergency care unit (MECU), says Pat Stark, RN, BSN, nurse manager for the ED.
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Somewhere deep in an ED managers mind, maybe when youre feeling cynical at 3 a.m., the patients who left without being seen (LWBS) might seem like a blessing. After all, your ED is too busy, and they probably didnt need emergency care in the first place.
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The heat is off of nursing homes or at least turned down from a boil to simmer. Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) administrator John Henshaw announced that the National Emphasis Program for nursing homes has ended.
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Why do so few health care workers get the flu vaccine each year? What can be done about it?
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Time is money when an employee is injured and cant return to work. Besides the financial burden for the employer in temporary disability payments, medical costs, and extra staffing, rehabilitation actually can suffer as employees stay idle at home.
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Long-term exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO), even at permissible levels, may be putting hospital workers at increased risk for breast cancer, recent studies suggest.