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An unprecedented, state-wide effort aimed at curbing non-essential use of the ED by Medicaid recipients appears to be making an impact in Washington state.
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A spinal cord injury can be devastating. The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC) has been collecting epidemiologic data on spinal cord injury (SCI) for nearly 40 years and has been able to provide the public and medical community with information on the evolution of SCI, including demographics, injury patterns, long-term prognosis, and socioeconomic impacts.
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Sexual history, pelvic exam are key to establishing a diagnosis
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Asthma affects about 10% of children, and many of them experience exacerbations requiring treatment in the emergency department (ED). A minority of these acute episodes are severe and potentially fatal. Recognition of these patients is important so that aggressive therapy can be rapidly initiated.
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Hyponatremia is a commonly encountered electrolyte abnormality in the acute care setting. Abnormalities may range from mild to severe.
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Musculoskeletal and connective tissue complaints are the third most common chief complaint in the emergency department (ED), comprising nearly 20% of all ED visits.1 While the diagnosis and management of acute injuries are well delineated in the emergency medicine literature, pain from lower extremity overuse injuries is less commonly addressed.
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Experts urge administrators to guard against excessive overtime, consecutive 12-hour shifts, and rotating between day and night shifts
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Providers of emergency medicine fully understand the importance of time when caring for potential stroke patients.
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A new study suggests that stroke may be affecting people at a younger age than used to be the case.
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Many EDs have found ways to streamline their triage processes and slash door-to-provider times.
