An emergency physician is a person who takes care of patients
at the emergency department or is someone who takes charge of contingency
situations and management of other life-threatening cases. His responsibility
is to provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, and stabilization. Well,
there is no evidence-based literature that would guide you to those 5 habits
and qualities but most of the information provided and gathered is from the right
sources and experienced Emergency Physicians. To deal with everyday unforeseen
events at the hospital and successfully treating patients by seeking their ease
and well-being all you need are the following tips.
Complete your
sleeping hours:
With so much workload, mental stress and working overnight
shifts sleep patterns might be disturbed causing Circadian Disruption (CR) and
sleep deprivation. To ensure a patient's well-being you need to look after your
mental as well as physical health. Having a good sleep helps to manage stress
and multitask.
Prevent substance
abuse:
Working all day long in the emergency department might cause
a lot of stress and depression. Studies have shown that EM Physicians have been
rated 3 times greater involvement in substance abuse than physicians from other
specialties. This underlying cause of substance abuse affects the performance
of a doctor resulting in negligence of the patient's health.
Focus on
self-reporting:
Make a to-do list for your daily tasks in the emergency department
and mark your performance alongside each task. This will help you to access
your progress, identify problems early and gauging your patient's recovery
making you more attentive and focus at your work. This self-reporting mechanism
will ultimately lead to patient's satisfaction, increasing your prestige at the
emergency department.
Don't let the fear of
litigation overtakes you:
The threat of litigation affects clinical practice,
diagnostic tests ordered and patient disposition decisions. The best way to
deal is to acknowledge the risk and take savvy steps to reduce it by complying
with safe patient care standards that are in the patient's best interest and
ethically precise.
Exercise safety
measures and universal precautions:
When you are working in the emergency department you are
most exposed to infectious and life-threatening diseases. Before patients'
safety and health, an emergency physician should exercise safety measures
necessary to prevent exposure to blood and other body fluids. Conforming to
adequate space, equipment and preparation would reduce the chances of
accidental exposure.


