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Episode 40 - COVID-19: An Interview with Colby Redfield, MD-Tent Triage, Telemedicine, PPE, and EMS

EB Medicine

PPE (16:30) Reusing N95s Using elastomeric full and half face respirators CDC, FDA, Osha 4. Novel 2019 Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): An Updated Overview for Emergency Clinicians [link] 2. PPE (16:30) Reusing N95s Using elastomeric full and half face respirators CDC, FDA, Osha 4. 128 COVID-19 Topics: 1.Triage

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Chemical Burns

Mind The Bleep

Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to avoid secondary contamination. 2019 Nov;34(4):276-281. Epub 2019 Nov 29. Introduction Initial Assessment and Stabilization Ensure that the scene is safe for both the patient and the healthcare providers. J Med Toxicol. 2015 Jun;11(2):227-31. doi: 10.1007/s13181-014-0440-1.

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SGEM#258: REBOA, Re-Re-Re-REBOA

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: May 23rd, 2019 Reference: Joseph et al. JAMA Surgery March 2019. Date: May 23rd, 2019 Reference: Joseph et al. JAMA Surgery March 2019. JAMA Surgery March 2019. Nationwide Analysis of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Civilian Trauma. This is Bob’s tenth visit to the SGEM.

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SGEM#286: Behind the Mask – Does it need to be an N95 mask?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JAMA 2019 The Respiratory Protection Effectiveness Clinical Trial (ResPECT) Guest Skeptics: Dr. Christopher Patey is an Assistant Professor with Memorial University Medical School in St. Date: March 4th, 2020 Reference: Radonovich et al. N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel.

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ToxCard: Chronic Organophosphate Toxicity

EMDocs

Make sure to dispose of clothing appropriately and wear PPE to prevent personal exposure. Limit exposure with PPE if returning to the exposing environment. He was educated on wearing appropriate PPE or avoid his work environment altogether to reduce further low dose, high frequency organophosphate exposure.

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ToxCard: Acute Organophosphate Toxicity

EMDocs

Decontamination and Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) This prevents ongoing exposure to the patient and ED staff. Dispose of clothing appropriately and wear PPE to prevent personal exposure. Disposition is often admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) setting. 7 Airway management: consider early airway management.

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Breaking down barriers

Don't Forget the Bubbles

In the emergency department, we were working our way through tonnes of PPE, masks, aprons, and gloves. Rewind to Spring 2019. Amidst tonnes of PPE, hot zones, cold zones, cancelled clinics and social distancing, mental health presentations to the ED were exploding – lockdown was devastatingly affecting our young people.

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