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). It is a relatively new procedure first described in 2009 (13). Ann Emerg Med. Int J Emerg Med. J Emerg Med.

Emergency Department 90

Emergency Department Ultrasounds Administration Burns 90

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

Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

You are the Paediatric doctor on call and receive a call for an incoming patient to the emergency department. Ben has a possible skull fracture and has been intubated, but his oxygen requirement is minimal. Tragically, several attempts at resuscitation upon arrival at the emergency department were unsuccessful.

Airway Management 135

Airway Management Emergency Department Resuscitation Psychiatric 135

Pediatric EM Morsels

MAY 24, 2024

In 2009, more than 9,000 children died from accidental injuries. Ann Emerg Med. PECARN prediction rules for CT imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt abdominal or minor head trauma: a multicentre prospective validation study. Low Risk Inta-Adbominal Trauma: Pediatric Trauma is Dangerous!

Pediatrics 161

Pediatrics Blood Transfusions EMS Fractures 161

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

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

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

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 Fractures Head Injuries 52

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.

Stroke 87

Stroke Radiology Radiology Emergency Department 87