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Dr. Elsburgh Clarke Was Among First to Specialize in Emergency Medicine

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The photos that Dr. Clarke took from 19781980 provide a glimpse into working in an emergency department in the years the specialty was being established. ED attendings Dr. Gerald Whelan and Dr. Shumary Chow supervising a full arrest in C booththe main trauma roomwith an ED tech administering CPR. Click to enlarge.)

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Grand Rounds Recap 9.6.23

Taming the SRU

ultrasound grand rounds: bedside dvt studies - family presence in the ed/icu - r1 clinical knowledge: aicd - r3 small groups: difficult airway management Ultrasound grand rounds: DVT studies WITH Dr. minges Why should we perform bedside DVT studies in the ED? ETT onto a fiberoptic scope.

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Pediatric Drowning

EM SIM Cases

EHS arrived, provided oxygen supplementation, and brought them to your tertiary emergency department, with access to PICU. The team should begin CPR and follow the PALS pediatric bradycardia algorithm. The team should begin CPR and follow the PALS pediatric bradycardia algorithm. Pediatric Drowning Download Hon, K. ,

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Managing Pneumothorax

Taming the SRU

This post aims to broadly cover the types of PTX, the diagnostic modalities available, and the ideal management by PTX type in the Emergency Department. doi:10.1148/radiology.144.4.7111716 Chest ultrasonography versus supine chest radiography for diagnosis of pneumothorax in trauma patients in the emergency department.

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UK-REBOA on Trial: Innovative or Over-Inflated?

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Patients with torso hemorrhage present a clinical conundrum often requiring interventional radiology or surgery, both of which take time to mobilize. The enrolled population was severely injured, with a median ISS of 41, and 23% received CPR. Early expeditious definitive hemorrhage control is a major focus in trauma resuscitation.

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Foreign Bodies in the Head and Neck

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Be ready to perform CPR. Children 1 year and up, unconscious – CPR: start CPR with chest compressions (do not perform a pulse check). Am J Emerg Med. Emergency department management of foreign bodies of the external ear canal in children. Radiol Cases Emerg Med. 2004;22(4):310-314. Am Fam Physician.

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.3.23

Taming the SRU

million presentation to ED’s throughout the US Usually occur due to falls Also commonly occur due to sports, MVC’s, etc.