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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

We have mentioned the Glasgow Coma Scale in multiple delicious morsels: Minor closed head injuries in <3 month olds and in the rebaked morsel , Blunt cerebrovascular injury , Cerebral edema in DKA , Pediatric Trauma Pitfalls , and Carbon monoxide poisoning. Consider other indicators of need for airway management, such as gag reflex.

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REBEL Core Cast 108.0 – Angioedema

RebelEM

Take Home Points: Airway management is paramount; expect a challenging intubation and consider controlling the airway early if there is apparent airway compromise. Understanding the cause of angioedema (mast cell vs. bradykinin mediated) helps dictate directed management. of people who take NSAIDs ( Nzeako 2010 ).

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Ten Commandments for Emergency Professionals; a compendium

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Emergency Medicine Journal , 25 (12), 824-826. The Ten Commandments of Medical Emergency Management for Dentists Pediatric Emergency Medicines Ten Commandments of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Givens T. The Ten Commandments of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Ten commandments of burn management Gupta J L.

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Adventures in RSI

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Pediatric airway management is a skill that integrates the three types of knowledge as described by the ancient Greeks: episteme , or theoretical knowledge, techne , or technical knowledge, and phronesis , or practical wisdom, also called prudence. We know it, we are comfortable with it. Give a test dose of 10 mL/kg NS.

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Oxygen Powered Resuscitators

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Airway management by first responders when using a bag-valve device and two oxygen-driven resuscitators in 104 patients. 2005 **Opinion piece upon poor equipment choices, inadequate or dangerous ventilation, AHA’s support for “Hands Only, CPR”, etc. Filbrun, T., Augustin, C., & Nick, T. Noordergraaf, G. Van Dun, P.

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ED Airway Control —When Two Lives Are At Stake!

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Preface: In January 2015, this blog provided resources for Emergencies of the Third Trimester , however, we did not separately discuss airway management in third trimester pregnancy. Because of the grave concerns of airway management, difficult airway, and aspiration common to third-trimester pregnancy.