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Emergency Department

This toolkit is designed to help provide a safe environment of care for staff and patients in the Emergency Department (ED) and includes:

  • Tools to help reduce risk and improve patient care
  • Current regulations
  • National best practice guidelines

Information from industry experts also addresses deescalating violent situations in the ED.

Toolkit Materials

  • Physician Reference Severe Sepsis Bundle Pocket Card

    Quick reference pocket card to help remind staff physicians of the timeliness of the sepsis bundle interventions.

  • Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals

    This AHRQ is a performance improvement tool to direct you through the organization of your team, identification of strategies and implementing change to improve patient safety.

  • Standardized Hospital Emergency Codes State of Louisiana

    A quick tool outlining standardized emergency codes in the state of Louisiana adopted by the Louisiana Policy and Regulatory Committee in 2005.

  • LSBN Statute on Moderate or Conscious Sedation

    A statement from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing addressing the scope of practice in nursing regarding the practice of administering medication and monitoring patients during the levels of intravenous procedural/conscious sedation.

  • CMS Hospital CoP Anesthesia Guidelines 2018

    A presentation addressing the most recent guidelines in anesthesia administration as set forth by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

  • SBAR Technique for Communication Process

    A document from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) describing the process of handoff using this standardized tool, including a Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) tool.

Online Resources

  • Addressing Alarm Problems in the Emergency Department
  • Emergency Response Plan
  • Emergency Severity Index (ESI): A Triage Tool for Emergency Departments
  • Louisiana Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (LaPOST)
  • Emtala
  • ACLS medical Training

Members-Only Toolkit Materials

  • ED Discharge Risk Assessment

    Discharging a patient from the emergency department at a hospital is a complex process that has many challenges. This risk assessment makes sure all the processes are met to prevent readmissions or adverse events after discharge.

  • 2016 Violence in the ED – Presentation Recordings

    These recordings are from the live event hosted by the LHA Trust Funds for members which focused on the magnitude of the problem with violence in the Emergency Department. The speakers from this event offer recommendations on protecting patients, staff and the public in the event of violence in the ED, as well as participating in a panel discussion of this serious issue which was interactive with the audience.

  • 2016 Violence in the ED – Presentation Slides

    These slides accompany the “Violence in the ED” recordings and provide an outline of the information discussed.

  • Webinar: Mission Possible – Early Identification and Standardization of Sepsis within the Hospital and Beyond

    This webinar presents a four-tiered method for developing a hospital wide program to identify sepsis patients early in the disease and manage them based on the guidelines.

  • Presentation Slides: Mission Possible Webinar

    These slides accompany the “Mission Possible” webinar and offer an outline of the presentation along with resources and tools.

  • Two-Sided Badge Card

    Quick reference badge card to help remind staff of the timeliness of the sepsis bundle interventions.

  • Webinar: Mental Health Care in the Acute Setting

    This webinar offers practical guidance in the initial clinical assessment and management of mental health patients presenting to the Emergency Department or any first presentation setting. Information is presented to help better understand triage, high risk identifiers, and self-behavior triggers related to the admission process, levels of observation for mental health patients, reinforces the importance of risk assessments and documentation requirements related to mental healthcare.

  • Presentation Slides: Mental Health Care in the Acute Setting

    These slides accompany the “Mental Health Care in the Acute Setting” webinar and provide guidance for clinician working as first responders in acute and emergent mental healthcare.