PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Team members and families eagerly await your intervention to halt the seizure and understand its underlying cause. The lack of utility of laboratory testing in children with an unprovoked generalized seizure, or a simple febrile seizure is supported by several observational studies.

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Seizures Pediatrics Point-of-Care Testing Wellness 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

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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Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Resuscitation EMS 98

EMDocs

MAY 15, 2024

Causes and outcomes of the acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease. National Acute Chest Syndrome Study Group [published correction appears in N Engl J Med 2000 Sep 14;343(11):824]. Infectious: bacterial or viral pneumonia ( M. pneumoniae, C. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Aug;58:235-244. Epub 2022 Jun 11. PMID: 35717760. N Engl J Med.

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Blood Transfusions Fluid Resuscitation Dehydration Ultrasounds 78

EMDocs

MAY 28, 2024

Causes and outcomes of the acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease. National Acute Chest Syndrome Study Group [published correction appears in N Engl J Med 2000 Sep 14;343(11):824]. Infectious: bacterial or viral pneumonia ( M. pneumoniae, C. Based on light absorption from blood flow at the sensor site (using HbA, not HbS).

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Blood Transfusions Fluid Resuscitation Dehydration Ultrasounds 75

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Still, there are those that believe that FPS is more of a physician-centered endpoint that does not fully reflect important patient-centric outcomes (16). Contraindicated seizures or porphyria. Chest 2000; 117(1): 260 – 7. 2000 Jan-Mar;4(1):14-8. Minimal histamine release. Cons: Short duration of action.

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Emergency Department Soft Tissue Injuries Operations Airway Management 66

Taming the SRU

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

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Psychiatric Emergency Department Seizures Pediatrics 88

EMDocs

OCTOBER 5, 2024

12 Complications Inadequate empiric therapy can lead to treatment delays and worse outcomes. Imipenem confers highest risk of seizures ESBL-E are often hospital acquired infections and can prolong hospital stay or lead to worse outcomes. 2000; 6:460–3. Lee JA, Kang CI, Joo EJ, et al.

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EMS Infectious Diseases Sepsis Hospitals 74