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But Can You Just PO?

Taming the SRU

Fluid management in the Emergency Department (ED) is crucial in the adequate resuscitation of the acutely ill and decompensating patient. Other conditions that lead to intravascular fluid depletion include but are not limited to starvation/dehydration, vomiting, diarrhea, burns/trauma, hyperglycemia, and hemorrhage.

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How to Best Inspect, Protect, and Dress Wounds in the Emergency Dept.

ACEP Now

About three percent of emergency department (ED) visits are due to skin and soft tissue infections, but data are lacking on the contribution of chronic wounds to this number. Hydrogel dressings are preferred for minor burns, partial- and full-thickness wounds, wounds with necrosis, and deep wounds with tunneling or sinus tracts.

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Health Care Worker Unionization Uncommon, But Sometimes Necessary

ACEP Now

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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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Vascular Access in the Emergency Department

Taming the SRU

However, in at least 10% of patients, blind insertion of a peripheral IV may be unsuccessful for a variety of reasons including obesity, edema, IV drug use, surgical scars, dialysis, burns, and others (1,2). Ann Emerg Med. Intraosseous vascular access in adults using the EZ-IO in an emergency department. Int J Emerg Med.

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Episode 13 - Emergency Department Management of Patients With Thermal Burns

EB Medicine

We’ll be taking you through the February 2018 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice: Emergency Department Management of Patients with Thermal Burns. Welcome back to Emplify, the podcast corollary to EB Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Practice.

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Initial Resuscitation in ARDS

Northwestern EM Blog

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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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Purple Finger

ALiEM

Shortly after that, the finger turned purple, so she came to the Emergency Department for evaluation. Many report a burning sensation to the finger. After the popping sensation, she noticed a cool sensation of the finger and numbness to the entire finger. She denied pain in the hand and has had no problems moving the finger.

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