Summary Preventing breaches of privacy and confidentiality in the fast-paced, high-stakes environment of the emergency department (ED) can be a formidable challenge. Healthcare providers must recognize the inherent obstacles and work to the best of their ability to provide high quality and efficient...
Purpose of ReviewThis review discusses unimmunized pediatric patients and the unique circumstances surrounding their evaluation and management in the emergency department in an era where many established guidelines are based on the assumption of a vaccinated patient.Recent FindingsWhile there have been ...
Moral experience and ethical challenges in an emergency department in Pakistan: emergency physicians’ perspectivesMoral experience and ethical challenges in an emergency department in Pakistan: emergency physicians’ perspectiveseducation, teachingemergency departmentethics...
Public Health in the Emergency Department: Surveillance, Screening, and Intervention—Funding and Sustainability This article summarizes the work and discussions of the funding and sustainability work group at the 2009 Academic Emergency Medicine consensus conference ... Robert,Woolard,Linda,... - 《Acad...
Purpose: To investigate challenges encountered when antimicrobial stewardship programs are implemented in the emergency department and identify potential solutions to overcome these challenges. Methods: A literature search on PubMed, The International Pharmaceuticalss, Cochrane and OVID was conducted. The keyw...
Summary Suicide is the most common cause of death for young people in the UK and around 50% of completed suicides in young people have previous self-harm as a theme. Hence, robust management of young people presenting with self-harm to the emergency department is crucial. Guidelines published...
Acute exacerbations of childhood asthma are frequently managed in the emergency department (ED). ED-based surveillance and intervention projects highlight the limitations and challenges of acute and chronic childhood asthma management. Because a significant number of asthmatic children currently receive and...
We describe the course and treatment of a 16-year-old girl who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with acute infectious epiglottitis. This will be followed by a review of epiglottis in the 12-18-year age group. Owing to its seemingly benign presentation, epiglottitis should be high ...
in the emergency department, including staffing, equipment, and the availability of diagnostic tests. To address these challenges, emergency medicine physicians and healthcare providers use standardized tools and protocols to help assess the level of medical necessity and prioritize care. These may ...
in the emergency department, including staffing, equipment, and the availability of diagnostic tests. To address these challenges, emergency medicine physicians and healthcare providers use standardized tools and protocols to help assess the level of medical necessity and prioritize care. These may ...