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

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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Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 1, 2025

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. The PROSEVA study is the most recent and famous randomized control trial. This maneuver improves oxygenation and gas exchange via three main mechanisms (Malhotra, 2022): 1.

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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]. video cast from Emergency Medicine colleagues in the States discussing and demonstrating techniques for optimal bag-valve-mask ventilation. 2015; 65(4): 371-376.

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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. For laboratory testing, it is important to be aware that not all values obtained via an intraosseous line correlate well with peripheral venous samples (11). 2015 Feb;78(2):295–9.

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Emergency Department Ultrasounds Administration Burns 92

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

They increase the risks of hypoxia and acidosis during the apneic period as well as hypotension and hypoperfusion caused by the abrupt transition from negative-pressure to positive-pressure ventilation (10). Incidence and factors associated with cardiac arrest complicating emergency airway management. 2021): e12373.

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Emergency Department Soft Tissue Injuries Airway Management Operations 92

RebelEM

JULY 20, 2023

This can be plotted as a Forgetting Curve (Figure 2), the slope of which depends on many things – the quality of the teacher, if stress is included in the training, if you’re well fed, have good sleep, etc. This is the idea of learning something so well you bring yourself well above the line of competence.

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EMS Burns Airway Management Wellness 75