EMR Related Topics 
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JUNE 6, 2020
You scan through the EMR and see the blood pressure is 60/40. Six hours into your shift, you finish dispo’ing the “really quick sign-out” from the night before. The triage nurse places a 61 year-old-man with fever, hypotension, cough into the smallest room in the ED. It’s uncomfortably low – is it time to start a norepinephrine infusion?
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021
He is interested and experienced in healthcare informatics, previously worked with ED-directed EMR design, and is involved in the New York City Health and Hospitals Healthcare Administration Scholars Program (HASP). Five Rules of the SGEM Journal Club Case: A 70-year-old woman is found unresponsive and apneic at home by her partner.
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The Skeptics' Guide to EM
NOVEMBER 24, 2018
One of the most common reasons cited for burnout is the electronic medical record (EMR) (Shanafelt et al 2016). The highest prevalence of burnout (70%) was reported by emergency physicians (Shanafelt et al 2015). Burnout can have negative consequences on physicians.
Peter Canning
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Volunteer ambulances may have an EMT and an EMR (emergency medical responder), but there is no “ambulance driver” category of certification. Ambulances, at least those in high volume areas in our state, and I expect in most of the country, all have at least 2 EMTs in a crew.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
Despite the lack of high-quality evidence to support these sepsis bundles, many hospitals incorporated them into their electronic medical record (EMR). Specifically, the fluid, antibiotics, and pressor requirements within the first hour of being triaged in the emergency department.
REBEL EM
JULY 3, 2023
They utilized EMR to gather comprehensive data on patients who received IV calcium and IV diltiazem, or IV diltiazem monotherapy for the treatment of patients with AF/AFL with RVR. The study was dependent on EMR documentation which is prone to error. Population: Inclusion Criteria: Patients 18 years old or greater.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2023
I published, and Emre Aslanger externally validated, the 4-Variable formula for differentiating the ST Elevation of LAD OMI from Normal ST Elevation. Let's stretch out the QRS vertically so it is not so tiny: On upper left is the original. On the right are the precordial leads stretched vertically, so that the QRS is not tiny.
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