Timely Insights for Healthcare Experts
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...
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...
EMS Week in Practice: Strengthening the Prehospital-to-ED Continuum for Better Patient Outcomes
EMS Week is also a timely opportunity to reflect on how well the prehospital and hospital phases of care are working together. National EMS Week, observed each year in mid-May, recognizes the emergency medical services professionals who deliver the first layer of...
Autism Acceptance Month: Autism in Clinical Practice—Communication Strategies and Considerations for Better Care
Autism Acceptance Month serves as an opportunity to move beyond awareness and focus on meaningful inclusion. Autism Acceptance Month serves as an opportunity to move beyond awareness and focus on meaningful inclusion, understanding, and improved care for individuals...