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Erythroderma in the emergency department

BMJ, 2013
A 29 year old man was referred to the dermatology department by the accident and emergency department because of a “maculopapular rash.” He had a four day history of an upper respiratory tract infection. Within half an hour of ingesting an over-the-counter flu remedy he developed redness and itching of his skin and a burning sensation in his groins and
Malcolm H.A. Rustin, S A Rice, Rubaiyat Haque, Victoria Swale   +3 more
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Catatonia in the emergency department

Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1985
The catatonic syndrome has a wide differential diagnosis that includes both psychiatric and organic disorders. We present the cases of two patients with catatonia seen acutely in the emergency department. In these cases, the striking clinical picture proved to be secondary to psychiatric disturbances, and were accompanied by dementia in the second ...
Marcia Valenstein, Allan A. Maltbie, Peter W. Kaplan   +2 more
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Emergency Department Thoracotomy

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 1989
The best candidates for a community hospital emergency room thoracotomy are those victims who have decompensated following small-caliber gunshot wounds or stab wounds to the chest or abdomen who initially had signs of life in transport to the hospital or in the Emergency Department.
Chat Dang, Jonathan Wasserberger, Theodore L. Schlater, Gary J. Ordog   +3 more
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Violence in the Emergency Department

Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2016
Violence is common in the emergency department (ED). The ED setting has numerous environmental risk factors for violence, including poor staffing, lack of privacy, overcrowding, and ready availability of nonsecured equipment that can be used as weapons. Strategies can be taken to mitigate the risk of violence toward health care workers, including staff
Keith R. Stowell, Nolan P. Hughes, John S. Rozel   +2 more
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Headache in the emergency department

Neurological Sciences, 2004
Patients with headache commonly seek care at an emergency department (ED). Patients with headache in fact account for between 1 and 2% of admissions to an ED. Therefore the ED physician must recognize symptoms and characteristics of headache that signal a potential significant organic problem in order to select appropriate tests and treatment.
M. Gardinali, S. Magni, M. Bernareggi
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Violence in the Emergency Department

Nursing Management (Springhouse), 1998
The 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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Shock in the emergency department

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians, 1976
Shock continues to be associated with a high mortality rate primarily because of delays in diagnosis and therapy. To diagnose shock early, and thereby increase the chances of reversal before there is extensive deterioration of vital organs, one should look for any decrease in pulse pressure, urine output, urine sodium concentration, alertness or any ...
Dennis B. Gibson, William J. Sibbald, Jacqueline A. Wilson, Robert F. Wilson   +3 more
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Emergency Department Thoracotomy

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2008
Emergency department thoracotomy (EDT) is defined as a thoracotomy performed in the emergency department for patients who are in extremis. The goals of the procedure are to treat pericardial tamponade, control hemorrhage, treat systemic air embolism, perform open cardiac massage and temporarily occlude the thoracic aorta.
Juan C. Mejia, Ronald M. Stewart, Stephen M. Cohn   +2 more
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Emergency department crowding [PDF]

Emergency Medicine Journal, 2012
BackgroundEmergency department (ED) crowding is a significant international problem. There is increasing overseas research into this field. In the UK, the focus has been on waiting times in EDs, and on the government's 4 h standard, rather than on crowding itself.AimsTo examine the causes and effects of ED crowding, along with solutions.
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The Role of the Emergency Department

New England Journal of Medicine, 1996
Emergency 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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