The slope of emergency department visit rates over time did increase significantly in 2014 to 2016 compared with previous trends but these effects were independent of insurance coverage.
Researchers found data which showed that prochlorperazine (3-mg oral or 10-mg intravenous or 10-mg intramuscular or 25-mg rectal) is effective in acute migraine headache, when it is used for patients who present within an emergency department setting, but they caution that compared with placebo prochlorperazine carries the risk for adverse effects.
Ultrasound-guided axillary nerve block may offer adequate analgesia for the nonoperative management of distal radius fractures in the emergency department.
A combination of intravenous lidocaine and ketorolac was found to be superior to IV lidocaine alone and comparable with IV ketorolac alone for alleviating suspected renal colic pain.
The emergency medicine workforce comprises many non-emergency medicine trained physicians.
American emergency medicine physicians have been taking measures to address the ongoing opioid crisis, which affects emergency departments throughout the country.
The implementation of systematic cross-checking between emergency physicians was associated with a significant reduction in adverse events, which was primarily the result of a reduction in near misses.
Stark differences exist in EDs across the United States with regard to scope of practice, expectations, team dynamics, and training requirements for PAs and NPs.
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms may be associated with higher levels of acute pain and pain interference in low-income inner city women.
Clinical decision-making for patients admitted to the emergency department for acute drug overdose may be facilitated by measuring initial lactate concentration.
