Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 1, 2025

Absolute contraindications of prone positioning are severely increased intracranial pressure as positioning of the head in prone position can partially obstruct cerebral venous drainage, as well as unstable spinal fractures because the manipulation while repositioning a patient may lead to further injury (Guerin et. 2020; Koulouras et.

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Taming the SRU

JANUARY 1, 2024

Establishing reliable vascular access is absolutely critical for ED patients requiring resuscitation, airway management, or medication administration. 2015 Feb;78(2):295–9. An IO is a temporary solution and should be removed within 24 hours to avoid increased risk of infection such as osteomyelitis. J Emerg Med.

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EB Medicine

MARCH 1, 2019

Moreover, when airway management is needed, advanced airway techniques by ALS crews were associated with decreased odds of survival. Jeff: Operative management, specifically ED thoracotomy is a heavily debated topic, and it’s next on our list to discuss. Nachi: Definitely. Cardiac contusions are found in 1.8-2.4%

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EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Thankfully, fatalities are declining, with just 565 in 2015. As always, it’s ABC and IV, O2, monitor first with early airway management in those with head and neck burns being a top priority. Cerebral salt wasting syndrome, peripheral nerve lesions, spinal cord fracture, and cerebral hemorrhages have all been described.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MARCH 27, 2015

Buffington] NTI largely supplanted by RSI: Current resuscitation practice focuses on the oral route for airway management and intubation. Intracranial placement of a nasotracheal tube after facial fracture: a rare complication. Raja, MD, MBA, MPH Trauma Airway Management J Emerg Med. Cover with antibiotic.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-213897 Paterson AW, Ryan W, Rao-Mudigonda VV. Neurotransmitter. 2015;2:10-14800/nt. doi:10.14800/nt.491 tetani infection is also indicated. 1992;359(6398):832-835. doi:10.1038/359832a0 Giannini L, Maccari A, Chiesa V, Canevini MP. Trismus, the first symptom in a challenging diagnosis of Tetanus. BMJ Case Rep.

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