EMDocs

OCTOBER 19, 2024

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Definitive airway management should be pursued early. link] The post EM@3AM: Bacterial Tracheitis appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. Empiric treatment includes vancomycin or clindamycin in addition to a third-generation cephalosporin (e.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Airway management remains a fundamental skill for all emergency physicians. Extraglottic airway devices (EGAs) have become a widely accepted means of airway management along with rescue airway devices. References National Association of State EMS Officials, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

APRIL 25, 2017

Airway management requires a lot things; it requires not only technical skills and specific considerations of anatomy and physiology but a co-ordinated team who can communicate clearly and react to a whole slew of potentially challenging situations.

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RebelEM

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

These patients can be at risk of vomiting and aspiration and often prompts clinicians to pursue definitive airway management to avoid pneumonia and other complications. There has been no high level evidence to help guide practice until now…the Non-Invasive Airway Management of Comatose Poisoned Emergency Patients (NICO) trial.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

MAY 21, 2019

Maria Ivankovic discuss dozens of pearls and pitfalls in the management of both pediatric and adult burn and inhalation injuries management with a special appearance by airway master George Kovacs to talk about awake intubation in the burn and inhalation injuries patient.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

JUNE 4, 2019

The post EM Quick Hits 5 Ludwig’s Angina, Transient Monocular Vision Loss, D-dimer for PE Workup in Pregnancy, Pediatric Nasal Foreign Bodies, Trimethoprim Drug Interactions, Airway Management in Cardiac Arrest appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

JANUARY 19, 2023

Should EMS place an advanced airway in out of hospital cardiac arrests? Current studies suggest that advanced airway management is not sup. Click to view the rest

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RebelEM

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

James DuCanto, developed the DuCanto catheter to enhance airway management in these high-stakes situations. The commonly used 14 Fr Yankauer catheter, with its smaller bore, may struggle to clear heavily contaminated airways effectively. appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. J Emerg Med.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 13, 2024

Date: January 11, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Root is an EMS fellow in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of New Mexico Health […] The post SGEM#426: All the Small Things – Small Bag Ventilation Masks in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Resuscitation 2023.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 27, 2024

She is also the local director of the difficult airway EMS course at Washington State. Case: EMS arrives with a 58-year-old woman who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA). Despite that weak evidence, placement of IO in OOHCA has become a routine procedure for many EMS providers. Prehospital Emergency Care.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

JUNE 2, 2020

The post EM Quick Hits 19 Angioedema, SAH Decision Tool, Breastfeeding Myths, COVID-19 Neurology, Spider Bites, Skin Abscess Management appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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RebelEM

JULY 20, 2023

EMS radios in for a burn patient and to anticipate a difficult airway. She was smoking with her home O2 on and has severe mixed partial and full thickness burns to the chest, neck, face, and airway. Emergency Medicine (EM) is an amazing specialty because anything can come through the door at any moment. Human Performance.

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EMDocs

MARCH 9, 2024

1: Epinephrine or Airway First in OHCA? Spoon Feed In adults presenting to EMS after OHCA, those receiving epinephrine prior to advanced airway management (AAM = supraglottic airway, SGA, or endotracheal tube) experienced better outcomes and prehospital ROSC than those receiving AAM before epinephrine.

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RebelEM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Take Home Points: Airway management is paramount; expect a challenging intubation and consider controlling the airway early if there is apparent airway compromise. Understanding the cause of angioedema (mast cell vs. bradykinin mediated) helps dictate directed management.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JUNE 9, 2023

Multimodal management can help avoid variceal bleeding. Luoto, 2020 ] Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding: Management Guidelines on the management of acute variceal bleeding in children are limited and debated due to limited pediatric-specific evidence. Prepare airway management tools (hoping to avoid needing them).

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Emergency Medicine Cases

APRIL 2, 2024

Please support EM Cases with a donation: [link] The post Ep 193 The Crashing Asthmatic – Recognition and Management of Life Threatening Asthma appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases. What role do blood gases play in the decision to intubate? and many more.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

We had just received a young child from EMS who was post-ictal with decreased mentation. Consider other indicators of need for airway management, such as gag reflex. The post Glasgow Coma Scale in Children appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. Less than 8, intubate! It’s complicated. A practical scale.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 10, 2024

Case: A 65-year-old man is brought into the emergency department (ED) by emergency medical services (EMS) after his family saw him slump over at the dinner table. He is an assistant professor in Emergency Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at the School of Medicine at the University of Washington.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

JUNE 19, 2018

In this EM Cases CritCases blog - a collaboration between STARS Air Ambulance Service, Mike Betzner and EM Cases, a middle aged woman presents to a rural ED with headache and vomiting, normal vital signs with subsequent status epilepticus and serum sodium of 110 mmol/L.

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EM Curious

AUGUST 19, 2015

The idea of the FOAMed review is to give you a digestible selection of reliable content from the online EM/CC world that you can fit into your busy weekly schedule. Over a year's span we will be sure to include topics from all core EM content areas.even the ones that may not be the coolest. A must listen here at EM Crit.

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JournalFeed

JUNE 1, 2024

Monday Spoon Feed : A retrospective study of 60 patients who received a fixed-dose ketamine of 250 mg by EMS observed that 6 were intubated in the ED. For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. There was no association between weight-based dose of ketamine and risk for intubation.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 25, 2020

His primary interests are resuscitation, critical care, airway management, and point-of-care ultrasound. Case: A 60-year-old male is […] The post SGEM#281: EM Docs Got an AmbuBag – The PreVent Trial first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Date: January 9th, 2020 Reference: Casey et al.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

As ED docs we’re particularly well suited to take a lead in disaster medicine. We own this.

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Critical Care Now

AUGUST 31, 2024

PMID: 36088303 Background: Emergency intubations often involve managing contaminated airways, where the standard 14 Fr Yankauer catheter may be insufficient. The 28 Fr DuCanto catheter, developed by Dr. James DuCanto, is designed to handle thicker fluids, potentially improving airway management.

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Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 16, 2024

ALiEM provides a great overview of how to manage these injuries here: [link]. Amputations Distal to DIP may require revision amputation, which is in the purview of EM physicians. Rongeur bone until soft tissue is available for closure; close skin loosely with non-absorbable sutures. Consider antibiotics for high risk patients (e.g.,

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Critical Care Now

APRIL 5, 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutes Simon Taxel NRP, BA Simon is a paramedic, crew chief, and public safety diver with the Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS. The Excellence in Prehospital Injury (EPIC) Study The EPIC TBI study ran from 2007 to 2019 and involved an EMS and public health partnership in Arizona.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Annals of EM May 2018 Guest Skeptic: Andrew Merelman is a critical care paramedic and first year medical student at Rocky Vista University in Colorado. Annals of EM May 2018 Guest Skeptic: Andrew Merelman is a critical care paramedic and first year medical student at Rocky Vista University in Colorado.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Authors: Katey DG Osborne, MD (EM Attending Physician; Tacoma, WA), Rachel Bridwell, MD (EM Attending Physician; Tacoma, WA) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK, EM Attending Physician, UTSW / Parkland Memorial Hospital) and Brit Long, MD (@long_brit, EM Attending Physician, San Antonio, TX) Welcome to emDOCs revamp!

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Emergency Medicine Cases

AUGUST 24, 2021

In this Part 1 of our 2-part EM Cases podcast series on Geriatric Trauma, Dr. Barbara Haas, Dr. Camilla Wong and Dr. Bourke Tillman answer questions such as: why are older patients under-triaged to trauma centers and how does that affect outcomes? How should we adjust airway management for the older trauma patient?

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 2, 2019

Case: EMS arrive to your emergency department with a 68-year-old man post cardiac arrest patient. They had a difficult time getting a definitive airway pre-hospital. For many years endotracheal intubation has been the standard of care for airway management in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

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EM Curious

AUGUST 5, 2015

The idea of the FOAMed review is to give you a digestible selection of reliable content from the online EM/CC world that you can fit into your busy weekly schedule. Over a year's span we will be sure to include topics from all core EM content areas.even the ones that may not be the coolest. You must watch this video here !

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EM Curious

JULY 15, 2015

The idea of the FOAMed review is to give you a digestible selection of reliable content from the online EM/CC world that you can fit into your busy weekly schedule. Over a year's span we will be sure to include topics from all core EM content areas.even the ones that may not be the coolest.

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Airway Management EMS Poisoning Emergency Department 52

EM Curious

MAY 6, 2015

The idea of the FOAMed review is to give you a digestible selection of reliable content from the online EM/CC world that you can fit into your busy weekly schedule. Over a year's span we will be sure to include topics from all core EM content areas.even the ones that may not be the coolest. Read on here @ Rebel EM.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 11, 2023

He is a former New York City paramedic and this summer will be starting fellowship training in EMS medicine at UNM. The fire-based crew has basic life support (BLS) airway supplies including the King Laryngeal Tube, the paramedic crew carries iGel supraglottic airways (SGAs) in addition to their intubation equipment.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

MAY 22, 2018

The last decade has seen a torrent of literature and expert opinion on emergency airway management. It is challenging to integrate all this new information into a seamless flow when faced with a challenging airway situation.

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RebelEM

AUGUST 7, 2023

PMID: 37058727 Post Peer Reviewed By: Anand Swaminathan, MD (Twitter: @EMSwami ) The post REBEL Cast Ep122 – Delayed vs Rapid Sequence Intubation in Agitated Trauma Patients appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. Background: Getting a definitive airway in a critically ill trauma patient can be a stressful situation.

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PHEM Cast

JULY 6, 2017

[link] The West Midlands surgical skills course offers cadaveric training for PHEM and EM practitioners on rare life saving procedures. Anatomy The Guidelines Difficult Airway Society 2015 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult intubation in adults. Difficult Airway Society: Intubation guidelines working group.

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