Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Chemical burns are a unique subset of burns that require specialised management due to the nature of the substances involved. The majority of acid burns cause coagulative necrosis and cytotoxicity leading to skin and mucosal changes that limit deeper injury. Keep the patient warm using force air warmers such as Bairhugger.

Burns

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

43 found that IV fluids did not improve symptoms in headache patients in a single pediatric ED. In 2019 and 2020 two small single-center randomized prospective studies both showed that IV fluids provide no additional benefit to standard headache management. 2020 21(2):p e52-e106 Marik PE, Byrne L, van Haren F.

Dehydration

Taming the SRU

MARCH 3, 2025

million fires in 2020, with some studies quoting over 500,000 emergency room visits annually for burn and inhalation injuries (4). Because inhalational injuries often co-occur with large cutaneous burns, aggressive fluid resuscitation can rapidly worsen upper airway edema making airway management especially challenging.

Burns