Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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There is limited data about how appropriate medical care is in the emergency department (ED). ⋯ Preventable deaths in emergency admitted patients with early mortality are not uncommon. Analysis and identification of preventability early mortality by using a chart based method may be used as a quality assurance index in emergency medical care.
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Alcoholism represents a huge socioeconomic burden in most developed societies. ⋯ The generally underestimated problem of alcohol abuse in Germany demands an excessive amount of manpower and resources in EDs, where a high yet expensive standard of care is provided. Against this background, how far this burden can be reduced, both in EDs and in society in general, is discussed.