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SGEM Xtra: Are tPA Stroke Trials Really Fragile?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Fragility Index Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Shows Highly Robust Evidential Strength for Benefit of The post SGEM Xtra: Are tPA Stroke Trials Really Fragile? I knew about Jeff from his multiple publications in the stroke literature. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. This is an SGEM Xtra.

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Hypertensive Emergencies

EB Medicine

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the June 2023 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Hypertensive Emergencies: Guidelines and Best Practice Recommendations Epidemiology Etiology Differential diagnosis Prehospital care History and physical Diagnostics Treatment Acute decompensated heart failure Acute ischemic stroke Acute (..)

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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. Heat illness and heat stroke. Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness and Council on School Health, Policy statement—Climatic heat stress and exercising children and adolescents. Casa DJ et al.

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#FOAMed Review 60th Edition

EM Curious

CUTTING EDGE ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE CARE [LECTURE]: Dr. Melissa Motta, a neuro-critical care expert breaks down current best practice in acute ischemic stroke in an excellent talk at Maryland CC Project. Rob Orman breaks down this topic on ER Cast to help us better understand the evidence and demystify this issue.

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Stryker’s role in advancing cardiac emergency preparedness worldwide

AED Leader

Enhancements in stroke care through technology Technological advancements have also significantly improved stroke care. Such improvements in technology are vital in improving patient outcomes and reducing the likelihood of adverse outcomes in stroke care. The goal is to enhance basic and advanced life support techniques.

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Brain Trauma Guidelines for Emergency Medicine

ACEP Now

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.

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Episode 28 - Depressed and Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department: An Evidence-Based Approach

EB Medicine

This model involves educating clinicians on best practices, identifying screening and assessment tools for engagement, treatment, and disposition. This is a program of the national action alliance for suicide prevention that involves a multi pronged approach to reducing suicide based on the premise that suicide is preventable.