EMDocs

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Answer : Basilar Artery Occlusion Epidemiology:  Basilar artery occlusion (BAO) is a subset of the posterior circulation strokes. Posterior circulation strokes are estimated to account for 20% of all strokes, with BAO accounting for ~1% of all strokes. Symptoms may range from days to months prior to stroke onset.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2020

Heat illness and heat stroke. Pediatr Rev 2007; 28:249. Hyperthermia. In: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Baren JM, Rothrock SG, Brennan JA, Brown L (Eds), Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia 2008. Jardine DS.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Stroke Best Practices Pediatrics 52

ACEP Now

APRIL 2, 2024

degress Fahrenheit), caustics (low pH), and voltage—causing a Ca++ and Na+ action potential influx that confers the sensation of pain and burning to the brain. Oral exposure creates a spicy burning sensation (or pungency) in the mouth that can extend to the throat and stomach (and eventually the rectum—“ fire tuchus ”).

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Use soothing sensory measures: speak softly, offer a pacifier, and stroke the skin softly. Surgical pain is not “erased” by opioids ( Thomas 2003 , Poonai 2014 ); treating pain improves specificity to certain surgical emergencies with retained diagnostic accuracy ( Manterola 2007 ).

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