The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 22, 2019

Your medical team is great, but you […] The post SGEM#250: Scribes – I Want to Break Free (from the EMR) first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Most emergency physicians use some form of electronic medical records (EMRs) when seeing patients. SGEM#159 looked at the implementation of an EMR in a tertiary care ED.

EMR 130

EMR Emergency Department Ambulance ED 130

EMDocs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This is also where keeping up with documentation starts to slip. You’ll need to put the following tasks in a rank order list: new patient evaluations, dispositions, managing critical or potentially critical patients, results review, team huddle, running the board, calling consults, doing procedures, and documentation.

EMR 122

EMR EMS OR Emergency Department 122

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

By Smith, peer-reviewed by Interventional Cardiologist Emre Aslanger Submitted by anonymous A 53 y.o. male presents to the ED at 6:45 AM with left sided chest dull pressure that woke him up from sleep at 3am. He arrived to the ED at around 6:45am, and stated the pain has persisted. The pain radiated to both shoulders.

Coronary 121

Coronary ACS OR EMR 121

REBEL EM

JULY 3, 2023

Background: Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter with rapid ventricular rate (AF/AFL with RVR) are the most common subtypes of SVT, comprising a large number of ED visits in aging populations. The study was dependent on EMR documentation which is prone to error. They enrolled cohort is likely a convenience sample.

E-9-1-1 98

E-9-1-1 EMR Emergency Department ED 98

REBEL EM

JUNE 8, 2023

This study chose a relevant topic to analyze that could influence acute management in the ED and has a fairly larger sample size of patients to do so. The retrospective design of this study omitted assessment of ventricular dysrhythmias related to push dose pressor administration, as they were reliant on information in the EMR.

Epinephrine 98

Epinephrine Emergency Department ALS Critical Care 98

REBEL EM

MARCH 27, 2023

Over the past few years, there has been an increase in emergency department (ED) volumes and lengths of stay. The result of this ED capacity strain and less than ideal patient to staff ratios has led to delays in interventions, treatments and care adjustments. Paper: Owyang CG, et al. J Crit Care.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department ICU Critical Care EMR 52

Core EM

JANUARY 16, 2025

While this guide isnt exhaustive, its designed by residents, for residents, to provide practical tips and foundational knowledge thats crucial in the fast-paced, high-stakes environment of the ED. Introduction Airway management is a critical ED skill to master. The respiratory physiology and hemodynamics of the patient.

E-9-1-1 130

E-9-1-1 EMS ALS OR 130