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  • Muscle Relaxants, Opioids Offer No Benefit for Low Back Pain

    People who arrived at the emergency department with severe low back pain didn’t experience more relief with...
  • Patient-Controlled Analgesia Works in the Emergency Department

    Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) can be used effectively in emergency department patients dealing with moderate or severe...
  • ED Waiting Room Posters on Prescribing Pain Medications May Violate EMTALA

    Statement from CMS region 4 office could have far-reaching implications for EDs nationwide On Jan. 18, 2013,...

Muscle Relaxants, Opioids Offer No Benefit for Low Back Pain

December 17, 2015 - Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) - 1 Comment

People who arrived at the emergency department with severe low back pain didn’t experience more relief with…

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Patient-Controlled Analgesia Works in the Emergency Department

July 23, 2015 - Megan Brooks (Reuters Health) - 1 Comment

Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) can be used effectively in emergency department patients dealing with moderate or severe…

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ED Waiting Room Posters on Prescribing Pain Medications May Violate EMTALA

January 8, 2014 - ACEP Now - 0 Comment

Statement from CMS region 4 office could have far-reaching implications for EDs nationwide On Jan. 18, 2013,…

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