The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 6, 2024

National Assessment of Pediatric Readiness of US Emergency Departments during the Covid-19 Pandemic. July 2023 Date: Dec 11, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Rachel Hatcliffe is a pediatric emergency medicine attending at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. Are general emergency departments ready to care for children?

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RebelEM

MAY 11, 2023

Background: The emergency department is frequently visited by patients suffering from symptomatic alcohol withdrawal, and the traditional management has been dominated by repeated doses of benzodiazepines. Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal.

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Emergency Department Administration Hospitals Academics 89

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Acad Emerg Med. Academic emergency medicine 12.9 2003 Jul;40(7):620-5. Interrater reliability of Glasgow Coma Scale scores in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. Systematic review showed 85% of studies with substantial reliability with kappa statistic >0.6 2016 Aug;23(8):878-84. Biradar, S.

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Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In the UK, as in most developed countries, more patients are presenting to Emergency Departments (EDs) with minor illnesses or injuries. Emergency department overcrowding is a complex issue with multiple contributing factors. Learning about international trends sparked our curiosity about our own department.

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Emergency Department Research Pediatrics Hospitals 89

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 31, 2023

Knutsson 2003) I imagine many of us know of a doctor who has been in a car accident when driving home from work. Objective assessment of sleep and fatigue risk in emergency medicine physicians. AEM March 2023 * Population: A convenience sample of emergency physicians from a single academic emergency department.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 7, 2018

CMAJ Nov 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Carpenter is from Washington University, Deputy Editor of Academic Emergency Medicine and faculty member of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care course. Case: A 35-year-old female presents to your emergency department three-hours after the onset of a severe frontal headache.

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EM Curious

JULY 24, 2015

A Comparison of Ultrasound-guided Three-in-one Femoral Nerve Block Versus Parenteral Opioids Alone for Analgesia in Emergency Department Patients With Hip Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Academic Emergency Medicine, 20(6), 584–591. Pediatric Emergency Care,30(4), 227–229. P., & Liebmann, O.

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