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emDOCs Revamp: Alcohol Withdrawal

EMDocs

Management of drug and alcohol withdrawal. 2003; 348:1786-1795. This series provides evidence-based updates to previous posts so you can stay current with what you need to know. fold higher risk of NSTI than the control group 12 For those without comorbidities , AUD exhibited a 15.2-fold N Engl JMed.

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Current Extraglottic Airway Devices and Prehospital Practices

ACEP Now

Airway management remains a fundamental skill for all emergency physicians. Extraglottic airway devices (EGAs) have become a widely accepted means of airway management along with rescue airway devices. I-Gel The i-gel was designed in the UK in 2003 and features a gel-style cuff that surrounds the larynx.

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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Consider other indicators of need for airway management, such as gag reflex. 2003 Jul;40(7):620-5. Systematic review showed 85% of studies with substantial reliability with kappa statistic >0.6 GCS scores are validated in trauma populations , but it has its limitations in the medical populations. It’s complicated.

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Intubation

PHEM Cast

Positioning From: [link] Recommended Rich Levitan resources Podcast 70 – Airway Management with Rich Levitan Airway axes From: McGuire B, Hodge K. Click here to hear what our friends over at the Resus Room think about Airways 2 References (kindly shared by Rich) Davis DP et al. J Trauma 2003; 54:444-453 Mort TC.

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Episode 36: COVID-19

PHEM Cast

whose review included 10 studies (5 case-control; 5 cohort), all of which investigated transmission of SARS from patients to healthcare workers in intensive care or other healthcare settings during the 2002-2003 SARS outbreaks. This evaluation is based on a systematic review by Tran et al. Volume 31, Issue 5 May 2010 , pp.

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The Nose: the other route to the lungs

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Buffington] NTI largely supplanted by RSI: Current resuscitation practice focuses on the oral route for airway management and intubation. Raja, MD, MBA, MPH Trauma Airway Management J Emerg Med. Advances in prehospital airway management. Sukhupragarn, “ Airway Management ,” In: P. Rogue Medic.