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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. Check temperature and blood glucose levels.

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52 in 52 – #41: The CENSER Trial

EMDocs

mL/kg/hr for 2 consecutive hours OR Decrease in serum lactate by more than 10% from initial level Primary outcome – Early norepinephrine group vs. the control group demonstrated higher rates of shock control at 6 hours: 76.1% vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4,

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Heat-Related Illness

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

2013 Jul-Aug; 48(4): 546–553. Pediatrics 2011; 128:e741. Casa DJ et al. The Inter-Association Task Force for Preventing Sudden Death in Secondary School Athletics Programs: Best-Practices Recommendations. J Athl Train. DeFranco MJ et al. Environmental issues for team physicians. Am J Sports Med. 2008 Nov;36(11):2226-37. Ishimine P.

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CASE #6 UPDATE – FIND THE BLEEDING, STOP THE BLEEDING

Rural Doctors Net

The visual confrontation of a man in pain with an obvious amputation and airway burns will induce a catecholamine surge in all but the psychopathic. Whilst we’ve ‘re-discovered’ balanced resuscitation (first described by Cannon back after WWI), there remains some limited controversy – listen to this 2013 take from Simon Carley at St.

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Podcast: Cervical Spine Injuries & Imaging in Children

PEMBlog

You should also consider the possibility of quote unquote spinal shock. than it is spinal shock. And hypotension, bradycardia, or temperature instability can result from hemorrhagic and or spinal shock. Cervical spine injury patterns in children. Pediatrics. 2014 May;133(5):e1179-88. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-3505. Am J Emerg Med.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

2013-0421 Tighe M, Afzal NA, Bevan A, et al. It’s a burning sensation in the chest or epigastrium, and that is the classic symptom in this age group. Typically manifests as fullness, bloating, nausea, or burning in the stomach, especially after eating. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018;66(3):516-554. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001889

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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Salt, not Shock

ALiEM

2013 Dec;15(4):90-2. Epub 2013 Nov 7. Bruccoleri RE, Burns MM. Author information Timothy Harmon, MD Emergency Medicine Resident Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, George Washington University | The post ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Salt, not Shock appeared first on ALiEM. Acute Card Care. doi: 10.3109/17482941.2013.841949.

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