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.
Risk Management Pearls - The EM & Acute Care Course