Taming the SRU

MARCH 31, 2023

of emergency medicine residents report 1 or more dimensions of burnout (Lin Annals Emerg Med 2019) Moral Injury with COVID “We pushed aside our fear and frustration to focus on saving the patients in front of us; we kept our eyes open, and our feelings closed.

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EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Nachi: Sometimes… Jeff: This month’s issue was authored by Mollie Williams, who is the EM residency program director at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. The rhabdo is believed to be due, in part, to associated seizures, muscle tremors, and agitation. Are we still reviewing talking points together before we start recording these episodes?

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 34-year-old male is brought via EMS after collapsing during an outdoor adventure race. EMS reports the patient was conscious but altered, with slurred speech and confusion. As you attempt to examine the patient, he has a generalized, tonic-clonic seizure.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

First: Are you sure it was syncope, and not SEIZURE? Conversely , frequently syncope has a short episode of tonic-clonic activity that mimics seizure. J Am Coll Cardiol, 2010; 55:713-721, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2009.09.049 The ROSE (Risk Stratification of syncope in the emergency department) Study. Quinn et al.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 21, 2023

Evelyn Dell, with edits from Jesse McLaren EMS brought a John Doe, in his 30s, who was found in an urban forest near a homeless encampment on a cool fall day. EMS reported an initial GCS of 8 with pupils equal and reactive. The patient had a witnessed generalized tonic-clonic seizure leading to GCS 4. Is this takotsubo?

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EKG/ECG Seizures Fractures 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Authors: Mary Hamblen, DO (EM Resident Physician, TX); Justin Hacnik, MD (EM Resident Physician, TX); Katherine Spencer, MD (EM Resident Physician, TX); J.D. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2010, 18 , 61. Am J Med Sci 2010, 339 (1), 25-30. 46 All of these states are some gradation of consciousness impairment.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Bhana, MD (EM Resident Physician, University of Massachusetts/UMass Chan Medical School); Clarence Kong, MD (Pain Fellow, Eastern Virginia Medical School – Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University); Mani Hashemi, MD (EM Attending, HCA Florida Mercy Hospital); S.M. 2017.04.011 Witt CE, Bulger EM. Authors: Nikhil B.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

MARCH 7, 2025

2022.01.069 The post TXA (Tranexamic Acid) in Pediatrics appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. of IV form TXA [O’Neill 2020] Inexpensive ! Effectiveness and safety of tranexamic acid in pediatric trauma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Emerg Med. 2022;55:103-110. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2022.01.069

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. bladder incontinence) – 17% Headache – 10% Lighting pains – 10% Often described as sudden, rapidly spreading and disappearing [13] Dizziness – 10% Hearing loss – 10% Seizures – 7% Signs: Hyporeflexia – 50% Sensory impairment (e.g., Symptoms: Personality change (i.e.,

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