The American journal of emergency medicine
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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.
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The primary objective of this study was to determine the proportion of patients with medication discrepancies when using a self-administered medication history form in the emergency department (ED). The secondary objectives were to identify predictors of medication discrepancies and determine the proportion of patients with a high-risk medication discrepancy. ⋯ Patient self-administered medication history forms have a high rate of discrepancies and should be verified by a best possible medication history.
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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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The aim of this prospective study; to investigate in emergency patients with stroke the relationship between jugular saturation and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), lesion volume and mortality score. ⋯ SjVO2 measurement can be used to identify high-risk stroke patients and to direct critical interventions. However, no correlation was found between this value and lesion volume and NIHSS scale.