PHEM Cast

APRIL 18, 2016

All things Pre Hospital Ketamine – Minh Le Cong Key point: patients remember if you manage their pain well. Spinal fractures occur in 2% of all major trauma. Unstable spinal fractures occur in all major trauma 0.7%. Blackham & Benger, 2009. Muscle spasm is superior to any artificial method.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

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. Still no pain medicine. 1950s & 1960s Resuscitation Research. Sakran, J.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Certain types of skull fractures can cause the dura mater to tear, creating communication between the subarachnoid space, the paranasal sinuses, and the middle ear. 2009 Jun;140(6):826-33 Liao YJ, Dillon WP, Chin CT, McDermott MW, Horton JC. PMID: 34499261. Br J Neurosurg.

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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.

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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. 2009 Jan 22;360(4):329–38. So, an up-to-date, high-quality meta-analysis iss much needed. Fortunately, Lee et al. N Engl J Med.

Outcomes 105

Outcomes Research Pediatrics Hospitals 105

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 ). Tachycardia, tachypnea, and a change in behavior can be indicators not only to the presence of pain, but possibly to its etiology as well. Knowing the context of the episode may help.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 7, 2017

He is Ottawa Ankle Rule positive but the x-ray shows no fracture. The Ottawa Ankle Rules have been validated down to five years of age and can be used to safely rule out ankle fractures. Current evidence and clinical standards for acute management of simple sprains (Grade I and II) is limited and not well defined.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

2019) argue against a minimum NIHSS score to trigger the use of CTA, instead purporting that clinical suspicion of acute ischemic stroke presenting within 24 hours of the last known well was sufficient evidence to order the study. 23 BCVI should be suspected with any high-energy trauma or any fractures of the maxilla or mandible.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Digital Detox and Well-Being. Palpable signs of skull fractures on physical examination and depressed skull fractures or traumatic brain injuries on CT in children. Rotavirus Vaccine Effectiveness Against Severe Acute Gastroenteritis: 2009-2022. You will find the list is broken down into four sections: 1.Reviews

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PulmCCM

MARCH 7, 2025

The Weekend Effect in Other Countries The weekend effect has been observed in multinational studies as well. Australia, and the Netherlands from 2009 to 2012, patients admitted for emergency surgery on the weekend had higher adjusted odds of 30-day mortality. You can’t extrapolate that to other countries.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MARCH 27, 2015

Expiratory airway obstruction may well have been frequently misdiagnosed as it can produce breath-stacking and ball-valve obstruction that impedes any airflow with mask ventilation if neither a nasal nor an oral airway is used and the lips have closed under the mask. Lubricate well. Sinusitis can occur in long intubation. Marlow, T.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Digital Detox and Well-Being. Palpable signs of skull fractures on physical examination and depressed skull fractures or traumatic brain injuries on CT in children. Rotavirus Vaccine Effectiveness Against Severe Acute Gastroenteritis: 2009-2022. You will find the list is broken down into four sections: 1.Reviews

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