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

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. Before we even get to this patient, it’s worth stepping back.

Burns 52

Burns Hospitals Ambulance Services Wellness 52

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Her new community has a higher prevalence of Hepatitis C than HIV, so they began screening for that in the ED as well. Her inner drive to help others, first sparked when the was a child living in the Manhattan projects, still burns bright today. Today, their patients can be screened for HIV, Hepatitis C and substance use disorder.

Research 52

Research Point-of-Care Testing Burns Academics 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 11, 2024

And it is not lost on me that, as a Black woman from Detroit, I was behind the scenes doing operations but also trying to lead the masses of people. What it meant for there to be a woman of color in that role, and working on operations but also working behind the scenes on policies and decisions that were being made.

Leadership 52

Leadership Operations Burns Emergency Department 52

ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

Per discussion with family over the phone it was determined she had mild dementia, but had been feeling well prior to her mechanical fall. An additional operator should be present at the airway for any intubation deemed to be difficult, notably when using the SALAD technique. Burns B, Habig K, Eason H, Ware S.

Airway Management 45

Airway Management EMS Burns Operations 45

PEMBlog

JUNE 5, 2024

Infants can get a cervical spine injury during breech delivery or, unfortunately, during non accidental trauma as well. Central cord syndromes are from hyperextension, and you’ll see weakness that is greater in the upper as opposed to the lower extremities, and transient burning sensation of the hands and fingers.

Fractures 52

Fractures Pediatrics Radiology Radiology 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2017

11 Beware the “double-ring” sign: this is a button battery13 This is an emergency: the electrolyte-rich mucosa conducts a focal current from the narrow negative terminal of the battery, rapidly causing burn, necrosis, and possibly perforation. Coin en face – in the esophagus – lodged at the thoracic inlet.12 Emergent removal is required.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics CPR Operations Resuscitation 52

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]. This finding was not significantly different among operators with different levels of experience, or between adults and children.

Infectious Diseases 89

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89

EB Medicine

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Well, with that, let’s get started on our final scheduled episode of EMplify ! Thanks as well to the peer editors, Dr. Knight, and Dr. Hill of the University of Cincinnati. Show More v Jeff: Well, this is a first! The authors note that the air is actually comparable to that of an operating room.

Dehydration 40

Dehydration EMS Wellness Burns 40

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. Neonatal observational scales have been validated in the intensive care and post-operative settings; ED-specific quantitative scales are lacking. They do not understand rational or logical thinking.

Pediatrics 40

Pediatrics Soft Tissue Injuries Burns Emergency Department 40

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

21 Case: A 40-year-old male presents to the ED with a burning epigastric pain that has been worsening over the past week. Pain can be gnawing, aching, burning, and located in the upper abdomen. She denies any trauma, swelling, or redness in the joints, as well as fever or weight loss.

Emergency Department 105

Emergency Department Fractures Burns EMS 105

Taming the SRU

MARCH 3, 2025

million fires in 2020, with some studies quoting over 500,000 emergency room visits annually for burn and inhalation injuries (4). Because of this high number of visits, it is important for ED physicians to have a broad knowledge base for treating chemical inhalation injuries as well as fire and smoke related injuries.

Burns 52

Burns Fluid Resuscitation Emergency Department Resuscitation 52

EMDocs

MARCH 14, 2024

The Origins of Medicaid Expansion Medicaid is the insurance program for low-income Americans and operates as a federal-state partnership. Adoption rapidly slowed after 2016 as political opposition to the policy, as well as the ACA in general, remained strong in states with Republican-controlled state houses and governors’ mansions.

Administration 99

Administration Outcomes Burns Operations 99