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ToxCard: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity

EMDocs

She reportedly received a landmark guided peripheral nerve block with bupivacaine and shortly thereafter developed generalized seizures. While not specifically reviewed in this post, check out the methemoglobinemia tox card for more information about one of the other known events that can occur with local anesthetic administration.

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.22.24

Taming the SRU

Get a blood gas when possible to help guide your ventilation. glenn, haffner, and jackson In Flight Emergencies: As a responding physician to an in-flight emergency, you may recommend diverting the plane, however, the captain (lead pilot) will make the final decision.

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Journal Club - Tranexamic Acid in Trauma

Downeast Emergency Medicine

2][3] If earlier treatment with TXA is better, would there be benefit in its administration in the prehospital setting? Association between prehospital tranexamic acid administration and outcomes of severe traumatic brain injury. If so, could this be done safely? These questions are asked in the first paper that we reviewed.

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Intranasal Medications

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Four Components to Successful Pain Management and Intranasal Medication Administration Right drug, right dose, right patient, right timing Right Drug – Not every medication is easily amenable to intranasal administration. Intranasal Fentanyl Safe, effective at 2 mcg/kg. Most commonly stocked concentration of fentanyl is 50 mcg/mL.

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Grand Rounds Recap 4.26.23

Taming the SRU

hours earlier and went to OR 3.5 hours earlier and went to OR 3.5 mg/mL) single-dose 2*-mL ampule or equivalent, 2 Lidocaine injection, 20-mg/mL single-dose 5-mL ampule or equivalent, 2 Nitroglycerin, 0.4-mg

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Episode 19 - Cannabinoids: Emerging Evidence in Use and Abuse

EB Medicine

It was peer-reviewed by Joseph Habboushe, assistant professor at NYU and Nadia Maria Shaukat, director of the emergency and critical care ultrasound at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Also, be aware that there are various formulations of cannabis that allow for different routes of administration.

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Episode 25 - Evaluation and Management of Life-Threatening Headaches in the Emergency Department

EB Medicine

Anyway, the last test to discuss is our good friend the ultrasound, specifically the ocular ultrasound. Nachi: In addition to monitoring ABCs, early care involves the administration of analgesics and anti-emetics. Seizures are very common as well. That’s quite a list. No complaints here, I’ll take it.