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Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1989
We reviewed the charts of patients returning within 72 hours to our emergency department to determine whether monitoring revisits is a useful quality assurance indicator. Patient visits for June and December 1987 were selected to eliminate a potential seasonal difference.
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We reviewed the charts of patients returning within 72 hours to our emergency department to determine whether monitoring revisits is a useful quality assurance indicator. Patient visits for June and December 1987 were selected to eliminate a potential seasonal difference.
K D, Keith +4 more
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Violence in the Emergency Department
Nursing Management (Springhouse), 1998The spillover of societal violence continues to escalate in emergency departments (EDs) in the United States. The violence is not limited to urban, inner-city environments; it extends into the rural areas as well. Preventive techniques need to be addressed.
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Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 2018
Food is the leading cause of anaphylaxis in children seen in emergency departments in the United States, yet data on emergency department visits and hospitalizations related to food‐induced anaphylaxis are limited.
M. Motosue +4 more
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Food is the leading cause of anaphylaxis in children seen in emergency departments in the United States, yet data on emergency department visits and hospitalizations related to food‐induced anaphylaxis are limited.
M. Motosue +4 more
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The Role of the Emergency Department
New England Journal of Medicine, 1996Emergency department care for patients whose problems are not true emergencies has become a fashionable scapegoat for the ills of the health care system in the United States. Such care is considered wasteful and expensive and is therefore a prime target for cost-cutting efforts by health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and other insurers.1,2 In 1992 ...
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Leprosy in the Emergency Department
Academic Emergency Medicine, 2000Abstract. Objectives: Los Angeles County—University of Southern California Medical Center, like many large urban hospitals, has a large immigrant population from regions of the world where leprosy is endemic. Emergency physicians (EPs) in these settings can expect to encounter leprosy patients.
R J, Hoffner, V, Esekogwu, W K, Mallon
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Sedation in the emergency department
2012Sedation is described as a continuum, and it is often categorized according to the patient's level of consciousness as minimal, moderate, and deep sedation. Intravenous sedation can potentially cause numerous complications. The clinicians should therefore have a thorough knowledge of these possible complications and understand their management ...
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American Journal of Medical Quality, 2010
“The office is closed at this time and will reopen at 9 am tomorrow morning. If this is an emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.” There has been an important evolution in the practice of medicine in the past decade. An article included in this issue, “Exploring New Intake Models for the Emergency Department,” clearly ...
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“The office is closed at this time and will reopen at 9 am tomorrow morning. If this is an emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.” There has been an important evolution in the practice of medicine in the past decade. An article included in this issue, “Exploring New Intake Models for the Emergency Department,” clearly ...
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The emergency department stretcher
Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1982The stretcher is an important and expensive item of equipment in the emergency department. We draw attention to some of the many defects in design and engineering of stretchers, and make some suggestions about how these can be improved. We stress the importance of the role of the emergency department staff in the choice of a new stretcher.
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Rebuilding the emergency department
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 2000A nurse-manager of a busy urban emergency department (ED) recounts a $10.7 million complete renovation and expansion that added close to 20,000 square feet to the unit. Advice includes how to plan for security and equipment needs, create a design that exceeds expectations, get the ED through the ambitious construction phase--and anticipate the personal
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Hyperpyrexia in the emergency department
Emergency Medicine, 2001AbstractThe differential diagnosis of the hyperpyrexic patient in the emergency department is extensive. It includes sepsis, heat illness including heat stroke, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, malignant hyperthermia, serotonin syndrome and thyroid storm.
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