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From the Inside Looking Out: A View from the Fishbowl

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Background

Overview of current emergency medicine practice and neurological emergencies.

Conclusions

Emergency medicine physicians review and respond to a manuscript noting the unique time pressures and diagnostic constraints in contemporary US emergency medicine practice. Definitions of error and misdiagnosis are discussed. Proposals are enumerated for practice improvement involving local feedback and educational initiatives.

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  1. University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    J. Stephen Huff

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Jonathan A. Edlow

  3. Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA

    Scott Silvers

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Huff, J.S., Edlow, J.A. & Silvers, S. From the Inside Looking Out: A View from the Fishbowl. Neurocrit Care 9, 265–268 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-008-9112-9

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