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Management of traumatically injured patients in the emergency department observation unit
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detriot, Michigan, USA. rwelch@med.wayne.edu
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
|February 24, 2001
Abstract:
An EDOU may be an ideal setting for the short-term monitoring and treatment of certain acutely injured patients. The patients choosen for observation, and the diagnostic studies used, will be specific to a particular institution's availability and expertise. Pathways should be developed in conjunction with all services caring for these patients.