EMDocs

JUNE 25, 2024

Today on the emDOCs cast with Brit Long, MD ( @long_brit) , we cover the evaluation and management of the patient with a burn injury. Episode 103: Thermal Burn Injury Initial evaluation of thermal burns Range of burn severities and types: minor sunburns to full thickness burns and severe inhalation injury.

Burns 92

Burns Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Poisoning 92

Taming the SRU

APRIL 11, 2024

Management Antibiotics with staph coverage Most spontaneously drain and do not require I&D Hypothermia in neonates Varying definitions with consensus < 36-36.5 Ask people how to pronounce their name and listen carefully to where the person puts emphasis and inflections. The sooner you correct people, the better. Fr < 2.5

Ultrasounds 95

Ultrasounds Pediatrics Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Burns 95

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2020

Pediatrics 2011; 128:e741. Hyperthermia. In: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Baren JM, Rothrock SG, Brennan JA, Brown L (Eds), Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia 2008. Pediatr Rev 2007; 28:249. Casa DJ et al. J Athl Train. 2013 Jul-Aug; 48(4): 546–553. Environmental issues for team physicians. Am J Sports Med. Ishimine P.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 52

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Stroke Burns Pediatrics 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

E.g. burns, neurosurgery, interventional radiology. In the bleeding trauma patient, fluid resuscitation aims to avoid the diamond of death (acidosis, coagulopathy, hypothermia and hypocalcaemia). Pediatric Neurology 2022; 126: 114-119 Dani Hall , Kat Priddis , Team PEM Adventures. These should be given as boluses of 5-10ml/kg.

Domestic Violence 59

Domestic Violence Fluid Resuscitation Head Injuries Sexual Assault 59

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 4, 2024

In the current issue of JAMA Pediatrics, Roumeliotis and colleagues found that stricter restrictions resulted in more hospitalisations for adolescent eating disorders. In this month’s issue of the European Journal of Pediatrics, Ruelas and colleagues published a meta-analysis on the role of green-banana-based treatments for diarrhoea.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 52

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Pediatrics Burns Sepsis 52

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

Documentation/Coding 64

Documentation/Coding Seizures Psychiatric Wellness 64

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Signs of malnutrition – which places patients at higher risk for infection – can include cachexia, muscular wasting, sunken eyes, redundant skin folds, edema, brittle skin and hair, bradycardia, hypotension, and hypothermia. Physical injuries and burns among refugees in Lebanon: implications for programs and policies.

Infectious Diseases 72

Infectious Diseases CDC PPE Rapid Diagnostic Testing 72