EMDocs

JULY 9, 2024

The emergency department takes care of some of the highest risk patients with the worst access to health care and social services Over the past 20 years, many researchers have created and validated social needs screeners Some examples: iHELP, WE CARE, SEEK, USDA 2-item food insecurity questionnaire Does screening make a difference?

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PEMBlog

JUNE 27, 2023

A very common pediatric summer complaint in emergency departments, urgent cares, and primary care offices, this episode covers common signs and symptoms, some pathophysiology, and recommended treatments. Bronstein, MD, 2016. Pansare, M., Kamat, A., & Kamat, D. Summer buzz: All you need to know about insect sting allergies.

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EB Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2020

Show Notes Please click here and take our listener survey Emergency Department management of Non-St Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, by Drs Julianna Jung and Sharon Bord. Chest pain is the second most common complaint Over 6.4 million visits to US EDs annually include chest pain.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Bowen 2016] Moral of the Morsel: Weight Matters! The PAWPER tape as a tool for rapid weight assessment in a Paediatric Emergency Department: Validation study and comparison with parents’ estimation and Broselow tape. Int J Emerg Med. Use of the Broselow tape in a Mexican emergency department.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Population: Adults attending at continuously-staffed EDs in a health network covering 15 states, 2016-19.

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EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Kirelik is the Medical Director of the Rocky Mountain Pediatric OrthoONE Center for Concussion and is an attending pediatric emergency medicine physician at the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver, Colorado. The Berlin 2016 process: a summary of methodology for the 5th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 23, 2023

In most Emergency Departments, staff are allotted little of that scarce resource, time, to begin processing what has just occurred. The Pause Jonathon Bartels worked as an Emergency Nurse in America in 2009. After the death of a young person in the Emergency Department, he initiated ‘ The Pause.’ & Liska, H.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2024

12 How do we address these disparities in the emergency department? An implementation science approach improves language access in the emergency department. Association of limited English proficiency and increased emergency department waiting room lengths of stay. Annals of Emergency Medicine.

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Documentation/Coding Emergency Department Best Practices Federal Emergency Management Agency 81

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This blog post aims to help familiarise you with some of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department. Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. 2016 Aug;16(8):e139–52. 2016 Sep 1;170(9):848. Karageorgos, S.;

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

2016 ACEP fever guidelines note that positive viral testing can impact further workup of fever for a serious bacterial infection (SBI). 2016 ACEP fever guidelines note that positive viral testing can impact further workup of fever for a serious bacterial infection (SBI). Standard fever evaluation is recommended. All were UTIs.

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EB Medicine

MARCH 4, 2020

No 1996 AAP guidelines, 2016 ACG guidelines, and 2017 IDSA guidelines all note diarrhea illness but may be vomiting predominant. Specifically, Salmonella, shigella, Campylobacter, and Yersinia 2016 ACG guidelines recommend them for patients with watery diarrhea and moderate to severe illness with fever for at least 72 hours.

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ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A 77-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with hip pain following a fall. 2016 May;31(5):478-85. Opioid-Prescribing Patterns of Emergency Physicians and Risk of Long-Term Use. The Contribution of the Emergency Department To Opioid Pain Reliever Misuse And Diversion: A Critical Review.

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EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

This month, we are sticking in the abdomen for another round of evidence-based medicine, focusing on Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery. While it was < 15% in 1990, by 2016 it reached 40%. Jeff: And we also have the AspireAssist siphon, which was approved in 2016.

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ALiEM

MAY 13, 2024

Case Introduction: Child with abdominal pain Wendy is a 7-year-old girl who comes into the emergency department with redness, swelling, and pain on her left calf. J Emerg Med 2018 [6] 327 Prospective cohort study of children 6mo-18yrs comparing clinical assessment to POCUS 90.3% (83.4-94.7%) Pediatr Emerg Care.

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Ultrasounds Pediatrics Emergency Department Wellness 64

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 28, 2021

Direct-access physiotherapy to help manage patients with musculoskeletal disorders in an emergency department: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Case: A forty-year-old woman presents to the emergency department […] The post SGEM#342: Should We Get Physical, Therapy for Minor Musculoskeletal Disorders in the ED?

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Emergency Department Research Outcomes 52

Taming the SRU

MAY 27, 2024

Shortness of breath is one of the most common complaints presenting to emergency departments. A less common but more emergent scenario is the presentation of a patient to the emergency department with a large pleural effusion causing hypoxia and respiratory distress. 13, issue 3, March 2016, p 305-450.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2023

Capnography in the Emergency Department: A Review of Uses, Waveforms, and Limitations. J Emerg Med. Capnography for the nonintubated patient in the emergency setting. Ann Emerg Med. Predictive value of capnography for suspected diabetic ketoacidosis in the emergency department. West J Emerg Med.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2018

Pediatric Hypertensive Emergencies. Pediatric Hypertension in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. Blood pressure measurements on children in the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2016; 34:1-35. Open Access Emergency Medicine. References Baracco R et al.

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EMDocs

JUNE 8, 2024

A 32-year-old man presents to the emergency department with eye pain. However, it would be expected to emerge with reduced visual acuity or other visual disturbances such as diplopia. Overview of Eye Injuries in the Emergency Department.” Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide.

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EM SIM Cases

MAY 9, 2023

EHS arrived, provided oxygen supplementation, and brought them to your tertiary emergency department, with access to PICU. Pediatric Emergency Care,32 (9), 623-626. When the child was brought to the surface, they were unconscious and coughing up foam. Pediatric Drowning Download Hon, K. , Cheung, H. & & Cheung, K.

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RebelEM

MARCH 23, 2023

The 30-day emergency department readmission rate and all-cause 30-day readmission were significantly lower only when adjusted for propensity scores. Phenobarbital Versus Lorazepam for Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

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Emergency Department Outcomes Hospitals Burns 52

ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

A 95-year-old female with a history of stage III chronic kidney disease (CKD), heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), and dementia with baseline orientation only to person and place, presented to the emergency department (ED) for upper extremity myoclonic jerking for one day. Published April 12, 2021.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This case was submitted by… A 6-year-old previously healthy female was brought to your emergency department with extremity pain. Clinical Pediatric Dermatology 5 th ed, Elsevier, 2016, 382-401. This is the second of the four cases. 4 days earlier, she developed rhinorrhea, cough, and fever to Tmax 101F. Gu SL, Jorizzo JL.

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Urgent Care Burns Pediatrics Emergency Department 69

RebelEM

APRIL 29, 2024

World J Emerg Surg 2023 PMID: 36918947 3. Intraosseous vascular access in adults using the EZ-IO in an emergency department. Int J Emerg Med 2009 PMID: 20157465 4. Intraosseous versus central venous catheter utilization and performance during inpatient medical emergencies. Ngo AS, Oh JJ, Chen Y, Yong D, Ong MEH.

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RebelEM

MARCH 8, 2023

Emergency Department Management: Emergency ophthalmology consultation. Emergency surgical management indicated if concomitant retinal tear, vitreous hemorrhage, or retinal detachment. Ophthalmology, in Marx J et al (eds): Rosens Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Practice, ed 9. >10 floaters, (+) LR 8.1-36

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Stroke Emergency Department Ultrasounds Outcomes 52

Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 2, 2023

They found that suicide rates in 2020 were increased in October and November for men and in July through November for women when compared to 2016-2019. A pediatric emergency department in Texas looked at the resulted of their routine suicide risk screenings for patients aged 11-21. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(1):e2034261. Pediatrics.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Stroke 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Rory Spiegel is an EM/CC doctor who splits his time in the Emergency Department and Critical Care department. Stroke 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Rory Spiegel is an EM/CC doctor who splits his time in the Emergency Department and Critical Care department. Reference: Perry et al.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Case A two-year-old female, seen three days ago at different local emergency department (ED)—Children’s General—presents with fever, headache, and neck pain. 2 However, many emergency physicians are unaware of this interpretation, instead letting concern for violating HIPAA override patient-care needs. HHS website.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 17, 2021

Anthony Crocco is the Deputy Chief – McMaster Department of Pediatrics, Acting Head of Pediatric Cardiology, and creator of Sketchy EBM. JAMA Nov 2020 Case: A four-year-old girl with a known history of asthma presents to your emergency department (ED) after a one-day history of runny nose and cough. Reference: Schuh et al.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Ultrasonography 2016; 35(2): 110-123. 2016; 16: ic22. The use of prophylactic flucloxacillin in treatment of open fractures of the distal phalanx within an accident and emergency department: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. Volar Plate Injury Yeh PC et al. Pediatric Hand Fractures. Yeh PC et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Case: A 28-year-old male with a history of type-1 diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency department (ED) with increase in thirst and light headedness. We have some exciting news to cap off the end of this amazing year. Suchi will be joining the SGEM faculty as part of the Hot Off the Press team. He is otherwise healthy.

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JournalFeed

JANUARY 17, 2022

2016 Jan;99(1):117-24. Policed Patients: How the Presence of Law Enforcement in the Emergency Department Impacts Medical Care. Ann Emerg Med. Improving patient-centered communication: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Patient Educ Couns. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.08.012. 2015.08.012. Epub 2015 Aug 14. 2021.04.039.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 14, 2022

Sergey Motov is an Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. He is also one of the world’s leading researchers on pain management in the emergency department and specifically the use of ketamine. His twitter handle is @PainFreeED.

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PEMBlog

JULY 17, 2023

Gastrostomy Tube-Related Complaints in the Pediatric Emergency Department.” Pediatric Emergency Care, vol. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, vol. Emergency Department Visits and Readmissions among Children after Gastrostomy Tube Placement.” 174, 2016, doi:10.1016/ j.jpeds.2016.03.032.

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ALiEM

AUGUST 18, 2023

A middle-aged man with a past medical history of hypertension and tobacco use disorder presented to the Emergency Department after evaluation by an ophthalmologist. 2016 May-Aug;9(2):80-6. He complained of ten days of a right-sided headache and three days of diplopia. Physical Exam Vitals : Temp 98.4 °F Semin Neurol.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 7, 2017

BMJ Nov 2016. He served with the Canadian Forces as a Medical […] The post SGEM#191: No Time for Physio – Roll With It first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. BMJ Nov 2016. However, these studies deal with ankle sprains in a specific group as compared to a generalized emergency department population.

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Urgent Care Emergency Department Fractures Wellness 40

ALiEM

MAY 19, 2023

A heavy alcohol drinker, who is well known to your Emergency Department, presents with altered mental status, except that he looks different this time. In our emergency department, the RTs do not spend a lot of time going around measuring cuff pressures and usually save that until the patient reaches the ICU.

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