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Hospitals around the country have stepped up their efforts to train staff and implement procedures to ensure the safe identification and management of any patients with signs of Ebola virus disease (EVD).
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Unsafe injection practices with respect to the misuse and unsafe use of vials is being targeted by The Joint Commission (TJC).
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The Joint Commission (TJC) is calling on health care organizations to develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent the misuse of vials.
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Faced with rising demand from patients with mental health problems, Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, CA, is using telemedicine to connect many of these patients with psychiatrists. With input from the psychiatrists, emergency physicians feel more comfortable initiating treatment for these patients, many of whom can then be discharged with instructions to pursue outpatient follow-up.
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Even though research suggests that codeine should generally not be given to children, plenty of emergency providers are still prescribing the drug to pediatric patients, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.
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When Childrens Medical Center in Dallas, TX, decided to place specially trained pharmacists on site in the ED around the clock, medication errors went from 8% to less than 1%.
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Early-onset sepsis occurs within 72 hours of birth and is often related to maternal infection at the time of birth.
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Undifferentiated shock in trauma should be assumed to be hemorrhagic until proven otherwise. Hemorrhage represents 30-40% of mortality from trauma and may require significant volume to resuscitate.
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A dramatic improvement in door-to-balloon times for STEMI patients is one example of how John Dempsey Hospital at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, CT, is using checklists and other tools for standardization to improve safety and care.
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The first cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have turned up in the United States.