Explore essential risk management strategies for emergency medicine in this 32-minute video lecture. Learn about critical issues including antipsychotic prescriptions, suicide risk assessment, thrombolytic consent in stroke cases, and safe patient discharge practices. Gain insights on proper supervision and co-signing of advanced practice clinician charts, the rising importance of stroke-related lawsuits, and the urgency of sepsis recognition and treatment. Understand the legal implications of patient recordings, child abuse reporting requirements, and the importance of policy acknowledgment for new hires. Enhance your practice with these valuable pearls to improve patient safety and reduce legal risks in acute care settings.
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Suicide
Automated Speech Recognition
A asymptomatic hypertension
Blood Pressure
Delegation of Consent
The Issues
Supervision
Quality Assurance
US Acute Care Solutions
Is a DDNR Valid
Problems in EM
Confidentiality
Recording
Recording Issues
Apology Laws
Acknowledge Department Policies
Taught by
The Center for Medical Education
