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emDOCs Revamp: Alcohol Withdrawal

EMDocs

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome: improving outcomes through early identification and aggressive treatment strategies. Guidelines for Reasonable and Appropriate Care in the Emergency Department (GRACE-4): Alcohol use disorder and cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome management in the emergency department. Br J Addict. 1989; 84(11): 1353-1357.

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Awake, and Paralysed: A Never Event

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This could be due to paralysis of the muscles which protect the upper airway. In studies including patients with trauma or Glasgow Coma Scale less than 8, intubation without sedation led to poorer neurological outcomes. In some cases, patients require psychiatric or psychological attention. How can we prevent this?

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ToxCard: Acute Organophosphate Toxicity

EMDocs

Airway management should not be delayed. 7 Airway management: consider early airway management. She required further inpatient psychiatric care and was eventually discharged. Disposition is often admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) setting. In: Mattu A and Swadron S, ed. CorePendium.