Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

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.

Burns 52

Burns Fluid Resuscitation PPE Resuscitation 52

ALiEM

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

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.

Shock 73

Shock EKG/ECG Poisoning Burns 73

EMDocs

AUGUST 17, 2023

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,

Sepsis 66

Sepsis Shock Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation 66

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2020

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.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 52

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Stroke Best Practices Pediatrics 52

Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

ETT onto a fiberoptic scope.

CPR 89

CPR Burns Airway Management Wellness 89

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

However, PCT can be elevated in severe trauma, such as burns or surgery [5,25]. A 2013 meta-analysis of 30 studies including 3,244 patients published in The Lancet found PCT to have a pooled sensitivity of 77% and specificity of 79% for sepsis in critically ill patients [52]. 2013 Jun 15;13:272. 2013 May;13(5):426-35.

Infectious Diseases 88

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 88

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

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.

Pediatrics 40

Pediatrics Soft Tissue Injuries Burns Emergency Department 40