EMDocs

JUNE 25, 2024

Today on the emDOCs cast with Brit Long, MD ( @long_brit) , we cover the evaluation and management of the patient with a burn injury. Episode 103: Thermal Burn Injury Initial evaluation of thermal burns Range of burn severities and types: minor sunburns to full thickness burns and severe inhalation injury.

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ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

Per EMS, the patient was found at the bottom of a high voltage line with diffuse burns and amputation of his left forearm. FIGURE 1: Electrical burns of the patient’s bilateral feet. FIGURE 2: Traumatic amputation and electrical burn of the patient’s left arm. He was intubated by EMS due to the extent of his injuries.

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Burns Fluid Resuscitation EKG/ECG EMS 52

RebelEM

MAY 29, 2023

septic shock). Limited, small studies on its use in septic shock do not make a clear argument for use. Early Adjunctive Methylene Blue in Patients with Septic Shock: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Background: Sepsis can induce numerous physiologic derangements. Paper: Ibarra-Estrada, M et al. Crit Care 2023. 95% CI 15.4

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Emergency Medicine Ireland

JUNE 10, 2024

We’re going to cover a bit of an environmental/tox topic today and look at carbon monoxide poisoning from Oh’s manual chapter 83 on burns. Patients are going to be pretty sick often from multiple pathologies but COHb on its own is enough to produce severe neurological injury, shock and even cardiac injury is also quite prevalent.

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Poisoning EMS Burns Shock 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Neonatal pain pathways are particularly plastic; prompt assessment of and increased alertness to neonatal pain may help to mitigate long-lived pain sensitivity and hyperalgesia ( Taddio 2002 ). For many medications, these children will have a greater weight-normalized clearance than adults ( Berde 2002 ).

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

OCTOBER 1, 2015

He is in compensated shock. Increased demand may be temporary, such as in burns, s/p cardiac surgery, or ay prolonged recovery. Pediatr Surg Int (2002) 18: 50-53 DiBaise JK, Scolapio JS. The Huber needle is not a resuscitative line. Obtain proper access to give fluids -- do not rely on the port-a-cath.

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Pediatrics Fractures Resuscitation Burns 40

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

However, PCT can be elevated in severe trauma, such as burns or surgery [5,25]. Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021. 2002 Jan 2;287(1):92-101. Kinetics & Reference Range: Normal serum levels of PCT are < 0.05 Intensive Care Med. 2021 Nov;47(11):1181-1247.

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Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 86