Articles: emergency-services.
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Comparative Study
Efficacy of nurses suturing pediatric dermal lacerations in an emergency department.
To assess the efficacy of nurses suturing pediatric dermal lacerations in an emergency department. ⋯ Nurses who complete a standardized training program in wound management and repair are capable of providing high-quality, definitive care for children with dermal lacerations, thus allowing physicians to use their time more effectively in managing general patient care in the ED.
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To determine which adult patients with new-onset seizures require admission and whether those who require admission can be identified in the emergency department. ⋯ One half of patients with new-onset seizures require admission. Patients with new-onset seizures who require admission can usually be detected by a standardized medical evaluation in the ED.
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 1994
Comparative StudyEvaluation of QBC Autoread performance in an emergency department setting.
The objective of the study was to examine the accuracy and clinical utility of technology using a quantitative buffy coat analysis in determining complete blood cell count results in an emergency department. A prospective observational study was done at an urban pediatric emergency department. One hundred ninety-one patients who had a complete blood cell count (CBC) ordered by the managing emergency physician from 11 AM to 3 AM participated. ⋯ The mean time for collection to QBC result was 17.3 +/- 11.6 minutes compared with 42.2 +/- 17.9 minutes for collection to CBC result. One hundred thirty-five clinical utility forms were completed by the managing physicians after a review of their patient's QBC result. In 20% of cases, physicians felt the QBC result would have shortened the patient's length of stay in the emergency department, and in 85% they felt the result confirmed their clinical impression.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)