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The PROPHY-VAP Trial: Ceftriaxone to Prevent VAP in Patients with Acute Brain Injury

RebelEM

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), or what the CDC recently renamed infection-related ventilator-associated complication (IVAC), is defined as a nosocomial pneumonia occurring on day 3 of mechanical ventilation that was preceded by 2 days of stable or decreasing ventilator requirements. 4, 8 Paper: Dahyot-Fizelier, C.,

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Contrast Media Shortage of 2022 – Lessons Learned

EMDocs

2 In response to the constrained availability of contrast media, emergency medicine (EM) and radiology departments were compelled to enact modifications in their imaging techniques. In most cases, the radiology team functioned as the main decision-maker playing a key role in drafting institutional protocols. 11 Table 1.

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Reopening After A Hurricane: Steps for Healthcare Facilities to Ensure Safety and Compliance

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

Maintenance should be performed on any equipment before using in the delivery of patient care, this includes autoclaves, suction lines, ultrasounds, radiology equipment, etc. The resources used for this article were the CDC, OSHA, EPA, and The Association for Dental Safety. Perform spore testing on autoclaves prior to use.

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A Physician's Struggle With Infertility

SheMD

I got wheeled through the hospital corridors to radiology, in a patient gown, past residents, past firefighters, past a lot of puzzled faces. I waited in radiology for my formal ultrasound. according to CDC data. I put on a patient gown. I waited behind closed doors for my OBGYN consultant. I am NOT alone. for infertility.

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Ten Commandments for Emergency Professionals; a compendium

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine , 52 (2), 183-187. Teaching in accident and emergency medicine: 10 commandments of accident and emergency radiology. Teaching in accident and emergency medicine: 10 commandments of accident and emergency radiology. Touquet, R., Driscoll, P., & Nicholson, D.

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Podcast: Cervical Spine Injuries & Imaging in Children

PEMBlog

Sasser SM, Hunt RC, Faul M, Sugerman D, Pearson WS, Dulski T, Wald MM, Jurkovich GJ, Newgard CD, Lerner EB; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It’s a highly sensitive rule that is designed to prevent missing cervical spine injuries while limiting the amount of unnecessary radiologic examinations. MMWR Recomm Rep.