Burns, Emergency Department and Operations

Grand Rounds Recap 8.07.2024

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 11, 2024

ABEM updates - R4 Capstone - Sepsis Operations update - R3 taming the sru - traveler’s diarrhea abem updates WITH dr. melissa platt, abem board of directors Beginning 2026, ABEM will be requiring a new certifying exam to replace the previous oral boards.

Sepsis

Sepsis Burns Shock Operations

Don’t Forget About the IO in the Critically Ill Patient

RebelEM

APRIL 29, 2024

One may speculate that the US-guided CVC placement would have a higher first-pass success rate with fewer complications, however, this may potentially add time to the procedure depending on the operator and institution’s use of ultrasound during emergencies and maintaining sterile technique with the US probe. Crit Care Med.

Resuscitation

Resuscitation Administration Emergency Department Ultrasounds

Case Report: a High-Voltage Victim

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.

Burns

Burns Fluid Resuscitation EKG/ECG EMS

Grand Rounds Recap 7.31.24

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. The largest retrospective cohort study to date (Beyde et al.)

Dislocations

Dislocations Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Burns

Proper Preparation for Mass Casualty Incidents

Northwestern EM Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This post will discuss a brief overview of hospital planning and operational setup with key elements of a disaster response from events that cause high numbers of blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, burns or crush injuries that may be seen following explosive events, mass shootings, or large scale motor vehicle collisions, to name a few.

Mass Casualty Incidents

Mass Casualty Incidents EMS Hospitals Hazardous Materials

Emergency Physician Provides HIV and Hepatitis C Testing, Counseling to Underserved Communities

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Though the health educators often stay only two or three years, Dr. Calderon thinks that turnover rate is ideal because they can operate with full emotional commitment to the program and then move on to new roles in public health. It also allows her to get more underrepresented individuals involved in the program.

Research

Research Point-of-Care Testing Burns Academics

Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

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.,

Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing

This Emergency Physician Leader Works on Patients and Policy

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 11, 2024

And it is not lost on me that, as a Black woman from Detroit, I was behind the scenes doing operations but also trying to lead the masses of people. What it meant for there to be a woman of color in that role, and working on operations but also working behind the scenes on policies and decisions that were being made.

Leadership

Leadership Operations Burns Emergency Department

How To Use SALAD To Manage Unstable Epistaxis and the Airway

ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

An additional operator should be present at the airway for any intubation deemed to be difficult, notably when using the SALAD technique. The impact of a soiled airway on intubation success in the emergency department when using the GlideScope or the direct laryngoscope. Acad Emerg Med. 2017;24(5):628-636. Joshi R, et al.

Airway Management

Airway Management EMS Burns Operations

Podcast: Cervical Spine Injuries & Imaging in Children

PEMBlog

JUNE 5, 2024

PECARN prediction rule for cervical spine imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt trauma: a multicentre prospective observational study. PECARN prediction rule for cervical spine imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt trauma: a multicentre prospective observational study.

Fractures

Fractures Pediatrics Radiology Radiology

Foreign Bodies in the Head and Neck

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2017

11 Beware the “double-ring” sign: this is a button battery13 This is an emergency: the electrolyte-rich mucosa conducts a focal current from the narrow negative terminal of the battery, rapidly causing burn, necrosis, and possibly perforation. Emergent removal is required. Am J Emerg Med. 2004;22(4):310-314.

Pediatrics

Pediatrics CPR Operations Resuscitation

Pediatric Pain

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Neonatal observational scales have been validated in the intensive care and post-operative settings; ED-specific quantitative scales are lacking. CRIES ( Table 1 ) was validated for post-operative patients; to adapt its use for the ED, the most conservative approach is to substitute “preoperative baseline” with normal range for age.

Pediatrics

Pediatrics Soft Tissue Injuries Burns Emergency Department

Pain Management of Common Chief Complaints in the ED

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

21 Case: A 40-year-old male presents to the ED with a burning epigastric pain that has been worsening over the past week. Pain can be gnawing, aching, burning, and located in the upper abdomen. J Emerg Med. Low-dose Ketamine For Acute Pain Control in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Emergency Department

Emergency Department Fractures Burns EMS

Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Inhalation Injuries

Taming the SRU

MARCH 3, 2025

United States fire departments responded to 1.4 million fires in 2020, with some studies quoting over 500,000 emergency room visits annually for burn and inhalation injuries (4). Similarly, cutaneous burns to the external surface of the neck and lower face can contribute to significant edema and airway swelling (6).

Burns

Burns Fluid Resuscitation Emergency Department Resuscitation

Emergency Care Today

Grand Rounds Recap 8.07.2024

Don’t Forget About the IO in the Critically Ill Patient

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Case Report: a High-Voltage Victim

Grand Rounds Recap 7.31.24

Proper Preparation for Mass Casualty Incidents

Emergency Physician Provides HIV and Hepatitis C Testing, Counseling to Underserved Communities

Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

This Emergency Physician Leader Works on Patients and Policy

How To Use SALAD To Manage Unstable Epistaxis and the Airway

Podcast: Cervical Spine Injuries & Imaging in Children

Foreign Bodies in the Head and Neck

Pediatric Pain

Pain Management of Common Chief Complaints in the ED

Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Inhalation Injuries

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