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52 in 52 – #36: Randomized Trial of Three Anticonvulsant Medications for Status Epilepticus

EMDocs

Design: Multi-centered, double-blinded, randomized trial PICO: Population: Inclusion Criteria: Age 2 years and older Must have been treated with a specified minimum dose of certain benzodiazepines for generalized convulsive seizures: Intravenous or rectal diazepam 0.3 mg/kg or 10 mg Intravenous lorazepam 0.1

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Journal Club - Tranexamic Acid in Trauma

Downeast Emergency Medicine

We know that if administered too rapidly, it can lead to hypotension and other adverse effects including seizures, headaches, backache, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, anaphylaxis, impaired color vision, and other visual disturbances.[1]

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Grand Rounds Recap 4.19.23

Taming the SRU

Trauma/Pre-Hosp Optimal Out-of-Hospital Blood Pressure in Major Traumatic Brain Injury: A Challenge to the Current Understanding of Hypotension Link: [link] Bottom Line: Think about maintaining normotension rather than simply avoiding hypotension in isolated TBI. and NPV(50%).

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.16.23

Taming the SRU

Lane & Mcdonough Definition of an immediate whole body CT (iWBCT) scan Shortly after patient arrival.

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TXA (Tranexamic Acid) in Pediatrics 

Pediatric EM Morsels

Tranexamic Acid Use in United States Children’s Hospitals. of IV form TXA [O’Neill 2020] Inexpensive ! Crit Care Explor. 2020;2(1):e0075. Published 2020 Jan 29. doi:10.1097/CCE.0000000000000075 0000000000000075 Nishijima DK, Monuteaux MC, Faraoni D, et al. J Emerg Med. 2016;50(6):868-874.e1. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.02.004