Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 11, 2023

Infections there become complicated very quickly and the outcomes can be very poor. 2006 Dec;22(12):804-6. Inpatient Vs Outpatient Therapy No standard approach… but… here is what I say: “ Always Fear Infections in the Hands, Feet, or Face.” ” Those areas have very important and delicate structures.

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Burns Pediatrics EMS Outcomes 130

Taming the SRU

JUNE 12, 2023

Finally, a randomized-control trial found that prophylactic antibiotics for dog bite wounds did not statistically change infection outcomes and was not cost-effective, recommending that prophylactic antibiotics only be used in high-risk wounds [12]. In 2006, only 79 dogs were found to have rabies in the United States [14].

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Infectious Diseases Emergency Department Administration Academics 102

RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Read More: Infectious Disease Society of America 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines Life in the Fast Lane: Febrile Neutropaenia Uptodate: overview of neutropenic fever syndromes EMRAP: Risk stratification of neutropenic fever MDCalc: MASCC Score MDCalc: CISNE Score References: Ahn S, Rice TW, Yeung SJ, Cooksley T. Raad, II, et al.,

Infectious Diseases 104

Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 104

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

13 Management: Dislocation As with all dislocation, early reduction improves outcomes. Infections For stable patients, obtain microbiologic samples prior to antibiotics (per the American Academy of Orthopedic surgery and The Infectious Diseases Society of America). 7,8 Majority are managed operatively. Hospitals, 2018.

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EMS Dislocations Fractures Operations 77

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Consider CMV, EBV and BK-polyoma virus infections: Patients are often on prophylaxis for a variable length of time, with differing outcomes. CMV can present as a nonspecific viral illness or tissue-invasive CMV disease. Obesity: Obesity, whether before or after transplant, is linked to worse outcomes. Aydin, A.M., Dogan, H.S.,

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Pediatrics Fractures Dehydration Sepsis 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Vision loss carries a high degree of morbidity and is associated with higher all-cause mortality, 4 and it is our role as emergency providers to recognize potentially reversible causes of such adverse outcomes. million infected people suffer from skin disease and 1.15 2006) River Blindness: A Success Story under Threat?

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Infectious Diseases Emergency Department EMS Administration 54