PHEM Cast

APRIL 18, 2016

Spinal fractures occur in 2% of all major trauma. Unstable spinal fractures occur in all major trauma 0.7%. Hauwald, 2002 A co-operative patient does not require immobilization unless their conscious level deteriorates. Remember this when you get on scene – 98% of patients will not have a spinal injury.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

There was a disproportionate number of DNWs on Sundays, and if they presented between 4 pm and midnight, A 2002 Canadian study by Goldman et al., Of these, 40% were paediatric patients, and 12.4% of those children later returned to the ED. This resulted in a study population of 1,764, giving a “Did Not Wait” (DNW) rate of 5%.

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Taming the SRU

JANUARY 29, 2024

Notable Diagnostics CBC : unremarkable, BMP : unremarkable X-ray imaging of the left hand, wrist, and forearm: chronic degenerative changes without acute fracture or bony abnormality. 2002 Feb 25;162(4):401-4. The remainder of the physical examination is unremarkable. Mustafa BO, Rathbun SW, Whitsett TL, Raskob GE. Arch Intern Med.

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ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

In our case, the patient had a CT of the head, cervical spine, and chest, abdomen, and pelvis with intravenous contrast demonstrated a C2, C7 compression fracture with significant bowel edema (Figure 4), and was taken to the operating room for left arm disarticulation, left below knee amputation and right above knee amputation.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

OCTOBER 1, 2015

The two most common complications of VP shunts are malfunction (due to obstruction, fracture, or kinking) or infection. Pediatr Surg Int (2002) 18: 50-53 DiBaise JK, Scolapio JS. The most common causes are tumor, congenital anomalies, hemorrhage, or post-infectious obstructions. of them were removed for clinical improvement.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 3, 2020

She had multiple rib fractures as well as serious hemorrhage and underwent massive transfusion. She sustained chest wall trauma, including rib fractures with serious bleeding. The mechanism for these ECG changes of hyperkalemia is interesting ( Webster et al: Emerg Med J 19:74-77, 2002 ).

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Identifying serious causes of back pain: cancer, infection, fracture. 2002 Jan 2;287(1):92-101. Cleve Clin J Med. 2008 Aug;75(8):557-66. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.75.8.557. PMID: 18756836. Polymyalgia rheumatica in patients with a normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Arthritis Rheum. 1996 Feb;39(2):304-7. doi: 10.1002/art.1780390220.

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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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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

23 Blunt carotid injury is more likely in patients with at least one of the following: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ≤ 6, fracture of petrous bone, presence of diffuse axonal brain injury, and LeFort II/III fractures. 23 BCVI should be suspected with any high-energy trauma or any fractures of the maxilla or mandible. 24) Kelts, G.;

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MARCH 27, 2015

Many authors feel NTI is absolutely or relatively contraindicated with potential basilar skull fractures; there is also opinion arguing that airway protection trumps the extreme rarity of this complication. Intracranial placement of a nasotracheal tube after facial fracture: a rare complication. 10 (2002), pp. Marlow, T.

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