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. Check temperature and blood glucose levels.

Burns 52

Burns Fluid Resuscitation PPE Resuscitation 52

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Tillotson and Hinckley Simulation Communication on arrival to a scene is key, both between you and your flight nurse before you enter the ambulance and with the EMS crew Reassessing the potential reasons for shock in a trauma is important to pick up causes that are not initially on your mind initially (blood products for hemorrhage, controlling a significant (..)

Administration 97

Administration PPE Ultrasounds Poisoning 97

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Based on available hospital resources, the patient is treated for septic shock secondary to pneumonia and an infected wound using broad-spectrum antibiotics and IV crystalloid fluids. She is sent to the medical ward after three days in the ED with the diagnoses of resolving septic shock, severe malaria, and AKI. Marburg Virus Disease.;

Infectious Diseases 57

Infectious Diseases CDC PPE Rapid Diagnostic Testing 57