Adolescent substance use is significantly more prevalent than is recognized. The emergency department (ED) can be a great resource to acutely manage complications and help set up long term management goals and provide resources.
Implementation science is the scientific study of how people adopt practices. In healthcare this typically refers to translating evidence based practices into clinical care. Dr. Fishe focused on implementation science in EMS care particularly with regards to asthma.
Straightforward, until it’s not — know when to treat, when to test, and when to pull out all the stops…
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When you give only after you’re asked, you’ve waited too long.
– John Mason
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In Part One of this two-part series, we discussed re-emerging infectious threats that may creep into our EDs initially unnoticed.
We continue from Part One with the rest of the dreaded thirteen, from varicella through meningococcus
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