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Episode 22 - Electrical Injuries in the Emergency Department An Evidence-Based Review

EB Medicine

But this month’s episode is special in its own way - we’ll be tackling Electrical Injuries in the emergency department - from low and high voltage injuries to the more extreme and rare lightning related injuries. In total, they pulled references from 1966 until 2018. Jeff: Let’s move on to evaluation in the emergency department.

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SGEM#207: Ahh (Don’t) Push It – Pre-Hospital IV Antibiotics for Sepsis.

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

[display_podcast] Date: February 14th, 2018 Reference: Alam N et al. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. display_podcast] Date: February 14th, 2018 Reference: Alam N et al. It has been reported that over half of patients with sepsis arrive to the emergency department via ambulance [1].

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First10EM Journal Club: October 2022

Broome Docs

2018 Sep 11;362:k3843. PMID: 30206143 Less is more when it comes to intravenous fluids de-Madaria E, Buxbaum JL, Maisonneuve P, et al. Aggressive or Moderate Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Pancreatitis. Emerg Med J. Breaking good news: an essential skill for avoiding too much medicine? doi: 10.1136/bmj.k3843.

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Case Report: a High-Voltage Victim

ACEP Now

A 44 year-old male with unknown past medical history came by emergency medical services (EMS) to the emergency department (ED) for an electrical injury and fall from a high voltage electrical pole. Electrical injuries in the emergency department: an evidence-based review. Emerg Med Pract.

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Best Practices for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

ACEP Now

Fluid resuscitation should be initiated. 13 A 2018 meta-analysis found that terlipressin is comparable with somatostatin, octreotide, and vasopressin in the control of bleeding. 14 In clinically stable patients who do not require resuscitation, EGD is less urgent and may be performed within six to 24 hours. Crit Care Med.

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emDOCs Revamp – Acute Chest Syndrome

EMDocs

2018 Aug;46(3):144-151. Epub 2018 Oct 17. 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 Am J Hematol.

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The CLOVERS Trial

Taming the SRU

doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2212663 BACKGROUND Sepsis, including severe sepsis and septic shock, is a frequently encountered condition in the emergency department and carries a high mortality rate. 2018, Kuttab, Lykins et al. Sixty centers participated during the years 2018-2022. N Engl J Med. 2023;388(6):499-510. N Engl J Med.

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