The American journal of emergency medicine
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The opioid epidemic is a crisis leading to over utilization of resources within emergency departments (EDs). We assessed how implementation of an opioid-free headache and migraine treatment algorithm in the ED impacted patient centered outcomes. ⋯ Opioid use in the ED to treat patients with headaches or migraines may have several negative ramifications including increased risk of revisit, hospital admission, and increased ED length of stay.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Quality retention of chest compression after repetitive practices with or without feedback devices: A randomized manikin study.
This study was designed to investigate whether an audiovisual feedback (AVF) device is beneficial for quality retention of chest compression (CC) after repetitive practices (RP). ⋯ With RP, the use of an AVF device further improves initial CC skill acquisition and short-term quality retention. However, long-term quality retention is not statistically different between rescuers who receive verbal human feedback only and those who receive additional AVF device feedback after RP.