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EM@3AM: Murine Typhus

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6, 2008, pp. 2008 Mar 15;46(6):913-918. What is the diagnosis? Answer : Murine Typhus Epidemiology: Murine typhus is endemic in several parts of the U.S.: Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Murine Typhus in the United States: A Review of the Literature and New Data from California.” Clinical Infectious Diseases , vol.

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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

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Consider other indicators of need for airway management, such as gag reflex. 2008 Apr;39(4):1347-8. Epub 2008 Feb 28. GCS scores are validated in trauma populations , but it has its limitations in the medical populations. It’s complicated. Less than 8 doesn’t always mean intubate ! A practical scale. 107.498345.

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REBEL Core Cast 108.0 – Angioedema

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Take Home Points: Airway management is paramount; expect a challenging intubation and consider controlling the airway early if there is apparent airway compromise. Understanding the cause of angioedema (mast cell vs. bradykinin mediated) helps dictate directed management. of people who take NSAIDs ( Nzeako 2010 ).

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Assume the position … ??Awkward Airway Positions

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How versatile are your airway skills? Most airway management is done with the patient supine and on a table. Importantly, you should practice airway support and BVM facing the patient "from the south" (facing cephalad). NREMT (2008). A Tight Squeeze Airway management for the limited-access patient.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Vascular Access in the Emergency Department

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Establishing reliable vascular access is absolutely critical for ED patients requiring resuscitation, airway management, or medication administration. 2008 Jan;26(1):31–8. Li Y, editor. 2019 May 31;14(5):e0217629. Von Hoff DD, Kuhn JG, Burris HA, Miller LJ. Does intraosseous equal intravenous? A pharmacokinetic study.

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Don’t Become Obsolete: The EM Physician’s Fight Against Procedural Decay

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A randomized controlled trial on the effect of educational interventions in promoting airway management skill maintenance. Human Performance. 11(1):57 – 101. Link is HERE ). Kovacs G, Bullock G, Ackroyd-Stolarz S, Cain E, Petrie D. Ann Emerg Med. PMID: 11020676. Maehle V, Cooper K, Kirkpatrick P. Acad Emerg Med. PMID: 18785939.

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Ten Commandments for Emergency Professionals; a compendium

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Emergency Medicine Journal , 25 (12), 824-826. Ten commandments of burn management Gupta J L. Ten commandments of burn management. NHS Airway The Ten Commandments of Airway Management Slovis, C. Higginson, I., Belsham, P., Hicks, A., & Boon, D. Simple lessons to guide oxygenation & ventilation.