PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

This episode will help you better prepare for and manage children with inborn errors of metabolism in the Emergency Department. 2016 Jan;37(1):3-15; quiz 16-7, 47. Transcript Note: This transcript was partially completed with the use of the Descript AI Welcome to PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast.

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Pediatrics Seizures Emergency Department Sepsis 59

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

Let’s take the humble blood transfusion – used in emergency departments across the globe and playing a key role in critical care. 2016 Jan 7;4(1). Transfusion Decisions in Severe Anaemia Reducing child mortality remains high on the global health agenda. Were the study groups similar at the start of the trial? N Engl J Med.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Also consider non-hemorrhagic volume depletion, dehydration : orthostatic vitals may uncover this [see Mendu et al. (3)]. Premonitory symptoms (Nausea, pallor, diaphoresis, flushing), or triggers (Valsalva, Pain, Emotion, Prolonged Standing, Dehydration) are very useful in making the diagnosis. Vasovagal syncope is generally benign.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

An 18-month-old boy presents to the emergency department with loss of consciousness. Evaporative cooling is the preferred method to actively reduce body temperature in the emergency department , as it can be performed with ongoing resuscitation efforts. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. , 50 (4), 607–616.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EMS Stroke Seizures 94

EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

2016 Dec;91(12):1185-1190. Epub 2016 Oct 3. Intranasal fentanyl and discharge from the emergency department among children with sickle cell disease and vaso-occlusive pain: A multicenter pediatric emergency medicine perspective. C or 100.4 mg/kg, max 4 mg per dose q20-30min) or hydromorphone (0.01-0.02

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Pediatrics Dehydration EMS Hospitals 97

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 17, 2023

2023 Jun 1;76(6):731-736 The Association Between Media-Based Exposure to Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Emergency Department Visits for Self-Harm. coli urine tract infections in children treated in primary care and emergency department. Baaleman DF, et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. Lee T, et al. 2023 Jun;62(6):656-664.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Treatment of Acute Pain in the Emergency Department: A White Paper Position Statement Prepared for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. J Emerg Med. Intravenous Subdissociative-Dose Ketamine Versus Morphine for Analgesia in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Acad Emerg Med.

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Emergency Department Fractures Burns EMS 105

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

92 Refugee patients with SAM, dehydration, or shock should be admitted for further management. International Monetary Fund; 2016. Burden of injury during the complex political emergency in northern Uganda. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2016. Ann Emerg Med. Accessed October 5, 2024. 2006;49(1):51-57.

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Infectious Diseases CDC PPE Rapid Diagnostic Testing 75