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Mastering Minor Care: Paronychia and Felon

Taming the SRU

These patients may be discharged with close outpatient follow-up, and should be instructed to return to the Emergency Department if they develop worsening and/or spreading pain and swelling, as this may be indicative of an infectious process. Tintinalli’s emergency medicine: A comprehensive study guide (Ninth edition.).

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Pediatric Non-Accidental Trauma (NAT)

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Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2016. 2016; 37(4): 146-158. Testing for Abuse in Children With Sentinel Injuries. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 2016; 42(2): 128-138. link] Accessed May 15, 2019. Christian CW. PEDIATRICS. Pediatrics in Review.

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EM@3AM: Extensor Tendon Laceration

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Answer : Extensor tendon laceration Epidemiology: Hand extensor injuries make up >25% of orthopedic soft tissue injuries 2, 3 Common in young men in manual labor Dominant hand more likely to be injured 4 2012 study on 86 patients reported 83% men with a mean age of 34.2 Management of extensor tendon injuries.

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Pediatric Pain

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

NON-PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT The first line of treatment in all pain management is non-pharmacopeia ( Horeczko 2016 ). Some are simple comfort measures such as splinting (fracture or sprain), applying cold (acute soft tissue injury) or heat (non-traumatic, non-specific pain), or other targeted non-pharmacology.

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Beyond Ketamine: When to use Facilitated Intubation in the ED

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Reduced Tissue Manipulation: With video laryngoscopy, less force is required to achieve proper visualization, reducing the risk of activating the gag reflex, dental trauma, soft tissue injury, and bleeding during intubation attempts (25). Int J Emerg Med. J Emerg Med. ” Academic Emergency Medicine 20.1