ACEP board-approved policy statements highlight the scope of issues being addressed in emergency medicine. New policies are initially distributed to ACEP members via Annals of Emergency Medicine and posted here. In addition, the ACEP Board of Directors has directed that all policy statements undergo automatic review when they are seven years old. Unless a policy still contains relevant information, it will then sunset. Due to the extensive time required to review seven-year-old or older policies, some are still under review.
Actions during emergency situations.
Evaluating the service aspects of emergency care
Advertising/marketing as an air ambulance service
Attributes for a retail-based clinic are important to patient care:
Improve ED patients' access to outpatient community health and support services
ACEP recognizes only those emergency medicine subspecialty certifications developed and maintained through the ABMS/AOA process.
Emergency physicians are generally neither credentialed to provide inpatient care nor are they insured for providing inpatient care
The best patient care occurs when there is no ambiguity as to who is the physician responsible for the patient
Attaining diversity in emergency medicine residencies and faculties that reflects our multicultural society is a desirable goal
Support for worldwide nuclear disarmament
Support for efforts involving public education and legislation to ensure safe boating and operation of personal watercraft
EMS should provide the highest quality of service and patient care based on current scientific research and available resources
Provide the highest quality of service and patient care based on current scientific research and available resources
Benefits of a society free from violence
Confirmation of proper endotracheal tube placement should be completed in all patients at the time of initial intubation
The use of Certificates of completion of focused courses
Volunteer medical personnel should not respond to a disaster scene unless officially requested by the jurisdiction's established ICS.
Principles regarding the use of PEFR monitoring in the ED management of adult patients who present for treatment of an acute exacerbation of asthma
Supports if the careful and appropriate use of patient restraints or seclusion
Advocacy for health care coverage for all Americans
Stressing the importance of helmet use
Quality of patient care benefits from implementing a standardized ED triage scale and acuity categorization process