Emergency rooms are busy places. The average amount of time before someone is discharged to their home or admitted to the hospital is measured in hours rather than minutes. A long wait does not necessarily mean that you have suffered a delay in medical care….
Triage means “to sort.” Emergency rooms must have a way of sorting patients to ensure that the patients who need care first to avoid serious injuries or death receive it before other patients with less urgent medical needs. ER Triage Policies and Procedures While every…
The insurance company does not want to pay your claim. It doesn’t matter who you are, how long you’ve been a customer, or what has happened to your business. The insurance company’s goal is simple. It wants to pay you as little as possible for…
Emergency room procedures exist for a reason. These procedures, which often include triage procedures, are meant to prevent significant pain and health complications for emergency room patients. Why ER Workers May Not Follow Procedures Despite working in an emergency room with established policies and procedures,…
Emergency room staff members triage patients and quickly provide critical medical care to prevent unnecessary injuries and deaths. Emergency room doctors, nurses, and other workers should have the necessary education to do their jobs, but that might not be enough to keep patients safe. Each…
Unlike regular antibiotics that are used to treat infections, antitumor antibiotics treat cancer. Antitumor antibiotics block cancer cell growth by interfering with each cell’s DNA. These drugs, also known as anticancer antibiotics and antineoplastic antibiotics, are made from natural substances found in soil fungus known…