ACEP Now

DECEMBER 8, 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates of emergency department (ED) visits for 2022 were recently released. The Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance (EDBA) data survey found that about 69 percent of hospital inpatients are processed through the ED. National Center for Health Statistics.

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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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Pediatrics Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Wellness 271

Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Differences in intubation outcomes for pediatric patients between pediatric and general Emergency Departments. Intubation practice and outcomes among pediatric emergency departments: A report from National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS). Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Feb;30(1):3-11.

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Outcomes Sepsis 187

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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Emergency Department Radiology Radiology Hospitals 135

Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 1, 2025

While a randomized control trial should be done to evaluate the effect of early proning in a controlled environment, these studies suggest that we should consider using this in our Emergency Department for patients who present with hypoxia and concern for mild to moderate ARDS without urgent need for intubation. 2020; Koulouras et.

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Emergency Department Fractures EKG/ECG Wellness 52

Emergency Medicine Journal

JUNE 20, 2024

Methods A retrospective chart review of ED visits of patients on ICI from 15 December 2016 to 6 December 2020 was performed. Secondary objectives describe the therapeutic management and determine 7 and 30-day mortality. Clinical presentation, cancer characteristics and type of ICI were extracted by a single abstractor.

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Outcomes Emergency Department 70

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Borgialli DA, Mahajan P, Hoyle JD Jr, Powell EC, Nadel FM, Tunik MG, Foerster A, Dong L, Miskin M, Dayan PS, Holmes JF, Kuppermann N; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Aug;23(8):878-84. Epub 2016 Aug 1. Academic emergency medicine 12.9 Ann Emerg Med. J Surg Res.

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Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

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.

Urgent Care 98

Urgent Care Pediatrics Emergency Department Hospitals 98

PEMBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

Thousands of children and adolescents spend days at time in Emergency Departments waiting for definitive mental health disposition. West J Emerg Med. Mental Health Revisits at US Pediatric Emergency Departments. Prolonged emergency department length of stay for US pediatric mental health visits (2005-2015).

Psychiatric 98

Psychiatric Emergency Department Pediatrics Best Practices 98

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

2016 Dec;54(10):899-923. The post ToxCard: Second Generation Antipsychotic Overdose appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. His roommate found an empty pill bottle on the floor next to him. Evidence-based recommendations on the use of intravenous lipid emulsion therapy in poisoning. Clin Toxicol (Phila).

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Poisoning Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EKG/ECG Seizures 111

Emergency Medicine Journal

JUNE 22, 2023

Methods This is a retrospective review of medical records of the ED of three public hospitals in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from January 2016 to October 2021. Our objective was to compare care delivery for low back pain in Australian EDs between culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and non-CALD patients.

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Emergency Department Administration Hospitals Outcomes 40

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 5, 2024

Emerg Radiol. 2016; Published June 20, 2016. PECARN prediction rule for cervical spine imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt trauma: a multicentre prospective observational study. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015;28(7). PMID: 26165728. Cui LW, Probst MA, Hoffman JR, Mower WR.

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Pediatrics Head Injuries Dislocations Research 164

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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Pediatrics Emergency Department Research Burns 75

RebelEM

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Background Information: Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate (RVR) is one of the many tachydysrhythmias we encounter in the Emergency Department (ED). Amiodarone versus digoxin for acute rate control of atrial fibrillation in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Sep 7.

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Emergency Department Administration EMS Dehydration 52

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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Emergency Department Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Best Practices 98

EMDocs

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Tintinallis Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e. McGraw Hill; 2016. Pediatric Emergency Care, 27 (10), 978-985. A partner at bedside reports recent depressed mood, abdominal pain, and vomiting yesterday. The patient woke up confused this morning, and has had a worsening mental status throughout the day today.

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Poisoning Fluid Resuscitation Seizures Resuscitation 98

Emergency Medicine Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Methods A retrospective cohort study was carried out of C&YP (≤17) attending an ED in the Yorkshire and Humber region of the UK following contact with NHS 111 between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017. This linked-data study examined NHS 111 calls and ED outcomes.

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Emergency Department Outcomes 52

The Trauma Pro

OCTOBER 4, 2024

years from 2013 to 2016. Clinical outcomes assessed at 60 days included an unplanned return to the emergency department (ED), re-admission, complications, and development of new bleeding confirmed by surgery, ultrasound, or computed tomography (CT) at 60 days post-injury. ” This means they probably did not.

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Pediatrics Outcomes Operations Emergency Department 113

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 Federal Emergency Management Agency Best Practices 105

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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Emergency Department Blood Transfusions Resuscitation Sepsis 95

EMDocs

JANUARY 25, 2025

A 45-year-old outdoor enthusiast presents to the emergency department with fever, headache, myalgias, and malaise. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2016. Available from: [link] The post EM@3AM: Leukopenia appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. No rash is identified. 2nd edition.

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EMS Infectious Diseases Allergic Reactions Fluid Resuscitation 96

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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Emergency Department Shock EKG/ECG Sepsis 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 22, 2024

The campaign started in the United States in 2012, in Canada two years later, and in the United Kingdom in 2016. Choosing Wisely UK was launched in 2016 by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges to identify tests, treatments, and procedures of questionable value. 2016 ;50(13):826-8. 70% had liver function tests. Br J Sports Med.

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Emergency Department Best Practices Radiology Radiology 90

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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Emergency Department Head Injuries Pediatrics Hospitals 40

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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Diabetic Emergencies Operations Hospitals Research 110

RebelEM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A newborn boy presents to the emergency department shortly after a home delivery. Fleisher & Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2016:27–54. The mother had routine prenatal care and reports that he was due in 2 days. His heart rate is 80 bpm.

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Resuscitation Emergency Department Pediatrics EMS 59

Emergency Medicine Journal

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Study design Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study in 18 emergency departments (EDs) in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network from 2016 to 2019. We sought to describe the features associated with radiographic pneumonias in young febrile infants.

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Emergency Department Pediatrics Research 40

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Aims and Objectives Identifying means to optimise trainee retention and recruitment is an Emergency Medicine (EM) research priority. This study aimed to understand how increasingly crowded Emergency Departments (EDs) are impacting EM training in the United Kingdom. Worthwhile training opportunities are central to this.

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Emergency Department EMS Research 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2024

A man in his 90s with a history of HTN, CKD, COPD, and OSA presented to the emergency department after being found unresponsive at home. Vital signs were within normal limits on arrival to the Emergency Department. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Nov;34(11):2182-2185. Epub 2016 Aug 27. or basilar ischemia.

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EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Emergency Department COPD 116

Emergency Medicine Journal

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Centre for Urgent and Emergency Care research database patient-level database (May 2015–April 2016), secondary literature and expert elicitation were used to inform the model. Methods Discrete event simulation was used to model a large urban teaching hospital in the UK, as a case study, with a colocated GP service.

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Emergency Department Research Outcomes Hospitals 52

EMDocs

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Its narrow indication for stable VT means many emergency departments may not routinely stock the medication. Best Clinical Practice: Emergency Medicine Management of Stable Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia. J Emerg Med. Epub 2016 Oct 15. 2017 Apr;52(4):484-492. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.09.010. 2016.09.010.

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EKG/ECG Shock Wellness EMS 75

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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Pediatrics Emergency Department 52

PulmCCM

JANUARY 23, 2025

Septicyte Rapid was validated using banked blood from 356 critically ill patients in multiple observational studies on sepsis (in 2011-2016), and prospectively in 63 critically ill patients in 2021. emergency departments. Acad Emerg Med. About one hour, according to the manufacturer. How Was It Validated? PMID: 38643433.

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Sepsis Wellness Emergency Department Research 45

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

A Randomized Trial of Single-Dose Oral Dexamethasone Versus Multidose Prednisolone for Acute Exacerbations of Asthma in Children Who Attend the Emergency Department. A Randomized Trial of Single-Dose Oral Dexamethasone Versus Multidose Prednisolone for Acute Exacerbations of Asthma in Children Who Attend the Emergency Department.

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Hospitals 52

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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EMS Allergic Reactions Poisoning Emergency Department 98

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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Resuscitation Administration Emergency Department Ultrasounds 105

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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