Episode 30
Physician In Triage | FFP-First MTP
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of July 27-31, 2026.
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In this single-center study, advanced imaging utilization increased significantly following the deployment of a Provider-in-Triage (PIT) model. In addition, the rate of negative CT scans in patients with abdominal pain was higher in PIT-exposed patients.
In this retrospective study, children with reliable physical exam and normal plain T- or L-spine x-rays had 1 missed injury out of 126 children, and 100% had no operative injury.
A clinical decision support alert shortened the time to stress-dose hydrocortisone administration for patients with known adrenal insufficiency in the emergency department.
FFP-first MTP may have a slight mortality benefit, but this is not a practice-changing study.
A structured approach to cervical spine clearance using clinical decision rules, modern CT, and select use of MRI and x-ray in adult and pediatric patients allows us to avoid prolonged collar use, reduce ED crowding, and limit adverse collar effects for patients.
