ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2024

On physical exam, you notice what appears to be a blister from a burn on her right palm (see photo on cover). When you are done, you tell the mother what you found and ask her if there is any way the child could have been burned. Case Resolution Given the location of the burn, pediatric burn surgery was consulted.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

However, PCT can be elevated in severe trauma, such as burns or surgery [5,25]. While PCT may be more specific for bacterial infections, it is flawed by still being rather non-specific and is not validated as a stand-alone diagnostic criteria for infection in the setting of the emergency department.

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Mind The Bleep

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Sight Threatening Conditions in the Emergency Department Open globe injury Key signs without needing a slit lamp: Prolapse of intraocular contents (e.g. Accessed 11.10.22 < [link] > Gardiner (2022) Overview of eye injuries in the emergency department. 2020) Red Eye. UpToDate. < Mind the Bleep.

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ALiEM

JULY 17, 2023

In fact, the average number of applicants between 2015-2020 and 2022-2023 were relatively similar, with the latter demonstrating 122 more applicants (2,801 vs 2,923). Ann Emerg Med. Murano T, Weizberg M, Burns B, Hopson LR. Deciphering a Changing Match Environment in Emergency Medicine and Identifying Residency Program Needs.

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Northwestern EM Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This post will discuss a brief overview of hospital planning and operational setup with key elements of a disaster response from events that cause high numbers of blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, burns or crush injuries that may be seen following explosive events, mass shootings, or large scale motor vehicle collisions, to name a few.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Date: September 22nd, 2020 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician in Calgary. AEM Sept 2020. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Date: September 22nd, 2020 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician in Calgary. AEM Sept 2020.

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ACEP Now

APRIL 5, 2024

Antoinette Burns was the twelfth victim, a 14-year-old girl without any evidence of cocaine consumption at all. It’s important that we focus quickly and intently on stabilizing these patients, especially in the out of hospital environment, so that we can safely get them to an emergency department.” 2020 Dec;16(4):680-692.

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Taming the SRU

JULY 21, 2023

Eye Pathology Now let’s dive back into some common eye disease processes you may see on a typical day in the emergency department. link] A patient presents with an itchy and burning feeling on their eyelids. saline eyedrops for “burning” or “gritty” feeling of discomfort. Accessed April 15, 2022. Microbial Keratitis.;

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

21 Case: A 40-year-old male presents to the ED with a burning epigastric pain that has been worsening over the past week. Pain can be gnawing, aching, burning, and located in the upper abdomen. J Emerg Med. Low-dose Ketamine For Acute Pain Control in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

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EMDocs

JUNE 14, 2023

He complains of eye irritation with redness with a burning sensation and tearing sometimes. link] Updated September 14, 2020. Accessed December 14, 2020. Parenteral organophosphorus poisoning in a rural emergency department: a case report. Along with this, he has had worsening leg cramps. CorePendium. 2013;6:524.

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Taming the SRU

MARCH 3, 2025

United States fire departments responded to 1.4 million fires in 2020, with some studies quoting over 500,000 emergency room visits annually for burn and inhalation injuries (4). Similarly, cutaneous burns to the external surface of the neck and lower face can contribute to significant edema and airway swelling (6).

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 4, 2024

We have teamed up with the team from Chelsea and Westminster Paediatric Emergency Department to give you 5 reviews of recent studies. Reviewed by: Sian Venables and Ashwin Mahtani Article 4: Does being admitted with a burn impact school performance? Incidence of medically attended paediatric burns across the UK.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

In 2019 and 2020 two small single-center randomized prospective studies both showed that IV fluids provide no additional benefit to standard headache management. Does this dyspneic patient in the emergency department have congestive heart failure? Orthostatic vital signs in emergency department patients.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

A 28-year-old woman who is 32 weeks pregnant is seen in an emergency department in Phoenix for fever and cough. McGraw Hill; 2020. COPD, cystic fibrosis), HIV/AIDS, cancer, immunosuppressed (i.e. million patients with acute IFIs per year globally 3 >1.5 neoformans mortality: 41-61% (2023) 1,3 Invasive Cryptococcus spp.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

HIV Prevention and Treatment: The Evolving Role of the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002694 WHO Guideline on Control and Elimination of Human Schistosomiasis. Physical injuries and burns among refugees in Lebanon: implications for programs and policies. Int J Environ Res Public Health.

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