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Don’t Forget About the IO in the Critically Ill Patient

RebelEM

One may speculate that the US-guided CVC placement would have a higher first-pass success rate with fewer complications, however, this may potentially add time to the procedure depending on the operator and institution’s use of ultrasound during emergencies and maintaining sterile technique with the US probe. Ong MEH, Chan YH, Oh JJ, et al.

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Ten Commandments for Emergency Professionals; a compendium

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Thieme. Ten commandments of burn management Gupta J L. Ten commandments of burn management. Ten commandments of burn management. Indian J Burns 2012;20:7-10 Transfusion ten commandments U.K. P., … & Abdollah, H. Electrocardiography pitfalls and artifacts: the 10 commandments. Herzog, M., & Seidl, R.

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Foreign Bodies in the Head and Neck

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

11 Beware the “double-ring” sign: this is a button battery13 This is an emergency: the electrolyte-rich mucosa conducts a focal current from the narrow negative terminal of the battery, rapidly causing burn, necrosis, and possibly perforation. Nonfatal Choking on Food Among Children 14 Years or Younger in the United States, 2001–2009.

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Pediatric Pain

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Further, children participate in and absorb their family’s culture and specific personality from a very young age ( Finley 2009 ). Neonatal observational scales have been validated in the intensive care and post-operative settings; ED-specific quantitative scales are lacking. Knowing the context of the episode may help.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Inhalation Injuries

Taming the SRU

million fires in 2020, with some studies quoting over 500,000 emergency room visits annually for burn and inhalation injuries (4). Because inhalational injuries often co-occur with large cutaneous burns, aggressive fluid resuscitation can rapidly worsen upper airway edema making airway management especially challenging.

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