Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

AUGUST 2, 2016

All efforts to identify the decedent by hospital staff, law enforcement agencies or social service agencies should be well documented in the medical records. This includes subdural hematomas, comas, paraplegia, quadriplegia, fractures and seizure disorders, regardless of the time interval between the injury and death.

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Documentation/Coding Forensics CDC Fractures 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

First: Are you sure it was syncope, and not SEIZURE? Conversely , frequently syncope has a short episode of tonic-clonic activity that mimics seizure. Finally, much of this correlates well with The new Canadian Syncope Arrhythmia Risk Score , just published in 2016, results of which are given below in the Annotated Bibliography.

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Emergency Department EKG/ECG Outcomes Seizures 52

Downeast Emergency Medicine

MARCH 24, 2021

Well, patients have a greater potential to be sicker, and even though there is a higher chance of a bacterial infection these patients should NOT be started empirically on antibiotics. In this patient population, well appearing children can have stool cultures ordered and be referred to follow up as an outpatient.

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Pediatrics Dehydration Emergency Department Wellness 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Headache plus… a new seizure. An eleven-year-old girl presents to the ED with new headache, nausea, and vomting in the morning, then had a generalized seizure later that day, and presents with a low GCS. 2005 Apr;102(4):726-9. Headache plus… it’s unilateral and new for the patient. Pediatrics. 2010;126(5):952-60. J Neurosurg.

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Seizures Wellness 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

2019) argue against a minimum NIHSS score to trigger the use of CTA, instead purporting that clinical suspicion of acute ischemic stroke presenting within 24 hours of the last known well was sufficient evidence to order the study. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2005, 185 (3), 772-783. Am Fam Physician 2005, 72 (8), 1492-1500. Fischer, S.;

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Stroke Radiology Radiology Emergency Department 105

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Headache red-flag characteristics include neurological symptoms, thunderclap nature, syncope, trauma, immunocompromised, coagulopathy, fever, rash, seizure, nuchal rigidity, altered mental status, pregnancy, temporal tenderness, jaw claudication, and cancer history. 2005 Jul-Aug 2005;12(4):311-9. Jan 23 2008;(1):CD000396.

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Emergency Department Fractures Burns EMS 105

EMDocs

MARCH 11, 2024

33 In areas without potable tap water or reliable sources of safe water, bottled water should be used for drinking, as well as brushing teeth and washing/preparing food. Among children, hypoglycemia is common and can lead to seizures. If bottled water is unavailable, water should be boiled, filtered, or properly chlorinated/bleached.

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Dehydration CDC Rapid Diagnostic Testing Fluid Resuscitation 111

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

She presents with a seven-day history of fever, fatigue, and myalgias associated with decreased oral intake and an episode of seizure-like activity three hours prior to arrival. Additionally, there is no family history of seizure disorders. A review of systems is notable for nausea and vomiting but no diarrhea.

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Infectious Diseases CDC PPE Rapid Diagnostic Testing 75