Taming the SRU

JANUARY 10, 2024

Scrutinize but don’t overthink (interpret your EKGs with context) Know your splints Be comfortable with OMI EKGs Know your resources & know when to ask for help Be creative Therefore this should remain high on the differential if a patient with history of SCAD presents with similar symptoms.

EKG/ECG 93

EKG/ECG Shock Fractures Dislocations 93

EM Curious

AUGUST 26, 2015

Read more, here at Dr. Smith's ECG Blog. SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND ST SEGMENT ELEVATION [BLOG]: A middle aged man with history of MI presented by EMS for the sudden onset of difficulty breathing.

Burns 52

Burns Dislocations EMS Ultrasounds 52

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 4, 2024

In select patient populations (such as those with poor outpatient follow-up), screening with a BMP to evaluate their serum creatinine may be beneficial Patients with asymptomatic hypertension should be referred to their PCP for outpatient follow-up.

Dislocations 85

Dislocations Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Burns 85

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Location of the block will determine the morphology of the QRS (as a higher block may have a narrow QRS with a rate of 40-60bpm) Evaluation in the ED: basic labs including BMP and troponin, EKG, bedside echo, CXR Management: Atropine: push-dose 0.5-1mg,

Pediatrics 75

Pediatrics Ultrasounds Fractures Wellness 75

ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

4,5 High voltage injuries can throw a victim from the electrical source, lead to falls, and cause forceful tetany with spinal hyperextension injuries or joint dislocations. 1,4-5 Thus, an electrocardiogram (ECG) and cardiac monitoring should be performed for unstable, electrical injury patients. His ECG was unremarkable.

Burns 52

Burns Fluid Resuscitation EKG/ECG EMS 52

EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: Next, make sure that all patients with high voltage injuries have an EKG and continuous cardiac monitoring. Those with low voltage injuries and a normal EKG do not require monitoring. Jeff: Those with low voltage exposures, a normal EKG and minimal injury may be discharged home with PCP follow up and strict return precautions.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Burns EKG/ECG Shock 40

Taming the SRU

MARCH 17, 2023

mepivacaine (1-3 h) 1% lidocaine +/- epi (2-3h) 0.25% bupivacaine (2-3 h) 0.25-0.5% mg/kg IV Versed: 0.2 mg/kg IM, 0.2 mg/kg IN (may repeat to max of 0.4 mg/kg IN), 0.2

Seizures 40

Seizures Fractures Burns Pediatrics 40