THE PRACTICE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE/REVIEW ARTICLE Lean Thinking in Emergency Departments: A Critical Review Richard J. Holden‚ PhD From the School of Medicine and Public Health‚ University of Wisconsin–Madison‚ Madison‚ WI‚ and the Division of Ergonomics‚ School of Technology and Health‚ Royal Institute of Technology‚ Stockholm‚ Sweden. Emergency departments (EDs) face problems with crowding‚ delays‚ cost containment‚ and patient safety. To address these and other problems‚ EDs increasingly
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Emergency contraception Mechanism Progesterone-only method‚ one dose‚ 1.5mg within 120 hours of unprotected sex Alternatively‚ Levongestrel in two doses‚ 0.75 mg‚ q12h Levonorgestrel ECPs prevent pregnancy by preventing or delaying ovulation. May also prevent fertilization of an eff by affecting the cervical mucus or decreasing the ability of sperm to bind to the egg **Note: levonorgestrel ECPs are NOT effective once process of implantation has begun‚ and will no cause abortion Classification:
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Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs) have been operating in Europe for the last three decades. Their primary aim is to reduce the risks of disease transmission through unhygienic injecting practices‚ prevent drug-related overdose deaths and connect high-risk drug users with addiction treatment‚ social and health services. They also hope to reduce the occurrence of drug use in public places and to tackle the number of discarded needles and other public order problems linked with street drug using. Drug
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787: 1. Provided a new structure for government of the Northwest territory 2. Bill of Rights 3. Established requirements for statehood 4. Abolished slavery 5. Brought order to western settlement and incorporated frontier Americans into an expanding federal system Articles of Confederation vs Constitution: 1. Congress could request states to pay taxes………Congress could levy taxes on individuals 2. No system of federal courts…………..Had courts to settle
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Case Study A 26-year-old woman went to the emergency department complaining of shortness of breath over the previous three days that had increased in intensity (Nash & Goldfarb‚ 2006). The patient was at the hospital for over three hours before she was able to see a physician. The physician did a complete exam and ordered blood tests‚ a chest x-ray‚ lung scan and electrocardiogram.The patient waited for three more hours before the physician told her that he believed she had asthma and should follow
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“How I deal with emergencies” 1. Explain what to do if your colleague suffers a deep cut it spurns bright red blood. Shout and call‚ or have someone call a first aid specialist. Ask the colleague to sit down. Check the wound‚ get a large bandage for the cut or simply press the wound and keep elevated the affected limb then check the colleague’s breathing and circulation and apply psychological methods to calm the colleague until the first aider comes. 2. Explain what to do if the fire
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General Electric Case Analysis Case Recap General Electric‚ (GE)‚ is a diversified technology and financial services corporation that has a history of tremendous success. The company’s name is well known across the United States and is recognized by consumers as the “practical innovator” (Crystal & Herskovitz‚ 2010). In order to continue its achievements‚ GE’s strategy is to focus its resources in new product innovation and comprehensive brand positioning. It has created the “Profile” and
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Case Study – General Electric ------------------------------------------------- Management Essentials Cody P This document under review was taken from a Wall Street Journal article titled‚ “GE’s Drive to Purge Fraud is Hampered by Workers’ Mistrust.” Right away it is clear that the writer of this article has a particular bias towards GE‚ and not the employees. After carefully reading‚ analyzing and just a little bit of reading between the lines‚ I have taken a similar stance. The
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A theme is a concept in the movie that is continued throughout in order to establish a connecting motif that ties the movie together. One prevalent theme in the movie "North by Northwest" is double or false identities. Everyone in this movie either steals‚ creates‚ or assumes double or false identities at some point in the movie. No initial character ends up being who they appear to be. One major character that carries this theme is Roger O. Thornhill‚ played by Cary Grant. He begins as himself
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Literature Review of Emergency and Non-Emergency Events Minkyu Lee Fire Protection Research Foundation © August 2012 The Fire Protection Research Foundation One Batterymarch Park Quincy‚ Massachusetts‚ U.S.A. 02169-7471 E-Mail: foundation@nfpa.org Web: www.nfpa.org/foundation Page 1 of 45 (This page left intentionally blank) Page 2 of 45 Executive Summary NFPA 101‚ Life Safety Code® ‚ contains information that is useful not only in fire related emergencies but also in non-fire
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