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The 79th Bubble Wrap x Bristol Royal Hospital For Children

Don't Forget the Bubbles

We have teamed up with the team from the Emergency Department at Bristol Royal Hospital, who have used this as a springboard for their journal club. (It’s The children’s Emergency department sees approximately 50,000 presentations per year. Emerg Med J. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2022-212931. PMID: 38212934.

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Cholera: ED presentation, evaluation, and management

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Louis) // Reviewed by: Joshua Lowe, MD (EM Staff Physician, USAF); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case A 25-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) in Uganda with acute encephalopathy. 16 In resource-constrained settings, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) on stool samples offer a viable option.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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Surgical wound debridement and dressing are performed and the malaria rapid diagnostic test (MRDT) is noted to be positive. Background: Refugees on the Rise As of 2022, it was estimated that there were 35.3 Global Trends Report 2022. Published online November 14, 2022. Published online November 14, 2022.