EMDocs

JANUARY 29, 2024

Authors: Sameer Desai, MD (EM Attending Physician, University of Kentucky); Omar Abbas Ahmed Malik, MBBS (Patients’ Aid Foundation, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center) // Reviewed by: Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University School of Medicine in St. 2004 Feb;35(2):520-6. Epub 2004 Jan 15.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

How does that apply to the role of the board certified emergency physician? Fundamentally, I believe every patient coming to an emergency department is best served by care delivered by board certified emergency physicians. When those same fundamentals done right achieve great success, they aren’t little at all.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Our state chapter members and leaders are uniquely positioned to follow EMRA’s lead in partnering with local EM residency programs to improve communication of ACEP’s value to EM-bound medical students and EM residents by hosting residency visits or local events relevant to our shared mission.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This case was provided by Spencer Schwartz, an outstanding paramedic at Hennepin EMS who is on Hennepin EMS's specialized "P3" team, a team that receives extra training in advanced procedures such as RSI, thoracostomy, vasopressors, and prehospital ultrasound. N Engl J Med [Internet] 2013;368(21):2004–13.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 9, 2022

Great emergency care takes a team from the prehospital setting, emergency department, inpatient and outpatient all working together. This committee’s findings supported the use of tPA in less than three hours ( Ingall et al 2004). They published their findings in Annals of EM 2009.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Noninferiority trials, covered here on REBEL EM , are helpful when the experimental treatment offers a distinct advantage over the standard treatment. Multicenter study of emergency department visits for insect sting allergies. Multicenter study of emergency department visits for food allergies. PMID: 16159637.

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PHEM Cast

APRIL 21, 2021

Emergency tracheal intubation: complications associated with repeated laryngoscope attempts. 2004 Aug;99(2):607-13, Hasegawa K et al. Association Between Repeated Intubation Attempts and Adverse Events in Emergency Departments: An Analysis of a Multicenter Prospective Observational Study. Int J Emerg Med 6, 38 (2013).

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Annals of EM 2020. Case: A 32-year-old male patient presents to your emergency department (ED) with severe nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Background: Chronic marijuana use was recognized by Allen el al in 2004 to cause cyclical vomiting in patients from South Australia. Reference: Ruberto et al.

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ALiEM

MARCH 7, 2024

Facts and Literature Review Bladder volume estimation Measuring bladder volume via POCUS in pediatric patients has been studied, demonstrating a benefit on Emergency Department workflow and length of stay (Table 1). Point-of-care ultrasound for the detection of hydronephrosis in emergency department patients with suspected renal colic.

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Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

And for most forms, EM physicians are not typically shocked by shock. 2004; 139(11):1199-1203. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. Revised National Estimates of Emergency Department Visits for Sepsis in the United States. However, what happens when the trusted treatment paradigm fails? Arch Surgery.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Authors: Rachel Kelly, MD ( EM Resident Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital); Robert Nocito, MD (EM Attending Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital) // Reviewed by: Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University in St. Int J Emerg Med. Eur J Emerg Med. Emerg Med J. 140.11.1122.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

in 2010 EM Clinics of North America (full text link) For an Exhaustive Review of Syncope and its full management outside the ED environment, go to the 2009 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines (full text pdf). The ROSE (Risk Stratification of syncope in the emergency department) Study.

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Comparison of the MASCC and CISNE scores for identifying low-risk neutropenic fever patients: analysis of data from three emergency departments of cancer centers in three continents. Epub 2011 Apr 22 Coyne CJ, Le V, Brennan JJ, Castillo EM, Shatsky RA, Ferran K, Brodine S, Vilke GM. Ann Emerg Med. Support Care Cancer.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Resuscitator : Wikipedia general article Emergency Care Research Institute [ECRI] Gas-Powered Resuscitators Hazard [Health Devices Nov 1988;17(11):352-4] **Good review of concerns re Demand Valves, then and now. A., Automatic transport ventilator versus bag valve in the EMS setting: a prospective, randomized trial. Grainge, C.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This blog post aims to help familiarise you with some of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department. Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. 2004 Sep 25;364(9440):1141–8. Karageorgos, S.; Hibberd, O.; The Lancet.

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

Sundd P, Gladwin MT, Novelli EM. 2004 Jul;15(4):248-250. Am J Emerg Med. Intranasal fentanyl and discharge from the emergency department among children with sickle cell disease and vaso-occlusive pain: A multicenter pediatric emergency medicine perspective. 2020 Feb 12;10(1):2470. Annu Rev Pathol.

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: In fact, a meta-analysis on vaccine effectiveness from 2004-2015 found that the pooled effectiveness against influenza B was 54%, against the H1N1 pandemic in 2009 was 61%, and against the H3N2 virus was 33%. Jeff: Of note, EMS providers should use face masks themselves and place them on patients as well.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Further #FOAMed: POCUS for Assessing Volume Responsiveness – Core Ultrasound Volume Assessment Using POCUS in the Emergency Department References McGee S, Abernathy WB 3rd, Simel DL. Does this dyspneic patient in the emergency department have congestive heart failure? 2004 Jan-Feb;17(1):37-43. Semin Dial.

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