Physical therapists are increasingly being asked to provide evaluation and management of patients in the emergency department (ED) setting. As part of the emergency department team, physical therapists have the opportunity to collaborate in the care of patients with a wide range of acute and chronic problems coming from the neuromusculoskeletal, cardiovascular pulmonary and integumentary systems. The physical therapist in the ED serves a critical role in screening for appropriateness of care, consultation with other practitioners, and in the direct care of patients.
Call to Action: Emergency Department Toolkit: Please provide constructive feedback, including ideas or suggestions for other toolkits or like resources that would be valuable to APTA members, the profession, and patients to practice-dept@apta.org.
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