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.

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Burns Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Poisoning 73

Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Chemical burns are a unique subset of burns that require specialised management due to the nature of the substances involved. The majority of acid burns cause coagulative necrosis and cytotoxicity leading to skin and mucosal changes that limit deeper injury. Assess pupillary reaction to light.

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Burns Fluid Resuscitation PPE Resuscitation 52

Intensive Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Outline the initial assessment of severe burns injury, including how you will calculate fluid resuscitation requirements. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using pulse oximetry to target oxygen therapy (50%) What SpO2 targets do you use in ICU patients and why? (50%) 50%) Oxygen saturation targets in critical care Q2.

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Burns Fluid Resuscitation Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Operations 52

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 Correct pronunciation and understanding of personal narratives is important. There is history behind a person’s name which often has deep and personal meaning. Fr < 2.5

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Ultrasounds Pediatrics Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Burns 93

Taming the SRU

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Yates Foot Infection NSTIs are rare but deadly pathology that need to be considered with any soft tissue infection NSTI is a clinical diagnosis, but there are many imaging and laboratory assessments to help increase clinical suspicion Expedited disposition to the OR for NSTIs under 12 hours from ED presentation significantly decreases mortality Emesis (..)

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Resuscitation Burns Emergency Department 83

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. There is a subset of patients who, despite aggressive conventional resuscitation, have an inadequate hemodynamic response and develop refractory shock.

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Anaphylaxis Shock Sepsis Resuscitation 52

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. Whilst we’ve ‘re-discovered’ balanced resuscitation (first described by Cannon back after WWI), there remains some limited controversy – listen to this 2013 take from Simon Carley at St.

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Burns Hospitals Wellness Ambulance Services 52