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A Critical Addition: Embedding PTs Into Emergency Departments

How incorporating physical therapists in emergency medicine can improve patient outcomes.

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Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025
Author: Kaitlyn Hanelt, PT, DPT

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A 65-year-old male patient is assisted into the emergency department with his adult daughter after a fall earlier that morning in his living room due to complaints of dizziness. Upon arrival, the patient presents with elevated blood pressure, complaints of dizziness, and right knee pain.

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Date: June 1, 2025
Contact:  aptamag@apta.org
Content Type:  Feature

Topics

Careers in Physical Therapy, Scope of Practice

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Kaitlyn Hanelt, PT, DPT

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