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Rethinking Fluid Resuscitation in Vaso-Occlusive Crisis: Is Lactated Ringer’s the Superior Choice?

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Reliance on a billing dataset, instead of EMR or prospective data, likely affected the quality of outcome measurement. Doing so can help avoid fundamental design errors that might otherwise limit or bias observational data ( Hernn 2022 ). Hospital-free days did not account for hospital days during readmissions.

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Being a Better Advocate for Your Patients with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities

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In one study alone, EMR/EMT Students failed to adequately recognize or suspect autism in simulated trauma victims 87% of the time. 2022, October). 2 Only 1% of those studied actively attempted to solicit information from the patient with a suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), instead electing to question bystanders. Radulski, E.

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Alzheimer’s and Ambulance Drivers

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Volunteer ambulances may have an EMT and an EMR (emergency medical responder), but there is no “ambulance driver” category of certification. The paper looked at people who died between 2020 and 2022 and had “ambulance driver” listed as their occupation.

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A patient with chest pain. (post on Normal ECG)

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Article on STEMI vs. BER

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