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Factors Affecting Emergency Department Crowding
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2020Emergency department crowding is a multifactorial issue with causes intrinsic to the emergency department and to the health care system. Understanding that the causes of emergency department crowding span this continuum allows for a more accurate ...
J. Kenny, B. Chang, K. Hemmert
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Characteristics and Trends of Emergency Department Visits in the United States (2010–2014)
Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019BACKGROUND It is important that policy makers, health administrators, and emergency physicians have up-to-date statistics on the most common diagnoses of patients seen in the emergency department (ED).
Edmond Hooker, Peter Mallow
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Emergency contraception in the emergency department
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which will limit legal abortion in many areas of the U.S., making the need for effective emergency contraception even more critical.This narrative review focuses on the approach to providing safe and effective emergency contraception in the emergency department (ED) with a focus on agents that
Maryann, Mazer-Amirshahi, Peggy, Ye
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Emergency Department Nursing Burnout and Resilience
Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, 2022Burnout is a significant problem in emergency nursing, and it is associated with higher turnover rates than other disciplines of health care. Emergency nurses are highly susceptible to burnout due to continual exposure to traumatic events, varying work ...
K. Phillips +2 more
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When is an emergency department not an emergency department?
BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2002EDITOR—Recently, a young couple, equipped with backpacks and bedrolls, walked into our local accident and emergency department at about 11 pm, climbed into sleeping bags, and set their alarm clock. Early next morning, roused by their alarm, the couple rolled up their bags and left. What was the explanation for this behaviour?
Sue, Collinson, Trevor, Turner
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The Geriatric Emergency Department
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2014This article presents an overview of the complex needs of older patients presenting to the emergency department for care. Discussion points for hospital communities considering emergency services to accommodate the aging population are highlighted. The essential components of a geriatric emergency department, including transition of care strategies ...
Mark, Rosenberg, Lynne, Rosenberg
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Hypertensive Emergencies in the Emergency Department
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2015Hypertension affects approximately one-third of Americans. An additional 30% are unaware that they harbor the disease. Significantly increased blood pressure constitutes a hypertensive emergency that could lead to end-organ damage. When organs such as the brain, heart, or kidney are affected, an intervention that will lower the blood pressure in ...
Omoyemi, Adebayo, Robert L, Rogers
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Children’s Mental Health Emergency Department Visits: 2007–2016
Pediatrics, 2020Pediatric emergency mental health care visits have increased, many occurring at nonchildren’s hospitals in metropolitan and nonurban settings, which are less prepared to provide pediatric care.
Charmaine B Lo +4 more
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Demystifying Lactate in the Emergency Department.
Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2020The role of lactic acid and its conjugate base, lactate, has evolved during the past decade in the care of patients in the emergency department (ED). A recent national sepsis quality measure has led to increased use of serum lactate in the ED, but many ...
Gabriel Wardi +5 more
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