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A course on new technologies for airway management

Emergency Live

Augmented reality, software, and simulators for the comprehensive course on airway management On April 21st in Rome, CFM is organizing the 3rd edition of the comprehensive course on airway management in extra and intra-hospital emergencies, in helicopter emergency medical services, for adult and pediatric patients.

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Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage: ReBaked Morsel

Pediatric EM Morsels

Since tonsillectomy is one of the most common pediatric surgeries in the US (~500,000 per year) and the rate of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage is about 1-5% , it is a good idea that we all are familiar with how to manage this issue! Get a hold of ENT early as OR management and/or admission are common. SUCTION, SUCTION, SUCTION!

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Levitan/Rezaie Practical Airway Course

RebelEM

View Course Dates This 2-day course provides an in-depth look at effective surgical airway management techniques that you will actually use in your next emergency airway. This course teaches practical, effective skills and strategies for adult and pediatric intubation that promote patient safety and increase provider confidence.

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Podcast – Monthly Round Up December 2024 – Chest trauma, IO access, AI and more

St. Emlyn

We cover new evidence on chest trauma management, intraosseous access safety, pediatric imaging updates, AI in medicine, toxic alcohol poisoning, and airway management. St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed This months St Emlyns podcast wraps up Season 11 with a review of key emergency medicine topics.

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Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage: A Three-Pronged Approach

ACEP Now

Additionally, one must be prepared for definitive airway management and know when laboratory investigations will prove valuable to guide further management. Even if you are successful in stopping the bleed in the ED, these patients need rapid ENT consultation for urgent definitive management in the operating room.

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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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Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding: Basics Pediatric liver disease may be due to numerous causes. Banc-Husu, 2023 ] Cholestastis Inflammatory conditions Genetic and Metabolic diseases Pediatric cirrhotic liver disease has many complications. Multimodal management can help avoid variceal bleeding. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.