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

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Int J Emerg Med 2009 PMID: 20157465 4. Studies have compared IO to peripheral intravenous (PIV) and central venous (CVC) access for resuscitation. World J Emerg Surg 2023 PMID: 36918947 3. Ngo AS, Oh JJ, Chen Y, Yong D, Ong MEH. Intraosseous vascular access in adults using the EZ-IO in an emergency department. Ong MEH, Chan YH, Oh JJ, et al.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 103: Thermal Burn Injury

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Most common traumatic injuries are fractures, TBIs, and thoracic or abdominal injuries. National Burn Repository 2019 Update, Report of data from 2009–2018. American Burn Association Clinical Practice Guidelines on Burn Shock Resuscitation. Immediate goals are addressing the airway and hemodynamic instability. link] (2019).

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Episode 11: Gentle Patient Handling

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An injury involving only the anterior column is considered to be stable, as will an isolated fracture of a spinous or transverse process. Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock. 2009 May;10(2):74–8. Posterior column: facet joints, ligamentum flavum, the spinous processes and the interconnecting ligaments. J Neurotrauma.

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Trauma Care Day 2

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Spinal fractures occur in 2% of all major trauma. Unstable spinal fractures occur in all major trauma 0.7%. Blackham & Benger, 2009. Remember this when you get on scene – 98% of patients will not have a spinal injury. The awake patient will develop a position of comfort with muscle spasm protecting the injured spine.

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Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

In fact, one of my surgeon grandfather's ortho buddies (perhaps with the help of some lunchtime martinis) took a look at the x-rays of my Boxer's Fracture and snapped it back into place without any analgesia or procedural sedation, casted me, and sent me home. Committee on Shock. Still no pain medicine. Mouth-to-Airway (adjunct).

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Unstable Pelvic Trauma Patient: ED Presentations, Evaluation, and Management

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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.

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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 ). 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.