Rural Doctors Net

AUGUST 30, 2013

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. Sure he’s got a traumatic amputation – your tourniquet has arrested the bleeding, but there may well be more blood loss. Before we even get to this patient, it’s worth stepping back.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

As the name would suggest, inflammatory markers are biological markers of, well, inflammation. However, PCT can be elevated in severe trauma, such as burns or surgery [5,25]. 2013 Jun 15;13:272. 2013 May;13(5):426-35. Epub 2013 Feb 1. Kinetics & Reference Range: Normal serum levels of PCT are < 0.05

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PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Well … no. Over six years of study (2007-2013): There were 83 MET calls activated by parents (~1.2 More health care professionals are burned out or disengaged. And you did read that right: patients activated their own rapid response evaluations in over half of the 25 RRT calls at Shands, authors reported.)

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RebelEM

MARCH 23, 2023

Our Conclusion : Although not the subject of this study, across multiple medical conditions, lower hospital lengths of stay are associated with lower morbidity and mortality as well as lower healthcare costs. Buell D, Filewod N, Ailon J, Burns KEA. J Emerg Med 2013. 2021 Feb 11;13(2):e13282. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13282.

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PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

While more detailed analyses are available for the keen reader [1-3], this brief approach will consider a simplified model first proposed well over a century ago. Taylor KJW, Burns PN, Wells PNT: Clinical Applications of Doppler Ultrasound. Tedford RJ: Determinants of right ventricular afterload (2013 Grover Conference series).

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Northwestern EM Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This post will discuss a brief overview of hospital planning and operational setup with key elements of a disaster response from events that cause high numbers of blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, burns or crush injuries that may be seen following explosive events, mass shootings, or large scale motor vehicle collisions, to name a few.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

2013-0421 Tighe M, Afzal NA, Bevan A, et al. Children with respiratory conditions and chronic lung disease like asthma are more prone to GERD as well. It’s a burning sensation in the chest or epigastrium, and that is the classic symptom in this age group. So, the parents may say, well, he Doesn’t ever seem full.

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Ultrasounds Wellness 52

PEMBlog

JUNE 5, 2024

Infants can get a cervical spine injury during breech delivery or, unfortunately, during non accidental trauma as well. Central cord syndromes are from hyperextension, and you’ll see weakness that is greater in the upper as opposed to the lower extremities, and transient burning sensation of the hands and fingers. Pediatrics.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2017

11 Beware the “double-ring” sign: this is a button battery13 This is an emergency: the electrolyte-rich mucosa conducts a focal current from the narrow negative terminal of the battery, rapidly causing burn, necrosis, and possibly perforation. Coin en face – in the esophagus – lodged at the thoracic inlet.12 Emergent removal is required.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Tachycardia, tachypnea, and a change in behavior can be indicators not only to the presence of pain, but possibly to its etiology as well. For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC score: Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability ( Table 3 ).

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Taming the SRU

JULY 21, 2023

link] A patient presents with an itchy and burning feeling on their eyelids. Patients will often have objective visual acuity impairment as well as a fever or leukocytosis. saline eyedrops for “burning” or “gritty” feeling of discomfort. They report blurred vision as well as photophobia and redness / watery discharge of the eye.

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Emergency Department EMS Burns Wellness 88

EMDocs

JUNE 14, 2023

He complains of eye irritation with redness with a burning sensation and tearing sometimes. This leads to an enhanced, as well as a prolonged predominant cholinergic effect. Published 2013 Dec 9. He has been having difficulty walking and is having trouble manipulating tools he uses for work with his hands. BMC Res Notes.

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Taming the SRU

MARCH 3, 2025

million fires in 2020, with some studies quoting over 500,000 emergency room visits annually for burn and inhalation injuries (4). Because of this high number of visits, it is important for ED physicians to have a broad knowledge base for treating chemical inhalation injuries as well as fire and smoke related injuries.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

1,2 For hypervolemia in heart failure patients, orthopnea >2 pillows is the most reliable clinical finding, 3,4 though an increase in peripheral edema and increased weight can be useful as well. 6-8 In patients who are on long-term hemodialysis, typical non-invasive signs of volume assessment seem to be unreliable as well.

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