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Tips for Working With Interpreters in the Emergency Department

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emergencies, patient’s request). However, actual increases in available services in emergency departments based on prior state-level requirements have been mixed. The active role of interpreters in medical discourse – An observational study in emergency medicine. 2022;105(1):62-73. Published July 18, 2023.

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ACEP Rejects “Excited Delirium”

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In 2009, the Excited Delirium Task Force convened by an ACEP Council resolution authored a white paper that endorsed the existence of excited delirium syndrome and made recommendations for identifying and managing it clinically. American College of Emergency Physicians white paper report on excited delirium syndrome.

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Pain Management of Common Chief Complaints in the ED

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1 The ED is a fast-paced environment where patient stability and life-and-limb-threatening conditions are prioritized. The American Academy of Emergency Medicine has called effective, efficient, and safe pain management a “specialty-defining skill.” Opioid analgesia is appropriate for moderate to severe acute abdominal pain (Table 1).

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