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A biopsychosocial profile of the geriatric population who frequently visit the emergency department.

Over the last two decades the emergency department has become the primary source of health care for a large segment of the population. While this practice is discouraged by ED staff and primary care providers, it is an unfortunate reality. Recent…

Tags: *Aged/psychology, 1991, African Americans, Brokaw M, Demography, Emergency Service, European Continental Ancestry Group, Female, Hospital/*statistics & numerical data, Humans, Male, Marriage, Ohio medicine : journal of the Ohio State Medical Association, Ohio/epidemiology, Retrospective Studies, Sex Factors, Zaraa A S

A comparison of acuity levels between 3 freestanding and a tertiary care ED.

INTRODUCTION: Freestanding emergency departments (FEDs) have grown in popularity. They often provide emergent care in areas distant from other EDs. Investigations and research to characterize the operation and dynamics of FEDs are needed. This study…

A comparison of implanted cardioverter/defibrillator interrogation protocol effectiveness between 2 patients in the ED.

A new perspective.

Tags: *Attitude of Health Personnel, *Hospitalists, *Internship and Residency, 2009, Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use, Antibiotics – Therapeutic Use, Attitude of Health Personnel, Duggal Abhijit, Emergency Service, Emergency Service – Administration, Hospital/*organization & administration, Hospitalists, Humans, Internship and Residency, Journal of hospital medicine, Pneumonia – Diagnosis, Pneumonia – Drug Therapy, Pneumonia/diagnosis/*drug therapy

A research agenda for geriatric emergency medicine.

OBJECTIVES: The Research Agenda Setting Process (RASP), part of the American Geriatric Society's (AGS's) project 'Increasing Geriatric Expertise in Surgical and Related Medical Specialties,' was designed to define a research agenda for the geriatrics…

Tags: 2003, Academic Emergency Medicine, Aged, Emergency – Education, Emergency Care – In Old Age, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Service, Geriatric Assessment, Gerson L W, Health Resource Utilization, Health Services Research, Physicians, prehospital care, Research Priorities, Trauma – Therapy – In Old Age, Wilber S T

Altered mental status in older emergency department patients.

This article reviews the significance of altered mental status in older emergency department patients. Specific diagnoses are discussed, including delirium, stupor and coma, and dementia, with a focus on delirium. Finally, an approach to all older…

Tags: 2006, Aged, Emergency medicine clinics of North America, Emergency Service, Hospital/*statistics & numerical data, Humans, Incidence, Mental Disorders/diagnosis/*epidemiology, Mental Status Schedule, United States/epidemiology, Wilber Scott T

An evaluation of two screening tools for cognitive impairment in older emergency department patients.

OBJECTIVES: Screening for cognitive impairment in older emergency department (ED) patients is recommended to ensure quality care. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) may be too long for routine ED use. Briefer alternatives include the Six-Item…

Cardiac Output Monitoring Managing Intravenous Therapy (COMMIT) to Treat Emergency Department Patients with Sepsis.

OBJECTIVE: Fluid responsiveness is proposed as a physiology-based method to titrate fluid therapy based on preload dependence. The objectives of this study were to determine if a fluid responsiveness protocol would decrease progression of organ…

Case finding for cognitive impairment in elderly emergency department patients.

Characteristics of Prehospital ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarctions.

Introduction. Despite attention directed at treatment times of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMIs), little is known about the types of STEMIs presenting to the emergency department (ED). Objective. The purpose of this study was to…

Characterizing Children Presenting to Three Freestanding EDs.

Consensus statement on advancing research in emergency department operations and its impact on patient care.

The consensus conference on "Advancing Research in Emergency Department (ED) Operations and Its Impact on Patient Care," hosted by The ED Operations Study Group (EDOSG), convened to craft a framework for future investigations in this important but…

Cutaneous abscesses in children: epidemiology in the era of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric emergency department.

OBJECTIVE: Skin and soft tissue infections are a major public health issue. Previous literature suggests a recurrence rate of 4% in children. The purpose of this study was to examine the epidemiology, body location, and history of previous infections…

Do elder emergency department patients and their informants agree about the elder's functioning?

OBJECTIVE: To compare elder patients' and their informants' ratings of the elder's physical and mental function measured by a standard instrument, the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 12 (SF-12). METHODS: This was a randomized, cross-sectional study…

Does functional decline prompt emergency department visits and admission in older patients?

BACKGROUND: Older patients may visit the emergency department (ED) when their illness affects their function. OBJECTIVES: To quantify the function of older ED patients, to assess whether functional decline (FD) had occurred, and to determine whether…

Does functional decline prompt emergency department visits and admission in older patients?

BACKGROUND: Older patients may visit the emergency department (ED) when their illness affects their function. OBJECTIVES: To quantify the function of older ED patients, to assess whether functional decline (FD) had occurred, and to determine whether…

Dual Antibiotic Therapy Is Not Routinely Necessary for Uncomplicated Cellulitis.

A randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled clinical trial that enrolled patients presenting to emergency departments with uncomplicated cellulitis found the addition of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole to cephalexin did not lead to better outcomes.

Tags: 2017, Bacterial Toxins, Cellulitis, Cephalexin, Department of Internal Medicine, Emergency Patients, Emergency Service, Hospital Medicine Alert, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, NEOMED College of Medicine, Sulfamethoxazole, Watkins Richard R

Emergency cardiac stress testing in the evaluation of emergency department patients with atypical chest pain.

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To determine the feasibility, safety, and reliability of emergency cardiac treadmill exercise stress testing (CTEST) in the evaluation of emergency department patients with atypical chest pain. DESIGN: Thirty-two patients with…

Emergency department use and barriers to wellness: a survey of emergency department frequent users.

BACKGROUND: There is no common understanding of how needs of emergency department (ED) frequent users differ from other patients. This study sought to examine how to best serve this population. Examinations of why ED frequent users present to the ED,…

Evaluation of ED patient and visitor understanding of living wills and do-not-resuscitate orders.

Frailty defined by the SHARE Frailty Instrument and adverse outcomes after an ED visit.

Freestanding emergency departments and the trauma patient.

BACKGROUND: Freestanding emergency departments (FEDs) continue to grow in number and more research is needed on these facilities. OBJECTIVE: We sought to characterize the types of injuries and patients who initially presented to two FEDs and were…

Geriatric Disaster Preparedness.

INTRODUCTION: The elderly population has proven to be vulnerable in times of a disaster. Many have chronic medical problems for which they depend on medications or medical equipment. Some older adults are dependent on caregivers for managing their…

Geriatric emergency medicine and the 2006 Institute of Medicine reports from the Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the U.S. health system.

Three recently published Institute of Medicine reports, Hospital-Based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point, Emergency Medical Services: At the Crossroads, and Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains, examined the current state of emergency care…

Health promotion and disease prevention in the emergency department.

This article provides an overview of health promotion and disease and injury prevention concepts. It provides an emergency medicine perspective and reviews approaches that can be used in the emergency department. It discusses examples of innovative…

Tags: *Emergency Medical Services, 2006, Cause of Death/trends, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency medicine clinics of North America, Emergency Service, Gerson Lowell W, Health Behavior, Health Promotion/*methods, Hospital/*organization & administration/statistics & numerical data, Humans, NEOMED College of Medicine, Preventive Health Services/*organization & administration, Stiffler Kirk A

Home modification to prevent falls by older ED patients.

This trial was conducted at 11 EDs to test the effectiveness of distributing fall prevention information to patients 65 years or older. Intervention patients were given 2 brochures and received a reminder call 2 weeks later. All patients were called…

Iatrogenic emergency medicine procedure complications and associated trouble-shooting strategies.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to provide a consolidated reference for the acute management of selected iatrogenic procedural injuries occurring in the emergency department (ED). DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: A literature search was performed…

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric emergency department utilization for head injuries

Head injuries are a leading cause of death and disability in children, accounting for numerous emergency department (ED) visits. It is unclear how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced healthcare utilization for pediatric head injuries. We hypothesize…

Tags: 2022, Brain Injuries, COVID-19, Emergency Service, Hospital

In situ simulation to assess workplace attitudes and effectiveness in a new facility.

INTRODUCTION: In situ simulation within new facilities holds the promise of identifying latent safety threats. The aim of this study was to identify if in situ simulation can also impact important employee perceptions and attitudes. METHODS: In the…

Inhaled corticosteroid use in asthmatic children receiving Ohio Medicaid: trend analysis, 1997-2001.

BACKGROUND: In 1997, national guidelines emphasized that inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are key therapy for individuals with all classes of persistent asthma, including children. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of these guidelines via time-trend…

Tags: 2008, Administration, Adolescent, Adrenal Cortex Hormones/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use, African Americans/statistics & numerical data, Ambulatory Care/statistics & numerical data, Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, Asthma/diagnosis/*drug therapy/ethnology, Bean Judy A, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Drug Utilization/statistics & numerical data/trends, Emergency Service, European Continental Ancestry Group/statistics & numerical data, Female, Heaton Pamela C, Hospital/statistics & numerical data, Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data, Humans, Infant, Inhalation, Male, Medicaid/*statistics & numerical data, Moomaw Charles J, Newborn, Ohio, Preschool, Regression Analysis, Retrospective Studies, Ruddy Richard M, Sex Factors, Stevenson Michelle D, United States

Interactive Relationship Between Parent and Child Event Appraisals and Child PTSD Symptoms After an Injury.

Multicenter study of case finding in elderly emergency department patients.

OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility of a brief comprehensive case-finding program for detecting functional, cognitive, and social impairments among elderly ED patients and to estimate the prevalence of unknown, undetected, or untreated impairments…

Optimal older adult emergency care: Introducing multidisciplinary geriatric emergency department guidelines from the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.

Tags: *Practice Guidelines as Topic, 2014, Aged, AMERICAN College of Emergency Physicians, AMERICAN Geriatrics Society, Annals of emergency medicine, Bromley Marilyn, Carpenter Christopher R, Caterino Jeffrey M, Chun Audrey, ELDER care, Emergency Medical Services, EMERGENCY medical services – Standards, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine – Standards, Emergency Medicine/*standards, EMERGENCY Nurses Association, Emergency Service, Emergency Service – Standards, Geriatrics, Geriatrics – Standards, Geriatrics/*standards, Gerson Lowell W, Greenspan Jason, HEALTH care teams, Hospital/standards, Humans, Hwang Ula, Interdisciplinary Communication, Interprofessional Relations, John David P, Lyons William L, Medical, Medical Organizations, MEDICAL protocols, Mortensen Betty, OLD age, Patients, Platts-Mills Timothy F, Practice Guidelines, Quality Assurance, Ragsdale Luna, Rosenberg Mark, Societies, SOCIETY for Academic Emergency Medicine (U.S.), United States, Wilber Scott T

Patient Insurance Profiles: A Tertiary Care Compared to Three Freestanding Emergency Departments.

BACKGROUND: It has been speculated that freestanding emergency departments (FEDs) draw more affluent, better-insured patients away from urban hospital EDs. It is believed that this leaves urban hospital-based EDs less financially secure. OBJECTIVE:…

Tags: 2016, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Service, Emergency Service – Statistics and Numerical Data, Freestanding emergency department, Griffin Gregory, Hayslip Dave, Health – Statistics and Numerical Data, Health – Trends, Health/*statistics & numerical data/trends, Hospital/*statistics & numerical data, Hospitals, Human, Humans, Insurance, Jia Zhenyu, Jouriles Nicholas, Kobe Daniel, Medicaid – Statistics and Numerical Data, Medicaid/statistics & numerical data, Medically Uninsured – Statistics and Numerical Data, Medically Uninsured/statistics & numerical data, Medicare – Statistics and Numerical Data, Medicare/statistics & numerical data, NEOMED College of Medicine, Orlik Kseniya, Retrospective Design, Retrospective Studies, Simon Erin L, Special – Statistics and Numerical Data, Tertiary Care Centers/statistics & numerical data, The Journal of emergency medicine, United States, Urban – Statistics and Numerical Data, Urban/*statistics & numerical data

Posted Emergency Department Wait Times Are Not Always Accurate.

Tags: 2013, Academic Emergency Medicine, Analysis of Variance, Cross Sectional Studies, Data Analysis, Department of Emergency Medicine, Descriptive Statistics, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Service, Griffin Peter, Haller Nairmeen Awad, Human, Jouriles Nicholas, NEOMED College of Medicine, Retrospective Design, Simon Erin L, Ufberg Jacob W, Waiting Rooms, Williams Carolyn Jo

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