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Trauma season is at hand and like all other pediatric emergencydepartments in the country, we find our ED breaking ( pun intended ) at the seams with orthopedic injuries. Plint, 2006. Hospital versus home management of children with buckle fractures of the distal radius. West, 2005. J Pediatr Orthop. 2005;25:322–325.
The rate of violent events in Mexico, especially in hospital settings, has increased since 2006, but has become more evident in 2018. Guanajuato State, located in central Mexico, is among the states most affected by the wave of violence, especially active shooter events. The year 2019 had the highest number of incidents.
The parents of 9-month-old Josie bring her into the EmergencyDepartment with coryzal symptoms and difficulty breathing. A secondary analysis of a nationwide study of EmergencyDepartment attendance in America from 2006 to 2008 found that CXRs increase the average length of stay by 27 minutes. Am J Emerg Med.
Evaluation of oseltamivir used to prevent hospitalization in outpatients with influenza: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anand Swaminathan is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital. Date: July 6, 2023 Reference: Hanula R et al. JAMA Int Med 2023.
Most children who present to Pediatric EmergencyDepartments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. In: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5th, Fleisher GR, Ludwig S, Henretig FM (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2006.
7-year-old Tilly is brought to your emergencydepartment at 11 p.m. Abdominal pain in children is common, accounting for over 1 in 20 attendances to paediatric emergencydepartments [1]. She had a low-grade fever and an episode of vomiting before coming to the hospital. Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity.
This has coincided with a widespread shortage of specialist placements for children facing behavioural, psychiatric, and child protection challenges, leading to an over-reliance on the placement of these children in hospitals. A paediatric social admission is one where a child is admitted to the hospital but not for a medical reason.
With elimination of CME funding in many of our hospitals and groups, it is crucial to continue to add value and communicate that value to residents before graduation. While some issues are handled locally, many issues cannot be solved in our emergencydepartment or hospital.
2006; 17 (3):140-8. With future spikes in GAS cases likely, further research needs to be done to correctly target antibiotic prescribing for GAS pharyngitis. References Martin JM, Green M. Group A streptococcus. Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. Spinks A, Glasziou PP, Del Mar CB. Antibiotics for treatment of sore throat in children and adults.
Emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing (EmPATH) unit decreases hospital admission for patients presenting with suicidal ideation in rural America. She is […] The post SGEM#360: We Care a Lot – The EmPATH Study first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. AEM February 2022. AEM February 2022.
One year mortality of patients treated with an emergencydepartment based early goal directed therapy protocol for severe sepsis and septic shock: a before and after study. Severe Sepsis in Pre-HospitalEmergency Care. 2006 Jun 3;332(7553):1295–8. Emergency Medicine Journal. Prehosp Emerg Care.
Angiography after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest without ST-Segment Elevation. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Stephen Meigher is the EM Chief Resident training with the Jacobi and Montefiore Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. The TOMAHAWK Investigators.
She was concerned that this was not improving and decided to come to the emergencydepartment (ED). Hospital Course The patient was initiated on a therapeutic heparin drip in the emergencydepartment with vascular surgery consultation. 2006 Apr;17(3):225-6. She had not had any blood clots previously.
THE CASE A male in his 60s presented to the emergencydepartment for right upper quadrant abdominal pain. He was transitioned to cefdinir and fluconazole for a full 7-day course of antibiotics and discharged from the hospital on day three, with instructions to follow up with general surgery for an outpatient cholecystectomy.
Background Renal colic is a commonly encountered diagnosis in the emergencydepartment that is known to cause significant pain. Comparison of intravenous ketorolac at three doses for treating renal colic in the emergencydepartment: A noninferiority randomized controlled trial. Acad Emerg Med. Ann Emerg Med.
Emergency tracheal intubation: complications associated with repeated laryngoscope attempts. Association Between Repeated Intubation Attempts and Adverse Events in EmergencyDepartments: An Analysis of a Multicenter Prospective Observational Study. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2012; Volume 60, Issue 6, Pages 749–754.e2
Multicenter study of emergencydepartment visits for insect sting allergies. Multicenter study of emergencydepartment visits for food allergies. 2006) “Management of acute allergic reactions and anaphylaxis in the EmergencyDepartment between 1993-2003,” Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology , 117(2).
Pros and Cons in Audio; the 2006 AAP Guidelines and the 2014 AAP Guidelines use same data to come to divergent recommendations. There were no differences in length of hospital stay between the placebo and treatment groups, and so they concluded that for inpatients, nebulized epinephrine is not worth the hassle. 2006 Oct;118(4):1774-93.
One of our largest responsibilities in the EmergencyDepartment is sorting out benign from surgical or medical causes of abdominal pain. Abdominal Surgical Emergencies in Children: A Relative Timeline General Advice Neonate (birth to one month) Necrotizing Enterocolitis Pneumatosis Intestinalis. 2006; 26:1485-1500.
used BNP in the emergencydepartment to differentiate heart failure from respiratory causes in infants and children with heart failure and those with no past medical history. 2006; 118(4): 1165-1168. B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the Emergency Diagnosis of Critical Heart Disease in Children. 2006; 107(1)21-31.
Ballistic injuries in the emergencydepartment. Emergency medicine practice, 13(12), 1-30. BULLETIN-HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES NEW YORK, 64(3/4), 139. PMID: 24350154 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC3860682 Tactical Combat Casualty Care (ppt) Dan S. Mosely, Maj USA MC FS 20 Jun 05 Treatment Reviews Bruner, D., Gustafson, C.
9,23 Disposition: Dislocation : If successfully reduced in the emergencydepartment may discharge with strict mobility restrictions and Orthopedic follow up. Hospitals, 2018. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2006 Feb-. Closed reduction of prosthetic hip dislocation by emergency physicians.
Academic emergency medicine 12.9 2006 May;34(5):379-87. Interrater reliability of Glasgow Coma Scale scores in the emergencydepartment. Ann Emerg Med. 2005): 814–819. Chung CY, Chen CL, Cheng PT, See LC, Tang SF, Wong AM. Critical score of Glasgow Coma Scale for pediatric traumatic brain injury. Pediatr Neurol.
1,2] Patients at risk for suicide often interact with emergency medical care. Suicide-related behavior (SRB) accounts for 1% of all EmergencyDepartment (ED) visits; additionally, greater than 8% of patients visiting emergencydepartments are likely experiencing suicidal ideation at the time of the encounter.[3-5]
You are the Paediatric doctor on call and receive a call for an incoming patient to the emergencydepartment. Tragically, several attempts at resuscitation upon arrival at the emergencydepartment were unsuccessful. Pediatric Endotracheal Intubations for Airway Management in the EmergencyDepartment.
Jeff: Welcome back to Emplify, the podcast corollary to EB Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Practice. I’m Jeff Nusbaum, and I’m back with my co-host, Nachi Gupta and we’ll be taking you through the September 2018 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice - EmergencyDepartment Management of North American Snake envenomations.
There have been many “temporary” rural emergencydepartment closures during the past last year. In Ontario alone there have been approximately 160 emergencydepartments (ED) temporarily closed since the beginning of 2022. It was a stepped-wedge reconfiguration of the entire Danish emergency healthcare system.
— In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the July 2022 Emergency Medicine Practice article on the Management of Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis in the EmergencyDepartment. Intro The number of ED visits and hospitalizations Studies show up to 57% of anaphylactic reactions are not recognized, and epinephrine is not administered (..)
Follow your hospital’s protocol (if available). High Risk Patients will need hospitalization and IV antibiotics. Comparison of the MASCC and CISNE scores for identifying low-risk neutropenic fever patients: analysis of data from three emergencydepartments of cancer centers in three continents. Ann Emerg Med.
End-Tidal CO2 monitoring has a variety of uses in the EmergencyDepartment. The Glories of End Tidal CO2 EtCO2 vs Standard Triage Vitals for Predicting In-Hospital Mortality References Long, Brit, Alex Koyfman, and Michael A. Capnography in the emergencydepartment: a review of uses, waveforms, and limitations."
Ketamine-propofol combination (ketofol) versus propofol alone for emergencydepartment procedural sedation and analgesia: a randomized double-blind trial. Ann Emerg Med. Morphine and Ketamine Is Superior to Morphine Alone for Out-of-Hospital Trauma Analgesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Emerg Med.
This month, we’re moving into uncharted territories for the podcast… we’re talking psychiatry Nachi: Specifically, we’ll be discussing Depressed and Suicidal Patients in the emergencydepartment. It’s also important to elicit any psychiatric history, including prior hospitalizations. Pretty big numbers.
5 Pediatric discharges were reported by 2,784 hospitals in 2000 and the number of reporting hospitals increased to 4,179 in 2012. This database systematically and randomly samples pediatric discharges from participating hospitals. Trends and presentation patterns of acute rheumatic fever hospitalizations in the United States.
Clear history taking In the EmergencyDepartment, healthcare professionals should prioritise thorough history-taking when assessing potential suspected cases. Global measles outbreaks. 2024 Oct 15. Available from: [link] (Accessed 14 Oct 2024) World Health Organization. Measles and rubella surveillance: manual. 2021 Wendelboe, A.M.
Early warning scores are another example, which are used in hospitals to predict clinical deterioration based on a patient’s vital signs [2]. 2006 Apr;332(7550):1127-9. The recent rise of big data has propelled the pursuit of personalized medicine. Medical Journal of Australia. 2017 Sep;207(5):201-5.
Ionised calcium levels in major trauma patients who received blood in the EmergencyDepartment. Emerg Med J. Abnormal Calcium Levels During Trauma Resuscitation Are Associated With Increased Mortality, Increased Blood Product Use, and Greater Hospital Resource Consumption. J Trauma Inj Infect Crit Care. Anesth Analg.
An ambulance pulls up, in haste, to the Receiving door of the EmergencyDepartment with a last squeal of the siren. and all start shooting the hospital staff. Little attention has been given to the Hospital as the target of terror. Attacks have occurred upon hospitals in other countries, notably Yemen.
1-3 VTE is responsible for hospitalizing over 250,000 Americans every year, and there are an estimated 100,000 deaths annually associated with these conditions. 4 In an emergencydepartment (ED) presentation of cardiac arrest, the diagnosis of PE is challenging without the use of CT angiography. 4, 2006, pp. Chest , vol.
Early warning scores are another example, which are used in hospitals to predict clinical deterioration based on a patient’s vital signs [2]. 2006 Apr;332(7550):1127-9. The recent rise of big data has propelled the pursuit of personalized medicine. Medical Journal of Australia. 2017 Sep;207(5):201-5.
This blog post aims to help familiarise you with some of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in the paediatric emergencydepartment. Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric EmergencyDepartments: A Narrative Review. Conventionally IV antibiotics have been limited to in-hospital use.
Bhana, MD (EM Resident Physician, University of Massachusetts/UMass Chan Medical School); Clarence Kong, MD (Pain Fellow, Eastern Virginia Medical School – Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University); Mani Hashemi, MD (EM Attending, HCA Florida Mercy Hospital); S.M. J Emerg Med. Acad Emerg Med. 05 2018;54(5):731-736.
Clinical predictors of cardiac syncope at initial evaluation in patients referred urgently to general hospital: the EGSYS score. 2) Boston syncope rule: J Emerg Med. The ROSE (Risk Stratification of syncope in the emergencydepartment) Study. Other studies 1) EGSYS score (full text link). Del Rosso A, et al.
Takotsubo syndrome is often exceedingly difficult to distinguish from acute myocardial infarction in the emergencydepartment, as there is significant overlap in many clinical and diagnostic features. 2006 Jul;27(13):1523-9. Vital signs show T of 99.0°F Therefore, phenylephrine is the vasopressor of choice. Eur Heart J.
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 ). Committee on Bioethics and Committee on Hospital Care. Acad Emerg Med. Acad Emerg Med. Pediatrics.
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