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Episode 28 - Depressed and Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department: An Evidence-Based Approach

EB Medicine

Jeff: If those figures seem a bit high, another CDC study found that in a general population survey of a quarter million people between 2006-2008, 9% met the criteria for major depression. Jeff: And while it seems crass to even mention the financial impact, the number is shocking - suicide has an estimated economic burden of $5.4

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Pediatric Pain

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

For example, for a simple forearm fracture, you may opt to give an oral opioid, perform a hematoma block, and offer inhaled nitrous oxide for reduction, rather than a formal intravenous procedural sedation ( Luhmann 2006 ). Unexplained tachycardia may be the early signs of shock. 2006 Oct;118(4):e1078-86. 2006 Mar;16(3):258-65.

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IV fluids in the ED: When do we really need them?

EMDocs

The latest Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) sepsis guidelines from 2021 recommend giving patients with signs of hypoperfusion an initial 30 ml/kg bolus as a best practice statement 13 based on the PROCESS, 14 ARISE, 15 and PROMISE 16 trials. 48 in 2006 enrolled 58 patients divided into two groups. Inwald et al.