EMDocs

JUNE 3, 2023

How should pelvic fractures be identified in unstable trauma patients? Pelvic fractures can involve disruptions in any of the bony or ligamentous structures of the pelvic ring. Due to the round shape of the pelvic ring, multiple fractures typically occur concurrently. 2 Vertical shear fractures are also unstable.

Fractures 54

Fractures Resuscitation Operations EMS 54

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. Clavicular and humeral fractures are more common in passengers than in drivers. Manual of Forensic Emergency Medicine: A Guide for Clinicians.

Forensics 52

Forensics Documentation/Coding Head Injuries Fractures 52

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

Emergency Department 93

Emergency Department Pediatrics Wellness Documentation/Coding 93

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Steve is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Western University working at the Fowler Clinic and the Roth McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre. Case: A 43-year-old male presents to your local rural emergency department Monday morning after rolling his ankle during his usual weekend pickup basketball game.

Urgent Care 40

Urgent Care Emergency Department Fractures Wellness 40

EM Guide Wire

MAY 19, 2019

Delayed Identification of Pediatric Abuse-Related Fractures. 2009; 125 (1): 60-66. Parents’ Opinions About a Routine Head-to-Toe Examination of Children as a Screening Instrument for Child Abuse and Neglect in Children Visiting the Emergency Department. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 2014; 61(5): 923-935.

Pediatrics 40

Pediatrics Soft Tissue Injuries Fractures Emergency Nursing 40

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

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

Poisoning 78

Poisoning Airway Management Dislocations Forensics 78

EM Curious

JULY 24, 2015

It's a bit of a departure from what we've described above--he mainly goes right at a shaft fracture--but it's the same general idea: As always, these posts are for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Academic Emergency Medicine, 20(6), 584–591. Ultrasound-Guided Three-In-One Nerve Block for Femur Fractures. doi:10.1111/acem.12154

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Fractures Ultrasounds Emergency Department Dislocations 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 22, 2024

The most recent meta-analysis , published in 2016 (comparing eleven studies from 1986 to 2009), struggled to reach a consensus because the trials were too heterogeneous to make robust conclusions. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2009 Jan 22;360(4):329–38. So, an up-to-date, high-quality meta-analysis iss much needed. N Engl J Med.

Outcomes 105

Outcomes Research Pediatrics Hospitals 105

EMDocs

JULY 11, 2023

Fractures and dislocations are indications for full dose factor replacement. 2009 Nov;15(6):1281-90. PMID: 7382250 MASAC Document 257 – Guidelines for Emergency Department Management of Individuals with Hemophilia and Other Bleeding Disorders. This includes something as minor as a nursemaid’s elbow. Haemophilia.

Head Injuries 62

Head Injuries Pediatrics Dislocations CDC 62

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Further, children participate in and absorb their family’s culture and specific personality from a very young age ( Finley 2009 ). Some are simple comfort measures such as splinting (fracture or sprain), applying cold (acute soft tissue injury) or heat (non-traumatic, non-specific pain), or other targeted non-pharmacology.

Pediatrics 40

Pediatrics Soft Tissue Injuries Burns Emergency Department 40

EMDocs

OCTOBER 7, 2023

The incidence of a similar condition, traumatic rhabdomyolysis, is estimated to be around 0.074%. The incidence of a similar condition, traumatic rhabdomyolysis, is estimated to be around 0.074%. The incidence of a similar condition, traumatic rhabdomyolysis, is estimated to be around 0.074%. He has no medical problems.

EMS 73

EMS Fluid Resuscitation Fractures Resuscitation 73

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The use of CTA (computed tomography angiography) in the emergency department (ED) has increased dramatically in the past 20 years. 23 Blunt vertebral artery injury has been found to be associated with older age, female sex, lower GCS, presence of neck pain, cervical spine fracture, and blunt carotid injury.

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Stroke Radiology Radiology Emergency Department 86