Taming the SRU

MAY 11, 2024

r1 clinical knowledge - r4 capstone - research grand rounds - the art of em - Community corner - PEM Lecture r1 Clinical knowledge: transplant complications WITH dr. gabor Time-sensitive peri-transplant emergencies: Bleeding fistula- stop the bleed. Assessed and provided feedback of pediatric resuscitations based on video review.

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Administration Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation Research 92

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

JUNE 24, 2024

Skin burns and irritation can also result from the pacing pads and cause pain. Resuscitation , Volume 181,2022,Pages 140-146,ISSN 0300-9572, [link] Scott Weingart, MD FCCM. AP placement was proven to be capture at a lower current than the AL placement in the same patients, thus more effective. [5] EMCrit 310 – Transvenous Pacemakers.

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Advances Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) CPR Burns Resuscitation 90

Emergency Medicine Cases

JUNE 4, 2019

Electrical injuries are rare, representing less than 1% of burn center admissions. So there is a paucity of robust evidence for the management of these patients.

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Fluid Resuscitation Burns Resuscitation EMS 52

RebelEM

AUGUST 7, 2023

This helps relieve agitation/pain while maintaining spontaneous breathing and airway reflexes allowing for adequate pre-oxygenation as well as facilitates other resuscitation interventions including IV access, vasopressors, fluids, etc. that would not be possible in an agitated/combative patient.

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Head Injuries Airway Management Outcomes Burns 96

Emergency Medicine Ireland

JUNE 10, 2024

We’re going to cover a bit of an environmental/tox topic today and look at carbon monoxide poisoning from Oh’s manual chapter 83 on burns. I have previously covered this on the old tasty morsels of EM series back when i was doing my EM fellowship exams. Resuscitate and investigate as you would any sick patient.

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Poisoning EMS Burns Shock 52

EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Thankfully, that gentleman was successfully resuscitated despite no bystander CPR, and if you listen carefully, we hope to arm you with the tools to do so similarly. Nachi: Each year, in the US, approximately 10,000 patients present with electrical burns or shocks. Most electrical injuries present with burns to the skin.

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Emergency Department Burns EKG/ECG Shock 40

Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Due to its extremely high morbidity and mortality as well as high healthcare costs, the prompt recognition, diagnosis and resuscitation of shock is key. And for most forms, EM physicians are not typically shocked by shock. They have a toolbox of strategies, mainly fluids and vasopressors, to stabilize these critically ill patients.

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Anaphylaxis Shock Sepsis Resuscitation 52

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.

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Mass Casualty Incidents EMS Hospitals Hazardous Materials 52

ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

She was reported to have had a mechanical fall, landing face forward without loss of consciousness, and has had a continuous nosebleed since then, per EMS and the home care provider. On EMS arrival, it was noted that the patient had what seemed to be a controllable nosebleed with difficulty locating the source due to constant oozing.

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Airway Management EMS Burns Operations 45

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

OCTOBER 1, 2015

EMS is bringing you a child with a VP shunt, port-a-cath, trached on a vent, seizing, hypotensive, and now desaturating – ETA – 3 minutes. The Huber needle is not a resuscitative line. Increased demand may be temporary, such as in burns, s/p cardiac surgery, or ay prolonged recovery. Are you ready? Medicine is evolving.

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Pediatrics Fractures Resuscitation Burns 40

Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9, then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9,

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Sepsis There has been much controversy over the last two decades around the various nuances of volume resuscitation in ED patients with suspected sepsis, much of which goes beyond the scope of this limited review. In lower-resource settings, the evidence is stronger against a liberal approach to volume resuscitation. Andrews et al.

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Dehydration Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis Resuscitation 73

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Physical injuries and burns among refugees in Lebanon: implications for programs and policies. ED Evaluation Transport to the ED from the refugee reception center takes 1 hour. After isolation, the patient is placed on supplemental oxygen therapy at 15 L/min via a non-rebreather mask. In: CDC Yellow Book 2024. Accessed October 23, 2024.

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Infectious Diseases CDC PPE Rapid Diagnostic Testing 72