If the “burnt out” attrition of emergency physicians, the shortage of emergency nurses, the unfilled emergency medicine residency positions, the prevalence of errors (here and here), the persistence of misdiagnosis, or the news headlines (here, here, and here) are relevant indicators, then the emergency department (ED) could be considered a failed - or at least… Continue reading Fitness Functions
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Intuitions in the Wild
In reality, there are probably no wild places remaining. The watering hole has a water tank and fences, the lions have identification tags, and are largely habituated to the gawking tourists with binoculars. Analogously, the emergency department has protocols, clinical guidelines, and triage scores. Both environments are semi-wild; neither completely open and wild nor fully closed… Continue reading Intuitions in the Wild
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