University of Maryland CC Project

MARCH 7, 2022

Edward Hebert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences presents on Environmental Injuries including burns, electrical, altitude and heat stroke. Dr. Kevin Chung, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine, and professor of Surgery, at the F.

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Burns Stroke Airway Management Resuscitation 40

Taming the SRU

JUNE 3, 2024

Susan Wilcox Increasing regionalization due to: Growth of specialty centers Increasing development of healthcare systems Hub-and-spoke models Development of ECMO, trauma, transplant, and stroke centers The higher the acuity of the centers, the higher the acuity of the patient that needs to get there.

Shock 91

Shock Seizures Airway Management Stroke 91

ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

Tracheo-innominate artery fistula after stroke. A case of trachea-innominate artery fistula after tracheostomy successfully treated with a covered stent. NMC Case Report Journal. 10, 2023;21-5. Mun JH, Jun PS, Sim Y-J, et al. Ann Rehabil Med. 2012;36(6):876-9. Taechariyakul T, Keller F, Jahangiri Y.

Operations 52

Operations Pediatrics Radiology Radiology 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 10, 2024

A code stroke is activated, and a CT head shows a left basal ganglia hemorrhage with no vascular lesions on CT angiography. Initial evaluation by medics revealed right arm weakness, a right facial droop, and decreased responsiveness. When he arrives at your ED, the family tells you he was doing fine until dinner.

Stroke 90

Stroke Airway Management Documentation/Coding Outcomes 90

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Consider other indicators of need for airway management, such as gag reflex. GCS scores are validated in trauma populations , but it has its limitations in the medical populations. It’s complicated. Less than 8 doesn’t always mean intubate ! References : Teasdale G, Jennett B. Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness.

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Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

ACEP Now

JANUARY 5, 2025

One of the paradoxical oddities of treatment for acute stroke is the reversal of anticoagulation to enable treatment with thrombolysis. Thrombolysis after dabigatran reversal for acute ischemic stroke: a national registry-based study and meta-analysis. Theodorou A, Melanis K, Bakola E, et al. 2024;103(7):e209862. 2024;103(11):e210020.

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Sepsis Research Airway Management Stroke 40

ACEP Now

MARCH 6, 2024

What’s New in Stroke Care? The simplicity of tenecteplase administration makes its use likely the preferred agent for treating acute ischemic stroke. the “ARAMIS” trial throws up another red flag for patients suffering mild stroke. the “ARAMIS” trial throws up another red flag for patients suffering mild stroke.

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Research Airway Management Stroke Outcomes 52