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Brain Trauma Guidelines for Emergency Medicine

ACEP Now

This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007. These guidelines present the best available evidence to support clinical decision making in the prehospital setting when TBI care may have the most significant impact on outcomes; they also establish a research agenda for future investigations.

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Post #2 Back-to-Sleep Series

Sensible Medicine

And while PP is mostly aesthetic, severe cases are usually prescribed physical therapy and sometimes orthosis (helmets), although Collett et al shows that the outcome is the same with or without physical therapy, and with or without orthotic treatment. There is some evidence that PP may increase the need for orthodontic treatment.

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Episode 14: Thoracotomy

PHEM Cast

Emergency Department thoracotomy for the critically injured patient: Objectives, indications, and outcomes. J Am Coll Surg; 2000. pdf Equipment required for resuscitative thoracotomy: Surface anatomy: Appearance of pericardial clot A foley catheter being used to fill a cardiac wound – note how easily this could be pulled out.

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Friday Reflection 35: Four Who Fired Me

Sensible Medicine

I can’t remember what I thought was going on, but other than documenting the concern, it does not seem like I really addressed it, diagnostically or therapeutically. I wish I had made it sooner, but in the long run, I am sure the prognosis is good and that the ultimate outcome won’t be different.”

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SGEM#197: Die Trying – Intubation of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Case: You are working a regular shift in the emergency department when you hear a code blue called. The survival rate for IHCA has almost doubled from the year 2000 when it was only 13.7%. DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions of this podcast do not represent the United States Government or the US Air Force.

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SGEM#328: I Can’t fight this Med Any Longer – Droperidol for Acute Agitation

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

. * Exclusions: Prisoners or those in police custody, pregnant or breast-feeding, or with documented allergy to any study medications. Dr. Martel is a practicing emergency physician at Hennepin County medical center in Minneapolis, Minnesota since 2000. This is an SGEMHOP episode, which means we have the lead author on the show.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

RebelEM

Ventilator-associated lung injury and inflammation can occur even during short-term mismanagement can worsen patient outcomes. This is a critical error that leads to poorer outcomes for patients in need of critical care. Unfortunately, its not clear whether the documentation came from RTs or ED providers. N Engl J Med.