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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

We had just received a young child from EMS who was post-ictal with decreased mentation. Academic emergency medicine 12.9 The post Glasgow Coma Scale in Children appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. In emergency medicine, we often use illness scripts and protocols to help drive our decision-making. Less than 8, intubate!

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The ECLS-SHOCK Trial: ECPR in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock

RebelEM

bleeding, stroke, limb ischemia, and hemolysis). PMID: 37634145 Post Peer Reviewed By: Anand Swaminathan, MD (Twitter/X: @EMSwami ) The post The ECLS-SHOCK Trial: ECPR in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. The evidence for this practice has been sparse until now. Zeymer HT et al.

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Grand Rounds Recap 2.14.24

Taming the SRU

Sometimes even the smallest contributions can make the biggest difference in patient experience and overall ED quality.

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SGEM Xtra: This is My Life – Centralization of Rural Emergency Healthcare

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

2023 Apr Guest Skeptics: Dr. Louella Vaugh is an internist practising as a hospitalist physician at an academic centre in London, UK with a special interest in smaller, rural and remote healthcare. Reconfiguring emergency and acute services: time to pause and reflect. BMJ Qual Saf. BMJ Qual Saf. Her main job is working for a think tank.

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SGEM#301: You Can’t Stop GI Bleeds with TXA

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Robert’s academic interests include research and evidence-based medicine. Alongside his EM residency, he is doing a PhD in epidemiology. Audrey’s academic interests include trauma and resuscitation. Robert’s academic interests include research and evidence-based medicine. Reference: Roberts et al.

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Contrast Media Shortage of 2022 – Lessons Learned

EMDocs

Pillai, MBBS (@sspillai01, EM Resident Physician, University of Kentucky) and Christopher N. 2 In response to the constrained availability of contrast media, emergency medicine (EM) and radiology departments were compelled to enact modifications in their imaging techniques. Authors: Saran S. 11 Table 1.

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How to Find a Quality Blog Post on Epiglottitis: Findings from a SOAR Review

PEMBlog

But there are some challenges when it comes to the utilization of FOAM: – Decentralization of FOAM resources – Concerns about the quality of information being presented The Solution: The Systematic Online Academic Resource, or SOAR, review was created in an effort to address some of these limitations.