ED Management articles from October 2005

ED Management archives from October 2005

Evacuate or 'hunker down?' ED experts ponder options as Katrina wreaks havoc.
October 1, 2005... Evacuate or 'hunker down?' ED experts ponder options as Katrina wreaks havoc Hurricane veterans say the decision is not as easy as it may appear Hurricane Katrina, clearly, was a health care disaster of unimaginable proportions. In the...

ED physician provides view from the front lines.
October 1, 2005... ED physician provides view from the front lines Many stories are emerging from the EDs and field hospitals responding to patient needs following Hurricane Katrina, but few have been as moving as the e-mail by Hemant H. Vankawala, MD, an...

Staffing up helps EDs handle Katrina surge.(emergency departments, Hurrican Katrina)
October 1, 2005... Staffing up helps EDs handle Katrina surge Pre-ordering extra supplies is a winning strategy Hurricane Katrina's impact was felt far beyond those areas that received the storm's direct fury. From Alabama to Texas, EDs that already were...

Preplanning can ease psychiatric transfers.
October 1, 2005... Preplanning can ease psychiatric transfers Fewer resources reduce transfer options The recent fining of Behavioral Hospital of Lutcher (LA) for allegedly failing to appropriately accept transfers of two patients suffering psychiatric...

Accelerated triage cuts LWBS rate in half.(Leave Without Being Seen)
October 1, 2005... Accelerated triage cuts LWBS rate in half Integrating new IT system key to speed process An accelerated triage process developed by the ED staff at University of California San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center has reduced the frequency of...

Technology combo yields high satisfaction rates.(Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital improved patient satisfaction )
October 1, 2005... Technology combo yields high satisfaction rates Using systems in combination was essential Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood, FL, improved patient satisfaction from the 81st percentile in March 2005 to the 99th percentile...

Patients transported by helicopter fare better.
October 1, 2005... Patients transported by helicopter fare better Staffing may have more impact than speed A recent study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine finds that patients with traumatic brain injuries who are transported by medical helicopters...

CE/CME objectives/questions.(Patients transported by helicopter fare )
October 1, 2005... CE/CME objectives *Apply new information about various approaches to ED management. (See Evacuate or 'hunker down?' ED experts ponder the options as Katrina wreaks havoc and Patients transported by helicopter fare better.) *Implement...