EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Management of drug and alcohol withdrawal. 2016; 83(1): 67-79. Outpatient management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Inpatient management of acute alcohol withdrawal syndrome. fold higher risk of NSTI than the control group 12 For those without comorbidities , AUD exhibited a 15.2-fold N Engl JMed. 2003; 348:1786-1795.

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Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Emergency Department EMS 105

EMDocs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

2016 Oct;29(5):433-9. State of the art of diagnosis of rickettsial diseases: the use of blood specimens for diagnosis of scrub typhus, spotted fever group rickettsiosis, and murine typhus. Curr Opin Infect Dis. Perera P, Mailhot T, Riley D, Mandavia D. The RUSH exam: Rapid Ultrasound in SHock in the evaluation of the critically lll.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Consider other indicators of need for airway management, such as gag reflex. 2016 Aug;23(8):878-84. Epub 2016 Aug 1. GCS scores are validated in trauma populations , but it has its limitations in the medical populations. It’s complicated. Less than 8 doesn’t always mean intubate ! References : Teasdale G, Jennett B.

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Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 1, 2025

Relative contraindications are several, including difficulty with airway management, facial trauma, ventricular assist device, intra-aortic balloon pump, severe chest wall lesions or rib fractures, massive hemoptysis, unstable pelvic or long bone fractures, and open abdominal wounds. Should we prone non-intubated patients in the ED?

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Emergency Department Fractures EKG/ECG Wellness 52

PHEM Cast

MARCH 17, 2016

Preoxygenation and Prevention of Desaturation During Emergency Airway Management. 2016: 28(1); 67-72. 2016; 193(3): 273-280. 2016 [cite Date Accessed]. Apneic oxygenation was associated with decreased desaturation rates during rapid sequence intubation by an Australian helicopter emergency medicine service.

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Airway Management Burns Emergency Department Resuscitation 52

Taming the SRU

JANUARY 1, 2024

Establishing reliable vascular access is absolutely critical for ED patients requiring resuscitation, airway management, or medication administration. 2016 Dec 14;20(1):102. 2016 Mar;34(3):578–81. 2016 Dec;51(6):636–42. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Feb;78(2):295–9. Am J Emerg Med. Moayedi S, Witting M, Pirotte M.

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Emergency Department Ultrasounds Administration Burns 92

PHEM Cast

APRIL 21, 2021

Positioning From: [link] Recommended Rich Levitan resources Podcast 70 – Airway Management with Rich Levitan Airway axes From: McGuire B, Hodge K. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016, Issue 11. Guidance documents College of Paramedics Statement on Intubation, available here. Tracheal intubation. Sunde, G.A.,

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