Intensive Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

A 34-year-old patient presents to the emergency department with a suspected recreational drug overdose and is intubated for a low Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). Protective measures : Use personal protective equipment (PPE) and have security personnel on standby. There is no past medical history of note.

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EMDocs

JUNE 14, 2023

Make sure to dispose of clothing appropriately and wear PPE to prevent personal exposure. Limit exposure with PPE if returning to the exposing environment. He was educated on wearing appropriate PPE or avoid his work environment altogether to reduce further low dose, high frequency organophosphate exposure. CorePendium.

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EMDocs

JUNE 7, 2023

Decontamination and Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) This prevents ongoing exposure to the patient and ED staff. Dispose of clothing appropriately and wear PPE to prevent personal exposure. Iran Red Crescent Med J 16: e5072, 2014. She is speaking one word at a time and constantly coughing. BMC Res Notes.

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: Alright, so now that the EMS crew, wearing proper PPE of course, has delivered the patient, who is also wearing a mask, to the ED, we can begin our ED H&P. Nachi: In another 2014 study by Muthuri et al., J: So that wraps up episode 23 - Influenza: Diagnosis and Management in the Emergency Department.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 29, 2023

In the emergency department, we were working our way through tonnes of PPE, masks, aprons, and gloves. Amidst tonnes of PPE, hot zones, cold zones, cancelled clinics and social distancing, mental health presentations to the ED were exploding – lockdown was devastatingly affecting our young people. 2014 Jul;55(1):93-9.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

HIV Prevention and Treatment: The Evolving Role of the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. IPC for Marburg Virus Disease (MVD): PPE Part 1:PPE Basics What, When, and Why to Use PPE. Measles: Contemporary considerations for the emergency physician. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(9):3293.

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