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Safety

  • Are the Benefits of Metal Detectors Worth the Costs?

    When patients enter an emergency department or we begin our shifts, there is the expectation of safety....
  • Time to Put Negative Perceptions of Metal Detectors to Rest

    Violence in the emergency department is not a new phenomenon. Our specialty has been fighting for workplace...
  • By the Numbers: Firearms in the Emergency Department

    Emergency department shooters: 23% use a security officer’s firearm. 27% of hospital-related shootings are motivated by a...

Are the Benefits of Metal Detectors Worth the Costs?

December 2, 2020 - Tracy G. Sanson, MD, FACEP - 1 Comment

When patients enter an emergency department or we begin our shifts, there is the expectation of safety….

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Time to Put Negative Perceptions of Metal Detectors to Rest

December 2, 2020 - Diann M. Krywko, MD, FACEP - 0 Comment

Violence in the emergency department is not a new phenomenon. Our specialty has been fighting for workplace…

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By the Numbers: Firearms in the Emergency Department

November 18, 2020 - ACEP Now - 0 Comment

Emergency department shooters: 23% use a security officer’s firearm. 27% of hospital-related shootings are motivated by a…

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Injury in the Mix: Changing Nature of ED Patients

July 26, 2018 - James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP - 0 Comment

You have probably noted in your practice that injured patients are not presenting to the emergency department…

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FDA Warning for Opioids, Benzodiazepines, Experimental Drug for Alzheimer’s Is Promising, and More

November 14, 2016 - Eric J. Morley, MD, MS, department of emergency medicine, Stony Brook School of Medicine, New York - 0 Comment

FDA Requires Boxed Warning, Medication Guides for Opioids, Benzodiazepines The prescription of opioids and benzodiazepines in combination…

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Non-Inferiority Trial Research Can Be Inferior

October 13, 2016 - James Ducharme, MD, CM, FRCP - 0 Comment

The objective of non-inferiority trials is to compare a novel treatment to an active treatment, with a…

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FDA Changes Epinephrine Label, Revises Dosage Instructions for Anaphylaxis, Cardiac Arrest

October 9, 2016 - ACEP Now - 0 Comment

An important change is being made to the label of epinephrine. Traditionally, the two doses of epinephrine…

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American College of Surgeons Considers Promoting Firearm Safety, Injury Prevention

July 15, 2016 - Debra Perina, MD, FACEP - 0 Comment

Firearm safety is a topic not only being discussed within ACEP but also of interest to other…

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FDA Panel Backs Teva’s Abuse-Resistant Opioid Painkiller

July 5, 2016 - Natalie Grover and Toni Clarke (Reuters) - 0 Comment

A U.S. advisory panel recommended approving Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd’s long-acting opioid painkiller, Vantrela ER, saying data…

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A Safe Space: Violence Toward Emergency Department Providers Isn’t Just Part of the Job

June 28, 2016 - James P. Phillips, MD - 1 Comment

In April this year, I published an article in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled “Workplace…

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