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ToxCard: Acute Organophosphate Toxicity

EMDocs

2,7 Organophosphate poisonings in agriculturally-centered communities are of public health concern in developing countries. Millions are poisoned, and hundreds of thousands die each year worldwide. Millions are poisoned, and hundreds of thousands die each year worldwide. Airway management should not be delayed.

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

EMDocs

Unusual strychnine poisoning and its treatment: report of eight cases. 2022 Annual Report of the National Poison Data System ® (NPDS) from America’s Poison Centers ® : 40th Annual Report. Case report: Survival after deliberate strychnine self-poisoning, with toxicokinetic data. Neurotransmitter. 2015;2:10-14800/nt.

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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

We have mentioned the Glasgow Coma Scale in multiple delicious morsels: Minor closed head injuries in <3 month olds and in the rebaked morsel , Blunt cerebrovascular injury , Cerebral edema in DKA , Pediatric Trauma Pitfalls , and Carbon monoxide poisoning. Consider other indicators of need for airway management, such as gag reflex.

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#FOAMed Review 52nd Edition

EM Curious

Onto the Foamed AIRWAY MANAGEMENT IN THE CRITICALLY ILL [PAPER]: If you intubate patients this is a must read for management of the airway of sick patients. Check out our indexing section #FOAMED REVIEW which allows you to view previous weekly reviews by edition or by selecting from CORD curriculum categories.

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#FOAMed Review 45th Edition

EM Curious

Onto the FOAMed CRITICALLY ILL AIRWAY PRECOURSE [VIDEO]: Over at EM Curious we can never get enough airway education so we would like to recommend these excellent videos on airway management over at @ The Intensive Blog from a variety of airway experts. Check out the podcast here @ Ultrasound Podcast.

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Fourteen Emergency Medicine Research Gems from 2023

ACEP Now

7 The operators involved in the trial were mostly emergency medicine residents or critical care fellows, but this fact does not diminish the generalizability of these observations. Many clinicians staffing emergency departments intubate infrequently, as well, and these results are likely applicable to a wide scope of practice.