The Trauma Pro

DECEMBER 22, 2023

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The author first reviewed the literature on the use of markers for penetrating injury, which started only recently, in 2002. The reality is that no one will ever be able to design a study that definitively evaluates the very soft outcomes that result from using this technique. So yes, this is dogma.

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ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

A search for Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) on any social media platform will yield thousands of before-and-after images, faja sales, operating room videos, recovery tips, and patients praising their plastic surgeon. These questionable practices led to a rash of bad outcomes. Cosmetic Surgery National Data Bank: 2002 Statistics.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 1, 2024

However, children who had an operation experienced improvements in behaviour, symptoms, and quality of life and had lower blood pressure. Data collected from 2002 to 2021 revealed a 72% decline in IPD incidence among children (<18 years), with continued reductions after the transition from PCV7 to PCV13. Lock JD, et al.

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Taming the SRU

JANUARY 29, 2024

Variations in sensitivity are thought to be related to operator technique, patient habitus, and difficulty evaluating the subclavian vein beneath the clavicle. [12] Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens in the Upper Extremity: A Case Report and Systematic Review and Outcomes Analysis. 2002 Feb 25;162(4):401-4. Vasc Endovascular Surg.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 26, 2023

Cardiac testing and outcomes in infants after an ALTE, Hoki et al, Archives of Disease in Childhood 2012 showed significant cardiac disease was present in <1% of patients presenting with ALTE (although cardiac abnormalities were found in 4% overall). How might these present in a less catastrophic way to the ED?

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PHEM Cast

APRIL 18, 2016

Hauwald, 2002 A co-operative patient does not require immobilization unless their conscious level deteriorates. The periscope video of the SKEPTIC trial presentation is accessible here: [link] The Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS) use infusion of ketamine to manage agitated mental health patient without need for intubation.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Significantly elevated CRP (>122mg/L) and PCT (>0.5ng/mL) levels are predictors of bad outcomes, and are useful for tracking therapy progress, but are not specific enough to rule-in infectious endocarditis [38-39]. 2002 Jan 2;287(1):92-101. Polymyalgia rheumatica in patients with a normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

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Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 87