Support for the international development of emergency medicine as a clinical and academic specialty

Patients should receive an appropriate medical screening examination by a qualified medical person.

Military emergency medical care should adhere to the same standards and provide the same quality emergency medical care as the civilian community

Improve pain management for patients in all healthcare settings

Use of systems that provide appropriate patient information to a patient's health care providers

High-quality ED medical records promote improved patient care

EDs should not attempt medical assessment or management by telephone

RSI is an important technique for airway management of patients in the ED

Medical error reporting for the purpose of aiding practitioners and institutions in efforts to improve patient safety

Emergency physicians are generally neither credentialed to provide inpatient care nor are they insured for providing inpatient care

Recommended policies on telephone orders in the ED

Quality of patient care benefits from implementing a standardized ED triage scale and acuity categorization process

Use of order sets does not create a physician-patient relationship.

Supports if the careful and appropriate use of patient restraints or seclusion