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Imported Malaria

Pediatric EM Morsels

Another change is the CDC approved the use of IV artesunate for malaria treatment in the US in May 2022. This allowed US hospitals to stock the drug to ensure quick treatment of suspected severe cases, rather than having to ship it from the CDC under the prior expanded-access protocol (Thomas 2023). vivax and P. malariae , and P.

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Mycoplasma Pneumonia in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Mycoplasma Pneumonia: Epidemiology According to the CDC , infections from Mycoplasma pneumnoniae have increased in the US, especially in young children. After a prolonged period of low incidence , M. pneumoniae re-emgerged in 2023 after the COVID pandemic.

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Typhoid Fever in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Chiodini 2018) Use Azithromycin for travelers from areas of XDR Salmonella Typhi , per the CDC recommendation that currently refers to those with recent travels to Pakistan and Iraq. The CDC Yellow Book app 2018. Treatment: Oral rehydration can be considered if the patient is tolerating PO intake. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Sep;19:75-77.

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Brain Trauma Guidelines for Emergency Medicine

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Confounders to the GCS such as seizure and post-ictal phase, ingestions and drug overdose, as well as medications administered in the prehospital setting that impact GCS score should be documented. National Center for Health Statistics: Mortality Data on CDC WONDER. CDC’s efforts to improve traumatic brain injury surveillance.

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Case Report: Toxic Hypoglycemic Syndrome

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1 In severe cases altered mental status, seizures, coma, or even death have been observed. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). THS is generally characterized by the acute onset of profuse vomiting within six to 48 hours of ingestion of the unripe ackee, with subsequent hypoglycemia. Toxicology Rep. 2019;6:656-65. 1992;41(4):53-5.5.

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

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

This includes subdural hematomas, comas, paraplegia, quadriplegia, fractures and seizure disorders, regardless of the time interval between the injury and death. . · All deaths in which an injury or an accident is the cause or a contributing cause regardless of how distant or remote in time or place the accident or injury may have occurred.

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Choosing Wisely – Investigations for Paediatric Patients presenting with Psychiatric Symptoms

Don't Forget the Bubbles

A 2022 CDC report showed an overall trend of increasing mental health-related ED visits for children and young people aged 0-17 from 2019 to 2022. During your assessment, the young persons’ mental health team arrives and asks you whether any blood tests need to be done. What is the problem?