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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

We have mentioned the Glasgow Coma Scale in multiple delicious morsels: Minor closed head injuries in <3 month olds and in the rebaked morsel , Blunt cerebrovascular injury , Cerebral edema in DKA , Pediatric Trauma Pitfalls , and Carbon monoxide poisoning. 2006 May;34(5):379-87. When is it useful and what does it tell us?

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

Taming the SRU

In conjunction with the Drug and Poison Information Center (DPIC), intravenous methylene blue was initiated for suspected methemoglobinemia with moderate improvement of her symptoms over the next hour, including return of baseline mental status and resolution of hypoxia. Emergency Department Visits Related to Suicidal Ideation, 2006-2013.

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Toxicology Answer: An Illustrated Case of Ethylene Glycol, Direct and Indirect

ACEP Now

The patient’s urine was obtained and compared with the urine of his emergency physician using a Wood’s lamp, and the patient’s was found to be brightly fluorescent, supporting the presumptive diagnosis of EG poisoning. After resolution of EG poisoning, he was transferred to psychiatry and ultimately discharged home without complication.

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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 4: You Can’t Get Fooled Again

PEMBlog

Cannabinoid poisoning D. Tyrosinemia The patient’s CT scan revealed liver replaced and distorted by innumerable, variably-enhancing nodules, as well as nephromegaly. 2006 Jul 24 [Updated 2017 May 25]. Based on his x-ray and abnormal labs, a CT of his abdomen and pelvis was also obtained with one relevant image shown here: A.

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Episode 20 - Emergency Department Management of North American Snake Envenomations

EB Medicine

Both are at the University of Florida Jacksonville, and they reviewed a total of 120 articles from 2006-2017, in addition to reviews from both Cochrane and Dare. As some background, from 2006-2015 there were almost 66,000 reported snake exposures and 31 deaths from snake envenomation in the US. Jeff: What a team! 1-800-222-1222.

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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. The PSS-3 assesses for depression/hopelessness and suicidal ideations in the past 2 weeks as well as lifetime history of suicide attempt.

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The Nose: the other route to the lungs

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Introduction: My first professional ambulance call was for three victims of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Lubricate well. A couple came home from an evening out and inadvertently left the car’s engine running in the garage below. Before the romantic portion could begin, the cat became ill. Gerkin] Priceless. D., & Bair, A.