ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

A 44 year-old male with unknown past medical history came by emergency medical services (EMS) to the emergency department (ED) for an electrical injury and fall from a high voltage electrical pole. Per EMS, the patient was found at the bottom of a high voltage line with diffuse burns and amputation of his left forearm.

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Burns Fluid Resuscitation EKG/ECG EMS 52

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 4, 2024

to teach you and your learner something new on shift skin adhesives WITH dr. hill Dermabond is a polymer (octyl cyanoacrylate) that can be used to repair lacerations in the Emergency Department faster than sutures, allowing the ED physician to be more efficient.

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Emergency Department Dislocations Documentation/Coding Burns 83

Mind The Bleep

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

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Emergency Department Dislocations Burns Fractures 52

EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

But this month’s episode is special in its own way - we’ll be tackling Electrical Injuries in the emergency department - from low and high voltage injuries to the more extreme and rare lightning related injuries. Nachi: Each year, in the US, approximately 10,000 patients present with electrical burns or shocks. That’s -- high.

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Emergency Department Burns EKG/ECG Shock 40

Northwestern EM Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Despite previous black box warnings on droperidol causing it to fall out of favor, it is safe and well-tolerated at the doses typically used in an emergency department setting. NUEM's own emergency orthopedic guru, Dr. Matthew Levine, provides expert commentary. Dr. Seth Trueger, NUEM faculty, provides expert commentary.

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Dislocations Emergency Department Burns Shock 52