Articles: emergency-department.
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The impact of racism on patient outcomes in Emergency Medicine has been examined but there have been few studies exploring the experiences of racism in health care workers. This survey aims to explore the experience of racism by interdisciplinary staff in a tertiary ED. By characterizing the staff experience of racism in the ED, we hope to inform the design of strategies to disrupt racism and ultimately improve the health and wellness of both staff and patients. ⋯ Racism against interdisciplinary staff working in EDs is common and the burden on healthcare workers is high. Intersections of occupation, race, age and migrant status are uniquely predictive of the experience of racism for EM staff. Interventions to disrupt racism should be informed by intersectional considerations to create a safe working environment and target populations most at risk. ED healthcare workers are willing to take steps to disrupt racism in their workplace and need institutional support to do so.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jul 2023
Visits to Alberta Emergency Departments for Child Mental Health Concerns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Examination of Visit Trends in Relation to School Closures and Reopenings.
We examined emergency department (ED) mental health visit trends by children in relation to periods of school closure and reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada. ⋯ Emergency department mental health visit rates were highest during the first school closure of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the risk of a visit during this closure period was twice compared with when schools first reopened.
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Sonographic measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) can reflect intracranial pressure (ICP) indirectly and determine the neurology intensive care unit (NICU) requirement and mortality in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). ⋯ ONSD may be favorable for predicting the increased ICP and the NICU requirement in OCSP subgroups. Moreover, ONSD can be used to foresee the mortality of AIS.