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Grand Rounds Recap 10.9.2024

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VTE is associated significantly with maternal mortality, and has been cited by the CDC to be up associated with 10.5% of all cases of maternal mortality.

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Prehospital Management of Traumatic Brain Injury

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According to CDC data , more than 64000 Americans died in 2020 from TBI, and many more experience long-term sequelae, making them one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity across all age groups. If indicated aggressive BLS airway management with positive pressure ventilation (PPV) is appropriate.

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Ten Commandments for Emergency Professionals; a compendium

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Ten commandments of burn management Gupta J L. Ten commandments of burn management. NHS Airway The Ten Commandments of Airway Management Slovis, C. Indian J Burns 2012;20:7-10 Transfusion ten commandments U.K. Simple lessons to guide oxygenation & ventilation.

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ToxCard: Tetanus and Strychnine – Expanding the Differential for Severe Muscle Spasm

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