EMDocs

MAY 26, 2023

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2009 Nov;27(4):655-67, ix. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2009 Nov;27(4):655-67, ix. Structured team approach to the agitated patient in the emergency department. Emerg Med Australas. 2009 Jun;21(3):196-202. Deaths due to physical restraint. Dtsch Arztebl Int. PMC3272587.

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PEMBlog

MAY 11, 2023

There is inconclusive evidence that it’s better than placebo for IVs too – it may help… ( see Auerbach, 2009 ). These were used by two independent reviewers to determine Neonatal Facial Coding System with pain scores. Acad Emerg Med. 2009 May;16(5):388-93. Epub 2009 Apr 15. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00401.x.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

While some issues are handled locally, many issues cannot be solved in our emergency department or hospital. As a community “pit doctor,” I believe I have a good understanding of the needs of emergency physicians. We must have a community of like-minded individuals working towards shared goals.

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Taming the SRU

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Chief complaints involving the ear are a common occurrence in Emergency Departments across the US and include presenting symptoms such as ear pain or fullness, hearing loss, redness, trauma, vertigo, and foreign bodies. A retrospective analysis of the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) from 2009 through 2011 identified 8.6

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Antigen drift refers to small point mutations to the viral genes that code for H and N. When cells are infected by 2 or more strains, a new strain can emerge after genetic reassortment. In the emergency department, standard isolation and droplet precautions should be maintained for suspected or confirmed infections.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

He denies any past medical history other than polysubstance abuse and depression. tetani infection is also indicated.

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ACEP Now

MAY 6, 2023

Case A 35-year-old male is brought to the emergency department (ED) following a single-motor-vehicle collision in which two people were ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. Manual of Forensic Emergency Medicine: A Guide for Clinicians. Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett; 2009. Discussion There were over 2.1

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Case: A 50-year-old female presents to your community emergency department in the middle of the night with new-onset constant but mild vertigo and nausea. As an alternative diagnostic method, the HINTS exam was first established in 2009 to better differentiate central from peripheral causes of AVS [4].

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EMDocs

JULY 11, 2023

2009 Nov;15(6):1281-90. PMID: 7382250 MASAC Document 257 – Guidelines for Emergency Department Management of Individuals with Hemophilia and Other Bleeding Disorders. PMID: 7382250 MASAC Document 257 – Guidelines for Emergency Department Management of Individuals with Hemophilia and Other Bleeding Disorders.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 19, 2024

Becasue paediatric emergency departments are accessible out-of-hours they become the de facto place of safety with access to immediate support. Key messages Consider social determinants of health and document these in a child’s clinical notes. What can clinicians do? They can assume a ‘coordinating role’.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2016

used BNP in the emergency department to differentiate heart failure from respiratory causes in infants and children with heart failure and those with no past medical history. 2009; (55) 12:2098–2112. for the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents. Cohen et al.

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Comparison of the MASCC and CISNE scores for identifying low-risk neutropenic fever patients: analysis of data from three emergency departments of cancer centers in three continents. Application of the MASCC and CISNE Risk-Stratification Scores to Identify Low-Risk Febrile Neutropenic Patients in the Emergency Department.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

As they documented, “Paramedics noted patient’s 12 Lead appeared to have 1mm of elevation in III and borderline 1mm elevation in aVF, with mild depression in I and aVL. Cardiology documented “late presentation STEMI but likely aborted given resolution of ST changes from EMS to hospital.” Eur Heart J 2009 4 Lemkes et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Intervention: Malpractice claims involving trainees (residents) in an emergency department setting over a three-year period from 2009-2012. Outcomes: Coded information covering a number of domains. Comparison: Malpractice claims not involving trainees in the same time period.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Thus, if there is documented sinus bradycardia, and no suspicion of high grade AV block, at the time of the syncope, this is very useful. Yield of Diagnostic Tests in Evaluating Syncopal Episodes in Older Patients Arch Intern Med 2009 Jul 27; 169:1299-1305. Arch Intern Med 2009 Jul 27; 169:1262. Thiruganasambandamoorthy, V.,

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

What They Did: Investigators performed a retrospective cohort study in the Emergency Department at the University of Michigan between July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018. 2009 Dec;37(12):3114-9. 2009 Mar 26;360(13):1283-97. appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. Ann Transl Med. Crit Care Med.

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