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Chemical Burns

Mind The Bleep

Chemical burns are a unique subset of burns that require specialised management due to the nature of the substances involved. The majority of acid burns cause coagulative necrosis and cytotoxicity leading to skin and mucosal changes that limit deeper injury. Keep the patient warm using force air warmers such as Bairhugger.

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52 in 52 – #41: The CENSER Trial

EMDocs

Additionally, 80% of patients in the control group required open label NE use indicating that NE was going to be needed in most of these patients regardless of initial resuscitation method. I will continue to reach for pressors early in resuscitation of the septic shock patient. vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4,

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Episode 15: Paediatric Trauma & How to Do Sim

PHEM Cast

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. 2013; 22: 468-477. Boet S, Bould MD, Layat Burn C, Reeves S. Scenario based outdoor simulation in pre-hospital trauma care using a simple mannequin model. Patterson MD, Geis GL, Falcone RA, LeMaster T, Wears RL. BMJ Quality & Safety.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Vascular Access in the Emergency Department

Taming the SRU

Establishing reliable vascular access is absolutely critical for ED patients requiring resuscitation, airway management, or medication administration. Contraindications for USGIV are the same as for any PIV: overlying skin infection, AV fistula in the extremity, previous surgery impacting vasculature, proximal trauma, or burns.

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Grand Rounds Recap 9.6.23

Taming the SRU

ETT onto a fiberoptic scope.

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The Latest in Critical Care, 2/19/24 (Issue #30)

PulmCCM

Panelists called this “low certainty evidence from five before-after studies that this intervention may be associated with lower mortality and fewer unsuccessful resuscitation events.” Over six years of study (2007-2013): There were 83 MET calls activated by parents (~1.2 Let’s take a closer look.

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Pediatric Pain

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

The FPS-R uses more neutral and realistic faces and, unlike the Wong Baker scale, does not use smiling or crying faces to anchor the extremes of pain ( Tsze 2013 ). Ibuprofen may be more effective than acetaminophen (paracetamol) for odontogenic pain ( Bailey 2013 ). Minor burns can be treated topically and with oral medications.