Unveiling ED Registration Practices for Self-Harm and Suicide Attempts
The following is a summary of “Opening the black box of Registration Practice for Self-Harm and...
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Emergency Medicine
Analyzing the Accuracy of Estimating Total Body Weight in Adults
The following is a summary of “Accuracy of total body weight estimation in adults – A systematic review and meta-analysis,” published in the February 2024 issue of Emergency Medicine by Wells, et al. In adult...
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Mental, Social Disturbances Increased for Children With Prior Concussion
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The rate of mental and social disturbances is...
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Code De-Escalation: Reducing Restraint in Agitation Management at Hospital EDs
The following is a summary of “Code De-Escalation: Decreasing restraint use during agitation...
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Administration Timing of Prothrombin Complex Concentrate in Warfarin-Related ICH
The following is a summary of “Prothrombin complex concentrate administration timing in...
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Sodium Bicarbonate Increases End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide in Ventilated and CPR Cases
The following is a summary of “End-tidal carbon dioxide after sodium bicarbonate infusion...
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Benefits of EM CPP-Driven Sepsis Antibiotic Interventions
The following is a summary of “Impact of emergency medicine clinical pharmacist...
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GLP1 Receptor Agonists Do Not Up Risk for Complications After Emergency Surgery
The risk for postoperative respiratory complications is similar among patients undergoing...
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ED Hospice Care Pathway Decreases ED and Hospital Lengths of Stay
The following is a summary of “Emergency department hospice care pathway associated with...
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Disparities in Allocating Patients to Hallway Treatment Spaces in Emergency Department
The following is a summary of “Inequities among patient placement in emergency department...
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Antihypertensive Meds Initiation Linked to Fractures in Nursing Home Seniors
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For longer-term nursing home residents,...
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CDC Launches Online Tool to Help Americans Manage Extreme Heat
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
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Higher SaFETy Scores ID Increased Prevalence of Firearm Violence
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The SaFETy score, a clinical screening tool...
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Examining Patient Adherence to ED Discharge Prescriptions for Empirical Chlamydia Treatment
The following is a summary of “Analysis of Patient Adherence to Filling Emergency Department...
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Watchdog Group Says U.S. Food Recalls Rose Again Last Year
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — U.S. recalls of foods for salmonella, foreign...
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Prehospital GFAP Measurements Identify Intracranial Hemorrhage in Acute Coma
The following is a summary of “GFAP point-of-care measurement for prehospital diagnosis of...
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Risk Factors Identified for Delayed Hemothorax in ED in Patients With Rib Fractures
The following is a summary of “Risk factors for delayed hemothorax in patients with rib...
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67% Increase in ED CT Angiogram Ordering for Patients With Headache and Dizziness
There was a 67.4 percent increase in head and neck computed tomography angiography (CTA) ordering...
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Notable Increase Seen in ED Utilization of Resuscitative Transesophageal Echocardiography
The following is a summary of “Resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography in emergency...
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Melatonin Gummies to Get Safety Labeling, Child-Safe Bottles After Poisonings
In the wake of a sharp rise in the number of young children accidentally eating melatonin...
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