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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Consider other indicators of need for airway management, such as gag reflex. 2015 Feb;100(2):207-8. Systematic review showed 85% of studies with substantial reliability with kappa statistic >0.6 GCS scores are validated in trauma populations , but it has its limitations in the medical populations. It’s complicated.

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emDOCs Revamp: Alcohol Withdrawal

EMDocs

2015; 17(6): 1-19. Guidelines for Reasonable and Appropriate Care in the Emergency Department (GRACE-4): Alcohol use disorder and cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome management in the emergency department. fold higher risk of NSTI than the control group 12 For those without comorbidities , AUD exhibited a 15.2-fold Br J Addict.

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Proning for ARDS

Northwestern EM Blog

In this study, they found that prone positioning resulted in significant improvement in oxygenation, as well as a 50% decrease in mortality at 28 days (Guerin et. Position arms in a comfortable position, avoiding any position that could cause a brachial plexus injury, and ensure they are well-supported to avoid pressure ulcers.

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Video beats direct laryngoscopy for intubation--even for experts

PulmCCM

Anesthesiology residents literally stop counting, generally performing well over a thousand intubations in a four-year residency (compared to pulmonary-critical care fellows’ mere nine months total in the ICU on a traditional research/clinical split), including extensive experience on difficult airways and advanced airway management.

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Prehospital Management of Traumatic Brain Injury

Critical Care Now

The data was collected from 2007 until 2015, analyzed from 2015 until 2019, and then published in 2019. Since then, their recommendations are quickly becoming the ubiquitous standard of care for prehospital TBI management. If indicated aggressive BLS airway management with positive pressure ventilation (PPV) is appropriate.

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emDOCs Revamp: Esophageal Perforation

EMDocs

ECG – May show tachycardia or rate related ST depressions Laboratory evaluation: CBC w/ differential – may reveal leukocytosis with left shift CMP, Lipase – can reveal alternative intra-abdominal diagnoses as well as show findings of end-organ hypoperfusion (elevated serum creatinine, transaminitis, etc.) McGraw-Hill Education; 2015.

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Episode 6: Oxygenation

PHEM Cast

2015; 65(4): 371-376. Preoxygenation and Prevention of Desaturation During Emergency Airway Management. video cast from Emergency Medicine colleagues in the States discussing and demonstrating techniques for optimal bag-valve-mask ventilation. Annals of Emergency Medicine. Weingart SD, Levitan RM. Annals of Emergency Medicine.