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2025 - COVID-19 Vaccine Variant Target: Who Should Choose?

Sensible Medicine

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Maintenance of Prehospital Anaesthesia in Trauma Patients: Variability in Practice

St. Emlyn

With insights into drug protocols, administration methods, and governance, the article highlights challenges and opportunities for standardisation in prehospital care. Ideal for clinicians and researchers aiming to optimise anaesthesia practices and enhance patient outcomes in emergency settings.

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SGEM#460: Why Do I Feel Like, Somebody’s Watching Me – CHARTWatch to Predict Clinical Deterioration

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Michael has over 15 years of experience building and leading corporate strategies for innovation, social impact, and research and development for various organizations. With emergency department (ED) volumes rising, administrators are eager to explore AI-driven solutions to improve patient safety and reduce staff burnout.

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Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Through Pediatric Immunization Training 

American Medical Compliance

Training goes beyond basic vaccine administration. Regular sessions ensure that providers stay informed about the latest vaccine research, techniques for managing hesitancy, and evolving cultural contexts. The training should also teach common misconceptions in pediatric immunization and effective communication strategies.

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Prehospital: What’s The Best Chest Seal For Sucking Chest Wounds?

The Trauma Pro

To avoid this, a number of vented products have been developed and approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The US Army Institute of Surgical Research examined 5 currently FDA-approved products to determine their ability to adhere to bleeding chest wounds, and to drain accumulating air and/or blood from the pleural space.

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Cerebral Edema and Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Rebaked

Pediatric EM Morsels

Kendra Jackson and Rebecca Raffler While we’ve gotten to snack on a Morsel on this subject before , new guidelines and research surrounding DKA and cerebral edema have come to light since the first go ‘round! The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Commitee. Authors: Drs. 2002 Dec;141(6):793-7. PMID: 12461495.

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Pulse oximeters overestimate O2 saturations in darker-skin patients; FDA acts (again)

PulmCCM

In 2020 during the Covid pandemic, researchers at the University of Michigan reported in a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine that in 12% of patients with darker skin, pulse oximeters overestimated their oxygen saturation, reading 92 to 96% when arterial blood gases confirmed the true value to be less than 88%. January 2025.