Articles: emergency-services.
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To determine the frequency of, and patient population requiring involuntary treatment orders in the emergency department. ⋯ The frequent need for involuntary treatment orders for patients in an urban ED is reported. The patient population described, especially among restrained patients, differs significantly from those of studies performed in psychiatric settings. Legal doctrines pertinent to involuntary treatment are reviewed.
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To compare a new 22-lead ECG with the 12-lead ECG for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). ⋯ When combined with clinical judgment, the 22-lead ECG could provide a 97.6% sensitivity for AMI diagnosis while reducing unnecessary admissions for "rule-out MI" by 69%.
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Health Care Manage Rev · Jan 1992
The urgency of care need and patient satisfaction at a hospital emergency department.
Satisfaction with the treatment and service at a hospital emergency department (ED) in a Swedish suburban area was generally high according to a questionnaire carried out among 758 patients with a 75 percent response rate. Satisfaction with the ED, however, was significantly lower among patients who were triaged nonurgent than among the immediate and urgent triage patients. This was especially true for younger patients.
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This is the second part of a two-part article examining the federal patient anti-dumping statute, under which physicians are required to treat a hospital's emergency patients, including women in labor, and to comply with certain requirements that dictate when it is appropriate to transfer a patient. Part I discussed in detail the provisions of the statute. Part II analyzes various court interpretations of the law and its potential impact on physician liability.