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Elbow Dislocations

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Elbow Dislocation Definition: Disarticulation of the proximal radius & ulna bones from the humerus Epidemiology: Incidence Second most common joint dislocation (after shoulder) in adults Most commonly dislocated joint in children Accounts for 10-25% of all injuries to the elbow ( Cohen 1998 ) Posterolateral is the most common type of dislocation (..)

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Awake, and Paralysed: A Never Event

Don't Forget the Bubbles

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.

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SGEM#264: Hooked On A Feeling? Opioid Use and Misuse Three Months After Emergency Department Visit for Acute Pain

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Opioid Use and Misuse Three Months After Emergency Department Visit for Acute Pain. AEM August 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. Opioid Use and Misuse Three Months After Emergency Department Visit for Acute Pain.

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IVC Distensibility Index vs Collapsibility Index: Using the Correct Index

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RESUS SCENARIO Picture this: you just arrived at your shift at the local emergency department. just be careful with pelvic fractures or any femoral arterial punctures/ devices. Oct 2012; PMID: 23043910 Kumar A, et al. For more than just the correctness of terminology, the distensibility index should then be calculated.

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Did Not Wait – DNW

Don't Forget the Bubbles

In the UK, as in most developed countries, more patients are presenting to Emergency Departments (EDs) with minor illnesses or injuries. Emergency department overcrowding is a complex issue with multiple contributing factors. A 2011-2012 Australian study by Blake et al. Simpson et al. Simpson et al.

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

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World J Emerg Surg 2023 PMID: 36918947 3. Intraosseous vascular access in adults using the EZ-IO in an emergency department. Int J Emerg Med 2009 PMID: 20157465 4. Comparison of intraosseous versus central venous vascular access in adults under resuscitation in the emergency department with inaccessible peripheral veins.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: What’s Coming Out of Your Eye?

ALiEM

A 32-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) from an outside hospital for further management of right eye pain and vision loss sustained after he was struck by a metal wire while at work. Laboratory Data CT Orbits/Sella w/ IV Contrast : No acute orbital fracture.