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Nursing Malpractice: The Basics – Part 2

The Trauma Pro

Most people worry about common errors like wrong dose, wrong drug, and wrong route of administration. Critical Care Nursing 23(2):104-107, 2003. What are common sources of malpractice complaints against nurses? The most common event is medication error. Reference: Examining Nursing Malpractice: A Defense Attorney’s Perspective.

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ToxCard: Iron

EMDocs

In 1997, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated unit-dose packaging for all iron-containing products with more than 30 milligrams of elemental iron. 2 This requirement was ultimately removed in 2003, however iron related exposures and deaths have stayed low.

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Current Extraglottic Airway Devices and Prehospital Practices

ACEP Now

I-Gel The i-gel was designed in the UK in 2003 and features a gel-style cuff that surrounds the larynx. References National Association of State EMS Officials, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The benefits of a King LT include lower inflation pressure and soft distal end, which decrease trauma during insertion and use.

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Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal

RebelEM

3, 4 Much of the appeal of phenobarbital lies in its ability to stave off severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms days after administration, without the necessity of daily redosing. New England Journal of Medicine 2003 , 348 (18), 1786-1795. 5 Paper: Lebin J et al. O’Connor, P. Management of Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal.

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Blood Pressure Management in Neurologic Emergencies: What Does the Evidence Say?

EMDocs

hypertensive emergency, need for thrombolytic administration) [1]. 2003 Oct 28;61(8):1047-51. 2003 Nov;42(5):619-26. Current guidelines do not recommend acute treatment of hypertension in these patients unless extreme (SBP > 220 mmHg or DBP > 120 mmHg), or another indication is present (e.g. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000092498.75010.57.

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Toxic Alcohols

Northwestern EM Blog

Fomepizole is now the preferred treatment because the administration of ethanol is more difficult, ethanol causes sedation, and titration of the therapy is challenging in co-ingestions [6]. Emerg Med J, 2003. 2003 Jun;142(6):729-30. Ethanol was used historically before the effects of fomepizole were studied. Barceloux, D.G.,

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The Pediatric Surgical Abdomen

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Pediatr Surg Int 2003; 19:439. Pediatr Surg Int 2003; 19:247. Plasma levels of lidocaine following nebulized aerosol administration. 2003; 12(4):241-253. 2003; 21:909-935. Khan AR, Vujanic GM, Huddart S. The constipated child: how likely is Hirschsprung's disease? Singh SJ, Croaker GD, Manglick P, et al.