Articles: emergency-department.
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Housing insecurity is prevalent among emergency department (ED) patients. Despite a surge of interest in screening for patients' social needs including housing insecurity, little research has examined ED social needs interventions. We worked together with government and community partners to develop and pilot test a homelessness prevention intervention targeted to ED patients with drug or unhealthy alcohol use. ⋯ This pilot intervention was feasible and well received by participants though it required a large amount of screening to identify potentially eligible patients. Our findings will inform a larger future trial and may be informative for others seeking to develop similar interventions.
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Foreign body ingestions are a common presentation in the emergency department (ED), particularly in young children. ⋯ The proportion of foreign body ingestions increased after the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily driven by an overall decrease in total ED volume.
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This study described characteristics of wounds caused by animal exposures and evaluated patient factors and wound factors associated with wound infiltration of human rabies immune globulin (HRIG). ⋯ Upon presentation for rabies PEP, most patients did not have severe wounds and did not require emergency services or complex wound management. Wounds on the face, head, torso, hands, or fingers and abrasions were less likely to receive HRIG infiltration.
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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg · Dec 2022
Incidence and treatment of hand and wrist injuries in Dutch emergency departments.
The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiology, treatment and costs of hand and wrist injuries presenting to the Dutch ED. With increasing medical costs and crowding of emergency departments (ED), a more detailed description of emergency department attendance of hand and wrist injuries and their treatment may help to facilitate more adequate allocation of health care services. ⋯ III.
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Canadian emergency departments (EDs) frequently provide care to patients undergoing early pregnancy loss. Unfortunately, in this setting, patients commonly have negative experiences, in part due to lack of appropriate follow-up and education on symptoms that may arise after discharge. In response to this gap, our team created a free, web-based, patient-informed educational platform for women to access accurate information on early pregnancy loss. This free and publicly accessible resource was launched in May 2022 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and was shared with EDs across Canada.