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For patients with ureteral stones

Medical Expulsive Therapy Underused for Ureteral Stones

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Patients treated with medical expulsive therapy achieve spontaneous passage more quickly
For young adults presenting to the emergency department with acute chest pain

Review Addresses Chest Pain in Young Adults Presenting to ER

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Physicians should focus on stress reaction after ruling out cardiac risk, based on risk factors, history
Recommendations have been developed for emergency nurses in terms of recognizing and responding to the needs of victims of human trafficking; the position statement was published in the March issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing.

Nurses Play Crucial Role in Identifying Victims of Trafficking

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Emergency Nurses Association offers guidance to help recognize, respond to needs of victims

March 2016 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for March 2016. This roundup includes the...
Only half of suicidal patients in U.S. emergency departments are asked if they have access to guns

Few ER Doctors Ask Suicidal Patients About Firearm Access

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Finding points to missed chances to intervene before it's too late, researcher says

February 2016 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for February 2016. This roundup includes the...
The number of after-hours computed tomography scans referred by Australian emergency departments increased substantially from 2011 to 2013

After-Hours CTs on the Rise in Some Emergency Departments

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More after-hours ER CT referrals affect trainee workloads, training, researchers say
The rates of emergency department visits possibly related to marijuana use have increased disproportionately for out-of-state visitors compared with Colorado residents

Point-of-Sale Education Needed for Cannabis Tourists

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After legalization, pot-related ER visits increased faster for visitors than for Colorado residents
Patients with emergency department visits who are initially discharged and are then admitted at a return visit have better clinical outcomes that those hospitalized at the index emergency department visit without a return visit

Outcomes Explored for ER Return Visit Hospital Admissions

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Patients initially discharged then readmitted after return ER visit have lower in-hospital mortality

January 2016 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for January 2016. This roundup includes the...