PHEM Cast

JULY 14, 2016

An injury involving only the anterior column is considered to be stable, as will an isolated fracture of a spinous or transverse process. Crane T, Cooke MW, Wellings R, Wayte S, Higgins J. British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma (BOAST); 2008. 2008 Apr 15;5(3):214–9. 2008 Apr 22;178(9):1141–52.

Fractures 52

Fractures Hospitals Shock Research 52

Taming the SRU

JANUARY 1, 2024

Contraindications to placing an IO include a prior attempt at the same site, known orthopedic fracture or local hardware, overlying skin infection, and structural bone disease such as osteogenesis imperfecta (6). 2008 Jan;26(1):31–8. IO kit (image left - courtesy of wiki commons under CC attribution SA 4.0 Li Y, editor. Am J Emerg Med.

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PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

SCCM made its statement unilaterally, without the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), its partner on the 2008 and 2017 updates, or the American Thoracic Society (ATS). That could be because CIRCI is ill-defined, almost hypothetical.

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Taming the SRU

MARCH 14, 2023

He appears well and is triaged to an ESI 4. Obtain shunt imaging (“shunt series,” CTH non-con) Shunt series shows no migration of the shunt catheters or fractures of the tubing. She was doing well, but recently has had the “stomach flu” with a couple weeks of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. 2008) Shprecher, Schwalb, Kurlan.

Seizures 52

Seizures Emergency Department Pediatrics Critical Access 52

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

As the name would suggest, inflammatory markers are biological markers of, well, inflammation. A 2008 review in the International Journal of Medicine on spinal epidural abscess (SEA) agreed that inflammatory markers (specifically ESR and CRP) are generally sensitive in the diagnosis of SEA, but are not specific. 2008 Aug;75(8):557-66.

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Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89

Northwestern EM Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Physical examination should always include an attempt to ambulate the child unless there is an obvious contraindication noted immediately (eg open fracture). Typically well appearing with normal labs, however, this is a diagnosis of exclusion and a septic joint should be ruled out. 2008 Jul;90(7):940-5. Acta Orthop. 90B7.20691.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

AUGUST 2, 2016

All efforts to identify the decedent by hospital staff, law enforcement agencies or social service agencies should be well documented in the medical records. All deaths involving hip fractures if the attending physician believes the fracture caused or contributed to the cause of death. . · Accessed 07/30/2016.

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