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The NICO Trial: NIV in Comatose Patients with Acute Poisoning

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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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EM Quick Hits 57 – HIV Diagnosis, Failed Paradigm of STEMI Criteria, Poisoned Patient Airway Management, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, DIY Investments

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To support EM Cases, please consider a donation here: [link] The post EM Quick Hits 57 – HIV Diagnosis, Failed Paradigm of STEMI Criteria, Poisoned Patient Airway Management, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, DIY Investments appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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Ep 124 Burn and Inhalation Injuries: ED Wound Care, Resuscitation and Airway Management

Emergency Medicine Cases

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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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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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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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

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! When is it useful and what does it tell us?

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#FOAMed Review 52nd Edition

EM Curious

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.