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EM@3AM: Leukopenia

EMDocs

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 45-year-old outdoor enthusiast presents to the emergency department with fever, headache, myalgias, and malaise. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby; 2006:384-418. Disposition is based on overall clinical presentation, inciting etiology, and consultant evaluation. 2nd edition.

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Rebaked Morsel: Pediatric Buckle and Greenstick Forearm Fractures

Pediatric EM Morsels

Trauma season is at hand and like all other pediatric emergency departments in the country, we find our ED breaking ( pun intended ) at the seams with orthopedic injuries. Plint, 2006. The post Rebaked Morsel: Pediatric Buckle and Greenstick Forearm Fractures appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. West, 2005.

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Annals of B Pod: Social EM Corner- Suicide Related Behaviors

Taming the SRU

PATIENT PRESENTATION A young woman with a past medical history of major depressive disorder presented to the emergency room via EMS for a report of intentional ingestion of an unknown substance. EMS reported that she was vomiting profusely on their arrival to the scene but during transport became increasingly lethargic.

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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

In emergency medicine, we often use illness scripts and protocols to help drive our decision-making. We had just received a young child from EMS who was post-ictal with decreased mentation. Academic emergency medicine 12.9 2006 May;34(5):379-87. Ann Emerg Med. Less than 8, intubate! 2005): 814–819. Pediatr Neurol.

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SGEM#409: Same as it Ever Was – Tamiflu for Influenza?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anand Swaminathan is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital. Managing editor of EM:RAP and Associate Editor at REBEL EM. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Managing editor of EM:RAP and Associate Editor at REBEL EM.

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Paediatric emergency medicine in the UK: are we meeting the needs of our children today? A descriptive workforce survey 2006-2023

Emergency Medicine Journal

In England, the rate of emergency department (ED) attendance in the first year of life is greater than at any other age, amounting to 122 visits per 100 000 population. 1 Children aged 0–16 accounted for 23% of ED attendances (more than 5.4 million children) in 2022/2023, with children aged 0–4 accounting for 11%.

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Episode 14: Thoracotomy

PHEM Cast

Emergency thoracotomy in thoracic trauma: a review. Injury; 2006 (37): 1-19. Emergency Department thoracotomy for the critically injured patient: Objectives, indications, and outcomes. World Journal of Emergency Surgery; 2006: 1:4. Clay et al. Rhee et al. J Am Coll Surg; 2000. J Am Coll Surg.