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Grand Rounds Recap 4/20
Simulation with Dr. Hill
Transitions of care can be a high risk time for our patients, especially amidst the chaotic environment that can be the SRU.
Pre-planning sign out is an effective strategy to make the transition smooth. One to two hours out from the shift's end, take them time to start getting things in order for the end of the shift.
As emergency medicine physicians we have the tendency to want to wrap up our patients at sign out as nicely as possible. This is a good habit, realizing that it can predispose to premature closure, and, particularly in the case of an unpredictable SRU, should be applied with caution...
Belly Pain Bonanza
It's been a busy Monday night shift. 2 hours in and it seems like all you've seen is belly pain after belly pain. You hesitate and think maybe it's just a figment of your imagination but a quick look at the track board tells you nope, 5 patient's with abdominal pain in your 10 bed pod and a new patient arriving to C40 with, of course, abdominal pain. You meet the squad and get report...