Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

No, I don’t give TXA to kids with isolated head injuries We want to stop any clot breakdown to try and slow any potential bleeding. What about head injury , though? Along came the CRASH 3 trial, another huge study looking specifically at TXA in traumatic brain injury. This is not good. in the TXA group vs 53.7%

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Head Injuries Seizures Pediatrics Outcomes 145

Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

All hospitals will have different makeups of trauma teams and possibly different levels of activation) Do I need any additional expertise outside of who would typically be in the trauma team? E.g. burns, neurosurgery, interventional radiology. Team brief and assign roles, e.g. primary survey, airway, scribe, IV access, drugs.

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Domestic Violence Fluid Resuscitation Head Injuries Sexual Assault 59

RebelEM

AUGUST 7, 2023

The potential for soiled airways, cervical spine injuries, maxillofacial injuries and head injuries combined with agitation/delirium, altered mental status and hypoxemia can make securing a definitive airway both an anatomic and physiologic challenge. Traditional RSI entails preoxygenation followed by.

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Head Injuries Airway Management Outcomes Burns 96

Rural Doctors Net

AUGUST 30, 2013

James and Casey are used to this kind of stuff (although Casey’s mostly in-hospital and has even got a CT scanner…James is used to working out of a tent wearing just rabbit skins). 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.

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Burns Hospitals Ambulance Services Wellness 52

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Aims and Objectives Early identification of patients at higher risk of death and hospital admission is an important problem in emergency departments. The mortality risk and need for hospital admission associated with the different presenting complaints in a standardised national data set has not been previously reported. 0.65 , 2.7]

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Documentation/Coding Sexual Assault Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Head Injuries 40

American Medical Compliance

MARCH 3, 2025

These accidents can lead to fractures, head injuries, and lost workdays. Pro Tip: Make PPE accessibility a prioritystock masks and respirators at multiple, easy-to-reach locations. Hazardous Chemical Handling Mistakes The Risk Hospitals and clinics use numerous chemicals for cleaning, sterilization, and medical procedures.

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PPE Legal Issues Head Injuries Burns 103

Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

mg/kg of IBW Seek to match a patient's minute ventilation with TV and RR after intubation Intentionally match patient's intrinsic RR noted prior to intubation Note that healthy lungs can handle 8 mL/kg, based on IBW, if that is useful for compensation Secure your ETT Thomas Tube Holder is a new ETT holder on Air Care for ETT down to size 6.5

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Documentation/Coding Seizures Psychiatric Wellness 64