EM Curious

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The idea of the FOAMed review is to give you a digestible selection of reliable content from the online EM/CC world, including interesting and relevant evidence based medicine, that you can fit into your busy weekly schedule. Learn the presentation and management of this disease process in the core content post at Core EM.

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EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

EMS/Prehospital Care What role do EMS providers play in the recognition of trafficking? History - HEADS-ED Physical examination - Findings that lead to suspicion, documentation best practices. EMS/Prehospital Care* What role do EMS providers play in the recognition of trafficking?ED

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Emergency Department Documentation/Coding EMS Best Practices 52

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In 2015, it introduced Basic Life Support (BLS) training and certification for EMS personnel. Major resuscitation organizations worldwide meet in this forum to share knowledge and best practices. It also offers a comprehensive “CPR for the Professional Rescuer” course.

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Advances Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Military CPR Basic Life Support 74

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 20, 2022

I did not know he knew about me until an EM physician sent me a video of a presentation that was given at an international stroke meeting. On one of the slides, Professor Daniel Fantovich and I were referred to as “Non-Expert EM Contrarians” I reached out to Jeff and we had a very good conversation.

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Stroke Best Practices EMS Research 52

AED Leader

JUNE 11, 2023

Battery Life Best Practices Though the shelf life stated on a Philips AED battery is a reliable estimate, following some best practices will help get the most out of your battery.

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Best Practices Shock Pediatrics CPR 52

Emergency Medicine Cases

APRIL 24, 2018

With the goal of sharpening your diagnostic skills when it comes to skin and soft tissue infections – there are lots of cellulitis mimics - and choosing wisely when it comes to treatment, we’ll be discussing best practices for management of cellulitis and skin abscesses, when to cover for MRSA, how to pick up nec fasc before it’s too late and a lot (..)

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EMDocs

JUNE 2, 2023

Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents (BETA) in the Emergency Department: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. The fourth episode in this series will shift gears and talk about safely transporting children to the ED via prehospital services.

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Psychiatric Pediatrics Emergency Department Administration 92

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

MARCH 26, 2024

In this critical field of emergency medical services (EMS), Ziqitza Health Care Limited leads from the front, providing top-notch ambulance services across various regions.

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Mass Casualty Incidents Ambulance Services Teamwork Basic Life Support 52

SheMD

OCTOBER 8, 2023

As I transitioned from medical student to resident to faculty member and first started interviewing applicants for our EM residency program, I was so nervous about questions I COULD NOT ask. Best Practices for Conducting Residency Program Interviews. I did not know what those questions were. Sources: 1.

Leadership 105

Leadership Best Practices Academics Documentation/Coding 105

EMDocs

JUNE 16, 2023

ED Best Practices Optimizing the Environment Separate area from main ED is possible that has less distractions, loud noises. Parent/Professional Advocacy League: Best Practices: Pediatric Emergency Department Psychiatric Boarding Kraft CM, Morea P, Teresi B, et al. Why are we boarding? Pediatrics. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1536.

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Psychiatric Pediatrics Emergency Department Best Practices 52

PEMBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Below are key considerations based on current best practices. Buddhe S, Cripe L, Friedland-Little J, Kertesz N, Eghtesady P, Finder J, Hor K, Judge DP, Kinnett K, McNally EM, Raman S, Thompson WR, Wagner KR, Olson AK. Steroid Use and Ambulation Steroids are a mainstay in DMD management, typically starting around ages 3 to 4.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Fractures Best Practices Documentation/Coding 52

ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Award for Outstanding Contribution in EMS: Must be a regular member of the College that has made an outstanding contribution of national significance in the area of EMS and/or an outstanding contribution to the development, promotion, maturation or education of EMS on a state or national level with related national significance or application.

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Leadership Academics Administration EMS 52

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Recommendations, Best Practices Once real-time information sharing is recognized as fundamentally good with limited exceptions, further efforts should maximize patient benefits. These practices will reduce inequities in the current landscape of EHI sharing. SOB), and alternative value-neutral descriptors should be used (e.g.,

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Documentation/Coding Best Practices Ethical Issues Academics 52

ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

Improving the management of acutely agitated patients in the emergency department through implementation of Project BETA (Best Practices in the Evaluation and Treatment of Agitation). Wilson MP, Chen N, Vilke GM, Castillo EM, MacDonald KS, Minassian A. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2020 Jul 3;1(5):898-907. West J Emerg Med.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Psychiatric Administration Best Practices 52

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Jeff: And while it’s not exactly core EM, we’re going to briefly discuss indications for bariatric surgery, as this is something we don’t often review even in academic training programs. Which again reiterates why this is such an important topic for us as EM clinicians to be well-versed in. 2015;25(4):622-627. Surg Obes Relat Dis.

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Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Dr. Matthew Turner , originally trained at the Medical University of South Carolina, is an EM intern at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. The post Best Practices for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage appeared first on ACEP Now. Terlipressin should still be used in combination with endoscopic therapy. Medicine (Baltimore).

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Best Practices Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation Outcomes 52

Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

For non-complicated malaria use oral Co ART em. Food and Drug Administration Approval of Artesunate for Severe Malaria: Enough to Achieve Best Practice? PMID: 30666615 The post Imported Malaria appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. Treating malaria is an ART! Add oral Primaquine if known to have P. vivax or P.

Seizures 281

Seizures Pediatrics CDC Infectious Diseases 281

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This guideline revision is particularly timely as EMS systems have shown their abilities to dramatically improve survival and neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest, STEMI, acute stroke, and other time-sensitive conditions. 2019;154(7):e191152.

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Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Resuscitation EMS 98

EMDocs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

American Gastroenterological Association (2021) Best Practice Advice 1: Computed tomography should be considered to confirm the diagnosis of diverticulitis in patients without a prior imaging-confirmed diagnosis and to evaluate for potential complications in patients with severe presentations. Balk EM, Adam GP, Cao W, et al.

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Radiology Radiology Operations Best Practices 93

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Nachi: Sometimes… Jeff: This month’s issue was authored by Mollie Williams, who is the EM residency program director at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. Are we still reviewing talking points together before we start recording these episodes? So buckle up and get ready.

Seizures 40

Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Tonsillitis – Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice US [Internet]. Available from: [link] The CAP-IT Trial: Amoxicillin Dose and Duration in Children with Community-Acquired Pneumonia – REBEL EM – Emergency Medicine Blog [Internet]. 2020 May;220:132-138.e2. cited 2022 Dec 28]. cited 2023 Jan 5].

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Emergency Department Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Sepsis 143

EMDocs

MAY 29, 2023

Authors: Rachel Kelly, MD (EM Resident Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital) and Robert Nocito, MD (EM Attending Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital) // Reviewed by: Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University in St.

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Infectious Diseases Emergency Department EMS Hospitals 57

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

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. ”, REBEL EM blog, January 9, 2024. ACEP Now, [link] Accessed 25 Nov.

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Dehydration Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis Resuscitation 75

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 15, 2023

Peds EM superhero, Dr. Anthony Crocco from McMaster University, did one of his rants on pediatric pain. Although evidence-based best practices for addressing pain in children have been published all over the world, we still often fall short. When admitted, children experience an average of 6.3

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Research Best Practices 52