Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 19, 2024

With that in mind, let’s review how to manage the post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage in children : Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage : Management General Preparation Call for help… no time for your pride to get in the way! Get a hold of ENT early as OR management and/or admission are common. Am J Emerg Med. Epub 2022 Aug 6.

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Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 1, 2025

This leads to hyperinflation of anterior alveoli and increased atelectasis in the posterior alveoli (Maley, 2020; Malhotra, 2022). The overall result is that prone ventilation recruits functional alveoli throughout the lung and thus improves both oxygenation and ventilation (Maley, 2020; Malhotra, 2022).

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EB Medicine

MARCH 1, 2021

EMplify - March 2021 Management of Acute Urinary Retention in the Emergency Department An algorithmic approach to urinary retention. 8-9pm, EST Look for the "Key Points And Pearls From 2020" coming to your inbox or mailbox next month !

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Taming the SRU

JANUARY 1, 2024

Establishing reliable vascular access is absolutely critical for ED patients requiring resuscitation, airway management, or medication administration. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 Aug;76(2):134–42. Intraosseous vascular access in adults using the EZ-IO in an emergency department. Int J Emerg Med. J Emerg Med.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Orso 2020] One pediatric study in this systematic review, and the intubated patients had worse outcome than non-intubated Early airway protection = lower rates of complications (in TRAUMA), but this is not always true with medical patients. Consider other indicators of need for airway management, such as gag reflex.

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ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

CASE A 30-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with left arm pain from a chronic wound. Since 2020 to 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration has reported a sharp rise in xylazine use across the U.S., percent of all overdose deaths in 2020. US Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It is particularly useful in cases of physically difficult airway management, such as in patients with obesity, limited neck mobility, or cervical spine immobilization. Incidence and factors associated with cardiac arrest complicating emergency airway management. Int J Emerg Med. J Emerg Med.

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