Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 17, 2024

Curious Ken is brought into your emergency department. Forrester reported data from the Texas Poison Centers surrounding 110 cases of superabsorbent polymer bead ingestions between 2011 and 2016. Pediatric Emergency Care , 31 (6), pp.416-418. Pediatric Orbeez ingestions reported to Texas poison centers.

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EMDocs

JUNE 14, 2023

Organophosphate poisoning in agriculturally centered communities has developed into a public health concern in developing countries, poisons millions and kills hundreds of thousands each year worldwide and is a reason why understanding organophosphate toxicity has become a critical addition to our knowledge of toxicology.

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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.” 2019, wikem.org/wiki/Traumatic_iritis. UpToDate , 30 Oct. WikEM , Oct.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Date: January 28th, 2019 Reference: Chu DK et al. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Robert Edmonds is an emergency physician in the US Air Force in Virginia. DISCLAIMER: THE […] The post SGEM#243: Enough is Enough (O2 Saturation of 94-96%) first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. The Lancet 2018. The Lancet 2018.

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ALiEM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Notes from the Field: Xylazine Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths – United States, 2019. Opioid overdoses involving xylazine in emergency department patients: a multicenter study. Xylazine Poisoning: A Systematic Review. Available at: Xylazine (usdoj.gov) Kariisa M, Patel P, Smith H, Bitting J.

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EMDocs

JUNE 5, 2024

Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies. New York Mcgraw-Hill Education; 2019. National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines: Recommendations for the Use of Laboratory Tests to Support Poisoned Patients Who Present to the Emergency Department. References: Nelson LS, Goldfrank LR.

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ACEP Now

MAY 10, 2024

Jones is assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Dr. Cantor is professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics, director of the pediatric emergency department, and medical director of the Central New York Regional Poison Control Center at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

But what if we could measure a patient’s spleen via ultrasound in the emergency department (ED) to guide specific patient care? Jones is assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Acad Emerg Med. Bloodstream infections in children with sickle cell disease: 2010-2019.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

4 More recent data can be found in a 2019 retrospective review of data from the Kids Inpatient Database as part of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Jones is assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. References Ilgenfritz S, Dowlatshahi C, Salkind A.

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EB Medicine

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

This month, we’re tackling an incredibly important topic - evaluation and management of life threatening headaches in the Emergency Department. Jeff: Do consider adding on a venous or arterial carboxyhemoglobin in the right clinical scenario, as CO poisoning represents an important cause of headache you wouldn’t want to miss.

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