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Chemical Burns

Mind The Bleep

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. Keep the patient warm using force air warmers such as Bairhugger.

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How to Best Inspect, Protect, and Dress Wounds in the Emergency Dept.

ACEP Now

Wound management in the ED is only a starting point, and appropriate referral and follow-up are key to an improved outcome. Hydrogel dressings are preferred for minor burns, partial- and full-thickness wounds, wounds with necrosis, and deep wounds with tunneling or sinus tracts. Examples include Mepilex, Tegaderm, and Optifoam.

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Dealing with difficult colleagues

Mind The Bleep

The longer these negative interactions go on, the more likely they are to significantly impact on outcomes for our patients, our colleagues and ourselves. Are disagreements tolerated and discussed, and do both sides contribute to the final outcome? Is there defensiveness or conflict bubbling up?Are Level 2: Alert.

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Back Braces: Are They Really Needed?

The Trauma Pro

There was no difference in pain, return to work, functional outcome, or instrumentation failure. Int J Burns Trauma 12(4):168-174, 2022. It looked at loss of deformity correction, return to work, functional improvement, instrumentation failure rate, pseudoarthrosis, and postop complications. A total of 76 studies were included.

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Perichondritis of the Ear in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Infections there become complicated very quickly and the outcomes can be very poor. Inpatient Vs Outpatient Therapy No standard approach… but… here is what I say: “ Always Fear Infections in the Hands, Feet, or Face.” ” Those areas have very important and delicate structures.

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52 in 52 – #41: The CENSER Trial

EMDocs

mL/kg/hr for 2 consecutive hours OR Decrease in serum lactate by more than 10% from initial level Primary outcome – Early norepinephrine group vs. the control group demonstrated higher rates of shock control at 6 hours: 76.1% vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4,

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REBEL Cast Ep122 – Delayed vs Rapid Sequence Intubation in Agitated Trauma Patients

RebelEM

What They Did: Prospective randomized clinical trial Patients randomized to: Delayed Sequence Intubation (DSI): IV ketamine 1.5mg/kg in 0.5 What They Did: Prospective randomized clinical trial Patients randomized to: Delayed Sequence Intubation (DSI): IV ketamine 1.5mg/kg in 0.5