Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

She has a right parietal-occipital region haematoma, and you think you might be able to feel a step – you’re pretty convinced she has a palpable skull fracture. Well, one study in Kornelson’s systematic review and meta-analysis is interesting. Two IVs go in, one in each antecubital fossa. D – here, we have a problem.

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Head Injuries Seizures Pediatrics Outcomes 145

Taming the SRU

JANUARY 1, 2024

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). In this post, we will review multiple alternative sites and techniques available for establishing peripheral access.

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EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Nachi: Each year, in the US, approximately 10,000 patients present with electrical burns or shocks. You’re probably familiar with this concept when you see high voltages arcing through the air without direct contact with the actual electrical source, leading to diffuse burns. Most electrical injuries present with burns to the skin.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 31, 2023

Our team have scoured what’s new (well, mostly new!) Radiographs from children with fractures, or disease processes affecting bone growth, were excluded. The author reviewed this article after having a burning desire to question where the guidance came from! in the paediatric literature.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 5, 2024

Infants can get a cervical spine injury during breech delivery or, unfortunately, during non accidental trauma as well. The most common injuries seen in these younger patients are growth plate fractures and ligamentous injuries. This is the hangman’s fracture, the posterior neural arch of C1 or the pedicles of C2.

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Rural Doctors Net

AUGUST 30, 2013

The visual confrontation of a man in pain with an obvious amputation and airway burns will induce a catecholamine surge in all but the psychopathic. Sure he’s got a traumatic amputation – your tourniquet has arrested the bleeding, but there may well be more blood loss. Pull straight any fractures & splint them.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

As the name would suggest, inflammatory markers are biological markers of, well, inflammation. However, PCT can be elevated in severe trauma, such as burns or surgery [5,25]. Identifying serious causes of back pain: cancer, infection, fracture. Kinetics & Reference Range: Normal serum levels of PCT are < 0.05

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Tachycardia, tachypnea, and a change in behavior can be indicators not only to the presence of pain, but possibly to its etiology as well. For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC score: Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability ( Table 3 ).

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Costochondritis, rib fractures, and pericarditis are common causes of chest pain that can be treated with multimodal regimens. 7 Rib and Sternal Fractures: Rib fractures are often caused by blunt chest trauma. Up to two-thirds of rib fractures are missed on initial chest radiographs. Most cases abate by one year.

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Mind The Bleep

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

They have straight and well defines edges. Bites Burns and chemical Injuries Management of wound Wounds can either heal by primary intention when they are held together by artificial means, or by secondary intention when they heal spontaneously through granulation pulling the wound together. Cut/Incision: Wounds made by sharp objects.

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

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