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"The crowner hath sat on her and finds it Christian burial." [Hamlet]

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

All efforts to identify the decedent by hospital staff, law enforcement agencies or social service agencies should be well documented in the medical records. All deaths involving hip fractures if the attending physician believes the fracture caused or contributed to the cause of death. . · County of Los Angeles. MS, JD, RN.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 81: Hemophilia

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Fractures and dislocations are indications for full dose factor replacement. PMID: 7382250 MASAC Document 257 – Guidelines for Emergency Department Management of Individuals with Hemophilia and Other Bleeding Disorders. If LP is absolutely necessary, pretreat with clotting factors and speak with hematology. Haemophilia.

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ToxCard: Tetanus and Strychnine – Expanding the Differential for Severe Muscle Spasm

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2016.07.025 Pinkbook: Tetanus | CDC. tetani infection is also indicated. J Emerg Med. 1990;8(3):321-325. doi:10.1016/0736-4679(90)90013-l Woldeamanuel YW, Andemeskel AT, Kyei K, Woldeamanuel MW, Woldeamanuel W. Case fatality of adult tetanus in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurol Sci. 2016;368:292-299. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.025