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Episode 4 - Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: New Strategies for Improving Outcomes

EB Medicine

The podcast is based on the full-length review published in the May 2017 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice. The podcast is based on the full-length review published in the May 2017 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice.

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Heat-Related Illness

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

The Inter-Association Task Force for Preventing Sudden Death in Secondary School Athletics Programs: Best-Practices Recommendations. Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness and Council on School Health, Policy statement—Climatic heat stress and exercising children and adolescents. Pediatrics 2011; 128:e741. Casa DJ et al. J Athl Train.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Mind The Bleep

Take home messages -Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that commonly persists into adulthood -Individuals present with difficulties with social communication and interaction, restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviour and interests, and hyper/hypo-sensitivity to sensory stimuli -Individuals commonly present with comorbid (..)

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Grand Rounds Recap 3.8.23

Taming the SRU

mepivacaine (1-3 h) 1% lidocaine +/- epi (2-3h) 0.25% bupivacaine (2-3 h) 0.25-0.5%

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Pediatric Pain

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Researchers are currently working to offer an evidence base to this anecdotal practice. Pediatric burns should be assessed carefully and treated aggressively. Minor burns can be treated topically and with oral medications. Minor burns can be treated topically and with oral medications. Am J Emerg Med. Emerg Med Australas.

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IV fluids in the ED: When do we really need them?

EMDocs

The latest Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) sepsis guidelines from 2021 recommend giving patients with signs of hypoperfusion an initial 30 ml/kg bolus as a best practice statement 13 based on the PROCESS, 14 ARISE, 15 and PROMISE 16 trials. Current status of emergency treatment of chemical eye burns in workplaces.