Timely Insights for Healthcare Experts
Sepsis in the Emergency Department: Recognition and the First Hours
At least one in five adults who develop sepsis does not survive the admission. September is Sepsis Awareness Month, and World Sepsis Day falls on September 13. The observance exists because the numbers have not moved as much as the science has. CDC estimates that...
Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department: Buprenorphine Initiation, Naloxone Distribution, and the Warm Handoff on International Overdose Awareness Day
Drug overdose has become one of the leading causes of injury death in the United States, and much of the acute response to that crisis passes through the ED. Each year on August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day is observed to recognize the individuals lost to...
Dementia in the Emergency Department: Recognizing Delirium, Anticholinergic Burden, and the “Acting Different” Presentation
For emergency physicians, the month is also a useful prompt to reexamine how dementia presents in the emergency department Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, observed each June, is a moment to recognize the more than 6.7 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s...
Heat-Related Illness in the Emergency Department: Recognition, Cooling, and the High-Risk Patient
Each July, emergency departments across the country see a predictable rise in patients presenting with heat-related illness. Construction workers, outdoor athletes, older adults living without adequate cooling, and children exposed in or near vehicles can all arrive...