EMDocs
DECEMBER 4, 2023
However, duplex ultrasonography may not be readily available at all times in rural or critical access facilities. The Wells’ Criteria for DVT can help risk stratify [2,3]. If the patient’s Wells score is ≤ 0, DVT is nearly clinically excluded and no further immediate lab or ultrasound is necessary. mg/kg for 24 hours.
Downeast Emergency Medicine
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Rosenberg and colleagues took a qualitative approach when investigating barriers and facilitators to successful implementation of ED-initiated buprenorphine programs in critical access hospital EDs across Maine. The interviews were conducted and recorded via Zoom and the recordings were then transcribed verbatim for analysis.
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ACEP Now
AUGUST 1, 2023
Colleagues at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have developed a robust telehealth network with over 25 critical access hospitals in that state. A rural ED staffed by a well-trained EP is an essential resource in small communities that may be otherwise lacking in readily available healthcare resources.
ACEP Now
JULY 6, 2023
5 Patients with acute ischemic strokes, STEMIs, and trauma, as well as many other diagnoses, have their workup largely completed, and even sometimes definitive therapy executed, before they leave the emergency department, rather than requiring inpatient units. “A In 2023 we must move beyond that title.
Downeast Emergency Medicine
APRIL 26, 2021
Trauma patients between the ages of 18-90 years had to have either had one documented episode of hypotension (defined as a systolic BP <90 mmHg) or tachycardia (>100 beats/minute) to be included in the study. Patients were excluded if they were not transported to a participating trauma center or had cardiopulmonary arrest.
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