PEMBlog

MAY 9, 2024

Febrile Seizures are among the most common neurological problema in young children, occurring in 1 out of 50 children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years of age. Febrile Seizure. Common variants associated with general and MMR vaccine-related febrile seizures. Nat Genet 2014; 46:1274. Ann Emerg Med.

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Seizures Pediatrics Wellness Emergency Department 59

EMDocs

JUNE 7, 2023

Used for treatment of acutely symptomatic anxiety, muscle fasciculations, and seizures. Case Follow-up: The patient required benzodiazepine administration for seizure management and subsequent intubation for airway protection. Iran Red Crescent Med J 16: e5072, 2014. She is speaking one word at a time and constantly coughing.

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Poisoning Airway Management Seizures PPE 94

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Contraindicated seizures or porphyria. actors Associated with the Occurrence of Cardiac Arrest after Emergency Tracheal Intubation in the Emergency Department. PLoS One 2014; 9(11): e112779. Okubo M, Gibo K, Hagiwara Y, Nakayama Y, Hasegawa K; Japanese Emergency Medicine Network Investigators. J Emerg Med.

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Emergency Department Soft Tissue Injuries Airway Management Operations 76

EMDocs

JANUARY 29, 2024

Introduction: Neurologic emergencies are common in the Emergency Department (ED), and blood pressure management is critical to immediate management. 2014 Apr;13(4):364-73. Epub 2014 Feb 13. His blood pressure (BP) is 220/120 mmHg. What are the next best steps in BP management for this patient? Lancet Neurol.

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Stroke Outcomes EMS Seizures 83

EMDocs

JUNE 14, 2023

Used for treatment of acutely symptomatic anxiety, muscle fasciculations, and seizures. Iran Red Crescent Med J 16: e5072, 2014. Parenteral organophosphorus poisoning in a rural emergency department: a case report. 1, 2 Symmetric sensorimotor axonopathy: leg cramping to extremity weakness and paralysis. CorePendium.

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PPE Poisoning Seizures Emergency Department 82

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Do not use pethidine since it can cause seizures and CNS hyperexcitability. A 6-year-old girl from Saudi Arabia was referred by her General Practitioner to the local emergency department. 2014; 349–356. Alternatives to morphine are hydromorphone or fentanyl. She complained of cough and runny nose for 3 days.

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Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

Even as a Paramedic, in the early days, there was no analgesia, sedative (except for seizures), or anesthetic, to provide. In my opinion, hypnosis is a little-understood but potentially valuable technique for the emergency department. Why isn't hypnosis used more in emergency departments? PMCID: PMC2417820.

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Emergency Department Pediatrics Emergency Nursing Seizures 40

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Headache plus… a new seizure. An eleven-year-old girl presents to the ED with new headache, nausea, and vomting in the morning, then had a generalized seizure later that day, and presents with a low GCS. 2014; vol 2014. A comparison of acute treatment regimens for migraine in the emergency department.

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Pediatrics Seizures Emergency Department Wellness 52

Downeast Emergency Medicine

MARCH 24, 2021

OVERVIEW Diarrhea is a common complaint for our pediatric patients in the emergency department. Just like other patients in the emergency department, the child should be recognized as “sick” or “not sick.” Pediatr Emerg Med Pract 2018, 15(2):1-25. New York: McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. Pubmed ]

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Pediatrics Dehydration Emergency Department Wellness 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Headache red-flag characteristics include neurological symptoms, thunderclap nature, syncope, trauma, immunocompromised, coagulopathy, fever, rash, seizure, nuchal rigidity, altered mental status, pregnancy, temporal tenderness, jaw claudication, and cancer history. J Emerg Med. Acad Emerg Med. J Emerg Med. N Engl J Med.

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Emergency Department Fractures Burns EMS 105

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The use of CTA (computed tomography angiography) in the emergency department (ED) has increased dramatically in the past 20 years. American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) gave a level C recommendation that either LP or CTA could be used to rule out SAH after a negative NCCT. vs. 38.1%) with a good functional outcome.

Stroke 98

Stroke Radiology Radiology Emergency Department 98

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

These can lead to a wide spectrum of emergent complications including but not limited to cardiac dysrhythmias, seizures, and acute renal failure. This can often become significant enough to precipitate dysrhythmias, seizures, and tetany (20). Academic Press; 2014:39-64. in females and 2.5-7.0 mg/dl (adults) and > 6.5

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Fluid Resuscitation Seizures Dehydration Emergency Department 55

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 9, 2023

focussed on emergency departments. A 13-year-old girl came to the ED with an unprecedented, prolonged seizure. When she arrived in the department, the seizure had stopped. 2018) Bad manners in the Emergency Department: Incivility among doctors PLOS ONE [link] Lasater K, Mood L, Buchwach D.

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Seizures Incident Reporting Research Emergency Department 116

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

She presents with a seven-day history of fever, fatigue, and myalgias associated with decreased oral intake and an episode of seizure-like activity three hours prior to arrival. Additionally, there is no family history of seizure disorders. HIV Prevention and Treatment: The Evolving Role of the Emergency Department.

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Infectious Diseases CDC PPE Rapid Diagnostic Testing 67