Taming the SRU

MARCH 11, 2024

Acute knee dislocations are rare orthopedic injuries that have high morbidity and need to be recognized quickly by the emergency physician; if unrecognized or inadequately treated, these injuries can lead to vascular and limb compromise (1,2). Knee dislocations make up less than 0.5% Knee dislocations make up less than 0.5%

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Dislocations Emergency Department Fractures Operations 106

Taming the SRU

MAY 22, 2023

Abnormal neurovascular findings suggest injury to nearby structures (nerves and blood vessels) from dislocations, bony trauma, or increased compartment pressures. Gross deformities often suggest fracture or dislocation [Image 2]. Impaired ROM can be indicative of dislocation, ligamentous injury, or intra-articular pathology.

Fractures 75

Fractures Dislocations Operations Radiology 75

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 25, 2023

Point of care biliary ultrasound in the emergency department (BUSED) predicts final surgical management decisions. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Casey Parker is a Rural Generalist that includes in his practice emergency medicine, anesthesia, and critical care. Date: March 22, 2023 Reference: Hilsden et al.

Ultrasounds 52

Ultrasounds Emergency Department Dislocations Radiology 52

Taming the SRU

MAY 23, 2023

Abnormal neurovascular findings suggest injury to nearby structures (nerves and blood vessels) from dislocations, bony trauma, or increased compartment pressures. Gross deformities often suggest fracture or dislocation. Impaired ROM can be indicative of dislocation, ligamentous injury, or intra-articular pathology. 2015 Apr 28].

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Fractures Dislocations Operations EMS 57

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 4, 2024

to teach you and your learner something new on shift skin adhesives WITH dr. hill Dermabond is a polymer (octyl cyanoacrylate) that can be used to repair lacerations in the Emergency Department faster than sutures, allowing the ED physician to be more efficient. The largest retrospective cohort study to date (Beyde et al.)

Emergency Department 83

Emergency Department Dislocations Documentation/Coding Burns 83

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 15, 2023

On arrival to the emergency department (ED) she was awake and breathing with stridor. She was transported to the operating suite where a tracheostomy was performed. In this particular case, a tracheostomy could be performed in the operating suite under somewhat controlled circumstances.

Fractures 52

Fractures Dislocations Airway Management Operations 52

ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

A 44 year-old male with unknown past medical history came by emergency medical services (EMS) to the emergency department (ED) for an electrical injury and fall from a high voltage electrical pole. In the operating room, there was minimal urinary output and the bladder pressures were 35 mmHg under sedation and analgesia.

Burns 52

Burns Fluid Resuscitation EKG/ECG EMS 52