Sentences with phrase «gives emergency physicians»

The newly validated rule gives emergency physicians a reliable tool to identify high - risk patients and rule out the condition in low - risk patients without having to order time - consuming imaging.

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«Many parents and caregivers go down a slide with a young child on their lap without giving it a second thought,» states lead researcher Charles Jennissen, MD, Clinical Professor and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Staff Physician, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.

«Given the aging of the population, emergency physicians need to be prepared to balance their obligations to the patient by documenting findings, reporting suspicions and referring patients to appropriate agencies,» said Marguerite DeLiema, Ph.D, of the Stanford University Center on Longevity in Stanford, Calif., the lead study author of «The Forensic Lens: Bringing Elder Neglect into Focus in the Emergency Departmenemergency physicians need to be prepared to balance their obligations to the patient by documenting findings, reporting suspicions and referring patients to appropriate agencies,» said Marguerite DeLiema, Ph.D, of the Stanford University Center on Longevity in Stanford, Calif., the lead study author of «The Forensic Lens: Bringing Elder Neglect into Focus in the Emergency DepartmenEmergency Department.»

«The sooner the drug is given, the better the result, because the brain of a person who isn't breathing is being deprived of oxygen,» says Thomas Waters, MD, an emergency medicine physician at the Cleveland Clinic.

In case of an emergency, please also bring with you a signed and dated letter from your physician (to be given to our doctor on board, as well as for any medical authorities) stating any health problems and dosage requirements.

• Report to clinical coordinator or practice administrator • Perform nursing procedures under supervision of physician or physician assistant • Assist physician and physician assistant in exam rooms • Escort patients to exam rooms, interviews patients, measure vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and document all information in patient's chart • Give instructions to patients as instructed by physician or physician assistant • Ensure all related reports, labs and information is filed is available in patients» medical records prior to their appointment • Keep exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, maintain instruments, prepare sterilization as required • Take telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to patient / physician / pharmacy calls • Triage and process messages from patients and front office staff to physicians and physician assistants • Maintain all logs and required checks (i.e. refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.) • All other duties as assigned by clinical coordinator or practice administrator

Respond to 911 calls for emergency medical assistance, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or bandaging a wound, assess a patient's condition and determine a course of treatment, follow guidelines learned in training or received from physicians who oversee their work, use backboards and restraints to keep patients still and safe in an ambulance during transport, help transfer patients to the emergency department of a healthcare facility and report their observations and treatment to the staff, create a patient care report, document the medical care given to the patient, replace used supplies and check or clean equipment after use.