Remove CDC Remove Emergency Department Remove Forensics
article thumbnail

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

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Act V, scene I [Text from Folger Shakespeare Library] [Audio recording of Dramatic Reading; Chapter Vox] [Video recording of Act V, scene1] Most deaths that are brought to, or occur in, an emergency department will require, at least, discussion with the local Coroner or Medical Examiner. Department of the Medical Examiner-Coroner.

article thumbnail

Case Report: Intimate Partner Sexual Assault?

ACEP Now

Case A 24-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) claiming to be sexually assaulted by her friend-with-benefits sexual partner. If law enforcement authorization is required for medical forensic examination (MFE) to be performed or paid for, it most likely will be denied. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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

EMDocs

Forensic Sci Int. J Emerg Med. 2016.07.025 Pinkbook: Tetanus | CDC. He denies any past medical history other than polysubstance abuse and depression. Liquid chromatography/photodiode array detection for determination of strychnine in blood: a fatal case report. 2004;141(1):17-21. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.12.010 J Neurol Sci.

article thumbnail

ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

EMDocs

57 Emergency clinicians should strongly consider infectious disease (ID) consult or speaking with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for treatment recommendations in cases of newly-diagnosed malaria given that malaria is not endemic in the US. In: CDC Yellow Book 2024. In: CDC Yellow Book 2024.