‘Before Medically Advised’ Discharge Linked to Risk for Overdose
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — ‘Before medically advised’ (BMA)...
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Emergency Medicine
Enhancing Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team Performance
The following is a summary of “A National Simulation-Based Study of Pediatric Critical Care...
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ICU Capacity and Workload Effects on Mortality During COVID-19
The following is a summary of “Intensive care unit caseload and workload and their association...
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Dengue Cases Mount in Los Angeles
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The Los Angeles area is seeing a troubling...
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Ondansetron-Induced QT Prolongation Remains Clinically Insignificant in Emergency Settings
The following is a summary of “Effect of intravenous ondansetron on QT interval in the emergency...
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Lower Socioeconomic Status Linked to Reduced Patient Survey Participation
The following is a summary of “Nonresponse Bias against the underserved in emergency department...
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Streamlining Pre-Alert Communication to Boost Emergency Department Efficiency
The following is a summary of “How do emergency departments respond to ambulance pre-alert calls?...
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Racial Disparities Seen in Prehospital Stroke Care
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Black race is associated with prolonged onset...
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Calming Videos Reduce Agitation and Medication in Emergency Department
The following is a summary of “Videodistraction to reduce agitation in elderly patients in the...
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Gender Dynamics & Academic Rank Impact Emergency Medicine Collaboration
The following is a summary of “Gender dynamics and academic rank in emergency medicine...
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Most Parents Are Moving Kids Out of Car Booster Seats Too Soon
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most parents are placing their kids in harms’ way...
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2020 to 2021 Saw Age-Adjusted Rates of Drug Overdose Rise in Colombia
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — During 2010 to 2021, there was an increase in...
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Variability in NSBP Management in EDs and the Need for Better Primary Care Access
The following is a summary of “Provider perception of presentations with nonspecific back pain in...
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Risk for Pediatric Firearm Reinjury 6 Percent at One Year After Initial Injury
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The risk for firearm reinjury among children who...
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Early CT-Brain Imaging for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Patients with Acute Headache
The following is a summary of “Subarachnoid haemorrhage in the emergency department (SHED): a...
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Surgery Timing Mitigates Adverse Hip Fracture Outcomes Despite Extended ED Boarding
The following is a summary of “Impact of emergency department boarding on patients outcomes in hip...
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High Risk of Readmission & ED Visits Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction
The following is a summary of “Healthcare Resource Utilization Following Acute Myocardial...
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Clinical Decision Making Intervention Fails to Influence Opioid Prescribing Practices for Back Pain
The following is a summary of “Impact of Prospective, System-wide Intervention to Influence Opioid...
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Adjunctive Argatroban or Eptifibatide Increases Mortality in Acute Ischemic Stroke
The following is a summary of “Adjunctive Intravenous Argatroban or Eptifibatide for Ischemic...
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Haemoconcentration Decrease Reliably Detects Hydrostatic Pulmonary Edema in Dyspnoea in the ED
The following is a summary of “Decrease of haemoconcentration reliably detects hydrostatic...
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