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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 103: Thermal Burn Injury

EMDocs

Today on the emDOCs cast with Brit Long, MD ( @long_brit) , we cover the evaluation and management of the patient with a burn injury. Episode 103: Thermal Burn Injury Initial evaluation of thermal burns Range of burn severities and types: minor sunburns to full thickness burns and severe inhalation injury.

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Therapeutics: Pacing Through Skin and Vein

Taming the SRU

Follow this algorithm in patients with unstable bradycardia with acute heart failure, change in mental status, or concern for shock, physicians should start with atropine, 1 mg and may be continued every 3 to 5 minutes if effective. Skin burns and irritation can also result from the pacing pads and cause pain. Circulation , vol.

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Don’t Forget About the IO in the Critically Ill Patient

RebelEM

2016 PMID:27075364 13 Astasio-Picado Á et al. Studies have compared IO to peripheral intravenous (PIV) and central venous (CVC) access for resuscitation. Impact of intraosseous versus intravenous resuscitation during in-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective study. Resuscitation. 2021 PMID: 34273470 12 Petitpas F et al.

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Heart-Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes for Your Celebration

AED Leader

Thanksgiving Mains According to the National Grocers Association, for Thanksgiving 2016, Americans were stuffing their shopping carts with over 311 million pounds of turkey and over 213 million pounds of potatoes ! For a festive finishing touch to your board, sprinkle with toasted nuts and pomegranate seeds.

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Heart-Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes for Your Celebration

AED Leader

Thanksgiving Mains According to the National Grocers Association, for Thanksgiving 2016, Americans were stuffing their shopping carts with over 311 million pounds of turkey and over 213 million pounds of potatoes ! For a festive finishing touch to your board, sprinkle with toasted nuts and pomegranate seeds.

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Electrical injuries

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Up to 5% of burns occur secondary to electrical injuries, and this rises to 27% in developing countries. Significant injuries can occur even in the absence of extensive burns or other signs of external injury. Was the patient thrown from the source (suggestive of DC shock and may result in further blunt force trauma)?

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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Salt, not Shock

ALiEM

Bruccoleri RE, Burns MM. 2016 Mar;12(1):121-9. Author information Timothy Harmon, MD Emergency Medicine Resident Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, George Washington University | The post ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Salt, not Shock appeared first on ALiEM. Acute Card Care. 2013 Dec;15(4):90-2. doi: 10.3109/17482941.2013.841949.

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