The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

He is not on anticoagulation and there is no history of seizures. million emergency department visits in the US in 2014 [1], with the most significant proportion of visits occurring in the elderly ≥75 (1,682/100,000) [1]. There are no other external signs of trauma on your exam. The CCHR is the most researched CDR in mTBI [3] and ha.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

She has a right parietal-occipital region haematoma, and you think you might be able to feel a step – you’re pretty convinced she has a palpable skull fracture. As in CRASH-2, TXA did not show a significant increase in thrombotic events or seizures. 2014 Dec;77(6):852-8; discussion 858. D – here, we have a problem.

Head Injuries 145

Head Injuries Seizures Pediatrics Outcomes 145

EMDocs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders; 2014:805-807. Possible early antibiotic treatment Minor Marine Trauma Mechanism: Bites, Stings, Nematocysts Envenomation Presentation: All can cause localized pain, erythema, and warmth Dermatologic: Urticaria, burning, pruritus, localized paresthesia. Venomous Marine Animals. link] Blohm E, Brush D.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Costochondritis, rib fractures, and pericarditis are common causes of chest pain that can be treated with multimodal regimens. 7 Rib and Sternal Fractures: Rib fractures are often caused by blunt chest trauma. Up to two-thirds of rib fractures are missed on initial chest radiographs. Most cases abate by one year.

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Emergency Department Fractures Burns EMS 105

ACEP Now

MARCH 11, 2025

A survey that looked at 637 residency programs including pediatric, family, and internal medicine in 2014 found that only 42 programs offered formal training in eating disorders. Musculoskeletal complications include osteopenia with increased risk for long bone fractures.

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Emergency Department Psychiatric Dehydration Pediatrics 83

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

23 Blunt carotid injury is more likely in patients with at least one of the following: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ≤ 6, fracture of petrous bone, presence of diffuse axonal brain injury, and LeFort II/III fractures. 23 BCVI should be suspected with any high-energy trauma or any fractures of the maxilla or mandible. 24) Kelts, G.;

Stroke 105

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