RebelEM

APRIL 29, 2024

World J Emerg Surg 2023 PMID: 36918947 3. Intraosseous vascular access in adults using the EZ-IO in an emergency department. Int J Emerg Med 2009 PMID: 20157465 4. Intraosseous versus central venous catheter utilization and performance during inpatient medical emergencies. Ngo AS, Oh JJ, Chen Y, Yong D, Ong MEH.

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Resuscitation Administration Emergency Department Ultrasounds 105

PHEM Cast

JANUARY 4, 2017

In situ simulation: detection of safety threats and teamwork training in a high risk emergency department. Boet S, Bould MD, Layat Burn C, Reeves S. Patterson MD, Geis GL, Falcone RA, LeMaster T, Wears RL. BMJ Quality & Safety. 2013; 22: 468-477. Medical Teacher. 2014; 36: 853-857.

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Teamwork Burns Emergency Department Resuscitation 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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Dislocations Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Burns 85

Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

ETT onto a fiberoptic scope.

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CPR Burns Airway Management Wellness 90

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 31, 2020

JAAD (2020) Case: A 35-year-old female arrives to the emergency department with a 3 cm laceration to the palmar surface of her left forearm sustained by a clean kitchen knife while emptying the dishwasher. The patient asks the practitioner if there is any chance, she can get a shot that “burns less” than her last one.

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Burns Emergency Department EMS Wellness 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

I have been a doctor for half of my life, and my journey to burnout has been a 25-year slow burn that began the day I graduated. And so the slow burn continues… As you become increasingly exhausted, you lose self-control, making it harder to protect yourself from the demands of your job. There is still time to repair.

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Burns Hospitals Emergency Department Wellness 88

PEMBlog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This case was submitted by… A 6-year-old previously healthy female was brought to your emergency department with extremity pain. Patients often describe a sensation of burning or stinging pain rather than itching. This is the second of the four cases. 4 days earlier, she developed rhinorrhea, cough, and fever to Tmax 101F.

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Urgent Care Burns Pediatrics Emergency Department 69

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Case: A 34-year-old male presents to the emergency department with burning epigastric pain after eating two hours ago. Background: Patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) with epigastric pain are typically treated with an antacid, either alone or combined with other medications. AEM Sept 2020.

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Emergency Department Burns Outcomes Administration 52

RebelEM

MARCH 23, 2023

The 30-day emergency department readmission rate and all-cause 30-day readmission were significantly lower only when adjusted for propensity scores. of symptom-triggered phenobarbital versus symptom-triggered lorazepam in the emergency department (n=44). A randomized, blinded clinical trial (Hendey et al.)

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Emergency Department Outcomes Burns Hospitals 52

EB Medicine

APRIL 30, 2017

Hosts Jeff Nusbaum, MD, and Nachi Gupta, MD, cover all aspects of the acute management of this condition, from initial diagnosis and treatment in the emergency department to novel biomarkers and new and controversial therapies.

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Outcomes Burns Best Practices Ultrasounds 40

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2024

On physical exam, you notice what appears to be a blister from a burn on her right palm (see photo on cover). When you are done, you tell the mother what you found and ask her if there is any way the child could have been burned. Case Resolution Given the location of the burn, pediatric burn surgery was consulted.

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Forensics Domestic Violence Burns Pediatrics 40

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Case 1: Toddler with an oral commissure burn An electrical burn to the angle of the mouth cauterizes superficial bleeding vessels, and hours later the wound becomes covered with a white layer of fibrin, surrounded by erythema. Most patients do well, and the burn heals by secondary intention. Acad Emerg Med. J Emerg Med.

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Burns Emergency Department EKG/ECG Shock 40

EMDocs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Johnson, MD ( Community EM, Salina Regional Health Center) // Reviewed by: Joshua Lowe, MD (EM Attending Physician, USAF); Marina Boushra, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation, EM-CCM); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case A 40-year-old woman presents to a rural emergency department (ED) with left leg pain and swelling for the past 5 days.

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Ultrasounds Documentation/Coding Wellness EMS 95

ACEP Now

AUGUST 29, 2023

Our program pairs training at one of the busiest emergency departments in the country at a nationally recognized county, safety-net, Level I Trauma and Regional Burn Center (MetroHealth) with a world-renowned quaternary academic referral center (Cleveland Clinic).

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Academics Burns Emergency Department Ultrasounds 52

PHEM Cast

MARCH 17, 2016

video cast from Emergency Medicine colleagues in the States discussing and demonstrating techniques for optimal bag-valve-mask ventilation. References Wilmalasena Y, Burns B, Reid C, Ware S., Annals of Emergency Medicine. Preoxygenation, reoxygenation, and delayed sequence intubation in the Emergency Department.

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Airway Management Burns Emergency Department Resuscitation 52

ACEP Now

AUGUST 29, 2023

Burns, professor of management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, will pull back the curtain on the evolving world of private equity in health care and how it is trending. 8—NFL Watch Party featuring the Dallas Cowboys vs. the San Francisco 49ers Oct. 9—Kickoff Party with a speakeasy theme at the Old Reading Terminal Oct.

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Burns Emergency Department EMS 52

Mind The Bleep

AUGUST 18, 2024

Facial trauma commonly presents in Emergency Departments and in primary care. More advanced facial trauma will be redirected to major trauma centres. Due to the proximity to vital structures, it is essential to be able to assess these injuries appropriately and escalate accordingly.

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Fractures Soft Tissue Injuries Burns Emergency Department 91

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. Expert commentary is provided by Dr. Anne Lambert Wagner, medical director of the Burn and Frostbite Center at the University of Colorado Health.

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Dislocations Emergency Department Burns Shock 52

Northwestern EM Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As your post alludes to, sometimes patients remain hypoxemic despite our usual efforts and refractory hypoxemia can be an intimidating beast when you’ve got a busy ED burning down around you. Boarding of Critically Ill Patients in the Emergency Department. A primer on proning in the emergency department.

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Emergency Department Burns Resuscitation Outcomes 52

FEMinEM

MARCH 3, 2021

Arching backwards to shake the spasm and my thoughts back into reality, I took roster of the women in my emergency department that evening. My grandchildren no longer engage in conversation with me at the holiday dinner table and my daughter is afraid I’ll burn myself when I offer to help with the mash potatoes.

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Emergency Department Burns Stroke Hospitals 52

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

However, PCT can be elevated in severe trauma, such as burns or surgery [5,25]. While PCT may be more specific for bacterial infections, it is flawed by still being rather non-specific and is not validated as a stand-alone diagnostic criteria for infection in the setting of the emergency department. ng/mL, 0.25-0.5 Perkins, J.,

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Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89

Mind The Bleep

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Sight Threatening Conditions in the Emergency Department Open globe injury Key signs without needing a slit lamp: Prolapse of intraocular contents (e.g. Accessed 11.10.22 < [link] > Gardiner (2022) Overview of eye injuries in the emergency department. EyeWiki, American Academy of Ophthalmology. UpToDate. <

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Emergency Department Dislocations Burns Fractures 52

EMDocs

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Application of the ABCD2 score to identify cerebrovascular causes of dizziness in the emergency department. link] Burns JD, Rindler RS, Carr C, et al. Arch Neurol. 2004;61(4):496–504. doi:10.1001/archneur.61.4.496 61.4.496 Navi BB, Kamel H, Shah MP, et al. 2012;43(6):1484-1489. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.646414 ResearchGate.

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EMS Stroke Outcomes Hospitals 97

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 10, 2023

It can be overwhelming work, she agrees, but she prefers to take a methodical approach to health equity problems, similar to the “organized chaos” she’s used to from the emergency department. Her inner drive to help others, first sparked when the was a child living in the Manhattan projects, still burns bright today.

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Research Point-of-Care Testing Burns Academics 52

ALiEM

JULY 17, 2023

They’re part of a larger, interconnected system influenced by myriad factors — from medical school experiences to external forces like the pandemic, the changes in the employment structure of many emergency departments, and the current landscape of the healthcare system in general. Ann Emerg Med. West J Emerg Med.

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EMS Burns Emergency Department Shock 52

ACEP Now

APRIL 4, 2024

A 59-year-old male with a past medical history of a repaired ventricular septal defect (VSD), dextrocardia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and current smoker presented to the emergency department (ED). Burns E, Buttner R. Coronary Artery Disease. 2019;30(5):390-392. Right Ventricular Infarction. Life in the Fast Lane.

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EKG/ECG Burns Documentation/Coding Emergency Department 40

PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

It’s a burning sensation in the chest or epigastrium, and that is the classic symptom in this age group. Now, in the pediatric emergency department, the diagnosis of reflux is primarily clinical. Maybe parents will have to thicken the feeds, but I do not recommend this in the emergency department.

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Ultrasounds Wellness 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 11, 2024

We know that most things that make people unhealthy have nothing to do with what we do inside the walls of an emergency department. And we also know that for many of our patients, especially as emergency physicians, we are the only touch point. But I always had this burning fire to want to have an impact at scale.

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Leadership Operations Burns Emergency Department 52

ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

The impact of a soiled airway on intubation success in the emergency department when using the GlideScope or the direct laryngoscope. Acad Emerg Med. Burns B, Habig K, Eason H, Ware S. 2017;24(5):628-636. Joshi R, et al. Ann Am Thoracic Soc. 2017;14(3):368-375.

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Airway Management EMS Burns Operations 45

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

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 17, 2024

We deal with difficult and traumatizing situations daily, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the emergency department, where sickness, violence, and death are routine. Physician burnout will burn all of us. Second, we pushed for better access to therapy and mental health benefits. died by suicide. The Washington Post.

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Burns Hospitals Documentation/Coding Emergency Department 105

Northwestern EM Blog

JULY 15, 2024

Edmonson and Adler for this infographic that concisely emphasizes key concepts for the recognition and initial management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in the Emergency Department.

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Resuscitation Burns Emergency Department Sepsis 98

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 27, 2024

The following are bullous skin disorders with indications for urgent/emergent intervention, and more likely to present to an Emergency Department. What can you do from the Emergency Department if suspected? What can you do from the Emergency Department if suspected?

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Emergency Department Dehydration Burns Sepsis 83

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 11, 2024

This was felt to be a necessary change in response to decreasing ITE scores and first-time board pass rates The written exam will still be required and is not changing The new certifying exam will be offered in-person in Raleigh, North Carolina with 9 sessions per year There will be two case types: clinical care cases and objective structured clinical (..)

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Sepsis Burns Shock Operations 89

ALiEM

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Intermediate-risk patients may be further stratified based on recent stress testing or coronary angiogram findings plus a modified HEART or Emergency Department Assessment of Chest Pain (EDACS) score. The discomfort has a burning character, though he has never been diagnosed with reflux before. It started 2 hours ago.

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EKG/ECG Emergency Department Burns Wellness 110

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

PEMBlog

MAY 15, 2023

History and physical examination are critical components to any emergency department evaluation but are especially helpful in syncope patients. Discussing obtaining an ECG with patients and families Presentations to the emergency department for syncope can be stressful for families. References Burns, Ed, et al. “QT

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Pediatrics EKG/ECG Emergency Department Burns 97