Emergency department

prompted me to enter college as a pre-medical student, my experiences volunteering in the medical field have strengthened my conviction to become a doctor and have shown me how rewarding the field of medicine is. I have worked in clinics as well as emergency rooms and have observed doctors and patients in both settings. I have seen how through the help of a caring doctor, patient’s become at ease and how a patient doctor relationship can become a strong bond that lasts for many years. The…

profit for the hospital, thus making it a mutually beneficial benefit. These services can be grouped into the following: clinics, surgery centers, home health care that includes rehabilitation and postacute care, women’s conditions, and conventional emergency care (Shi & Singh, 2013, p. 166). In addition, there are mobile facilities that can aid the patient…

During a four hour visit to the emergency room this weekend, I was able to observe many different people. Since we had such a long wait, I was able to watch, listen, and record different people around the room. I never realized how informative a trip to the emergency room could be. Most of the people looked miserably sick or miserably worried which is what I expected; however, I was able to focus on a woman that accompanied her husband and his grandfather to the emergency room, and continued…

Burström, L., Starrin, B., Engström, M., & Thulesius, H. (2013). Waiting management at 
 the emergency department - a grounded theory study. BMC Health Services 
 Research, 13(1), 1-10. The purpose of this study was to investigate waiting times in emergency rooms. Before the study was conducted, nearly 38% of patients were waiting over four hours to be seen. A grounded theory study was used to look into this issue. This type of study uses both qualitative and quantitative data, which was…

Emergency Departments (ED) all over the country struggle with over-crowding, and consequently long wait times (WT), extensive length of stays (LOS), high rates of patients who leave without being seen (LWBS), and poor patient satisfaction. This paper will explore the impact of overcrowding and the implementation of a fast-track area (FTA) as a solution to minimize the consequences. Emergency Department Crowding ED crowding is a national problem. The number of patients visiting EDs is growing…

Nationwide, hospital emergency departments (EDs) are in crisis. The demand for ED services have increased steadily while capacity has shrunk, due largely to hospital closures. Many Emergency Departments are overcrowded, causing long waits for care, poor quality outcomes and low patient satisfaction. ED crowding is particularly prevalent at EMC, a safety-net hospital, because of our historic mission and legal mandate to care for vulnerable and underserved individuals. The capacity of EMC’s Ed…

When I initially decided to take this class, it was only to fulfil the minimum requirement by UC Davis PA master’s program. All I wanted was a job where I could quickly obtain patient experience hours. This all changed by the end of the first week of class. Something about the radiated enthusiasm and passion of the instructor and student assistants, brought me to a different place. I didn’t expect this, I only signed up for EMS 111 because I didn’t get into the phlebotomy course the previous…

I felt the sharp stinging pain on my chin when I had on my dad’s work pants on, then my sister all of a sudden pulled the back of them so I went falling forward and come to find out I busted my chin open. My dad had to take off work early just to come pick me up and rush me to OU medical center in Edmond to get stitches. I was afraid it would hurt but I asked the nurses who did my stitches, “Will it hurt?” and they told me “it won't hurt if you numb it with ice so you won't be able to feel a…

During the last two weeks at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in the Emergency Department I have had a taste of the fast and the effective pace of the Emergency Department. Learning from my field educator: Amanda May, I have been exposed to a range of scenarios which include: Bipolar disorder, abortion, child protection, domestic violence, homelessness and post traumatic stress disorder. In doing so, throughout the two weeks I have picked up on four common themes: Homelessness, Child Protection,…

enhancements being used by emergency room (ER) physicians, I would reflect on the arguments for and against cognitive enhancements in general. I would then reflect on how these arguments impact the specific case at hand. The profession of a physician, more specifically and ER physician, is overseen by three organizations that are authorized to grant board-certified physicians in emergency medicine: the American Board of Emergency Medicine, the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency medicine and…