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Episode 22 - Electrical Injuries in the Emergency Department An Evidence-Based Review

EB Medicine

Jeff: And unlike past issues covering more common pathologies, like, say, sepsis, this month’s team reviewed much more literature than just the past 10 years. CNS dysfunction may be immediate or delayed and can range from strokes to spinal cord injuries. In total, they pulled references from 1966 until 2018.

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.9.23

Taming the SRU

doxycycline Consider a splint/cast window to allow direct monitoring mainly used for fracture blisters and/or open wounds yet takes away from the strength of the splint/cast Case #3 43yo with FOOSH injury and closed wrist deformity, yet no x-ray machine is available to you Least likely injuries to need an x-ray in a resource-limiting setting?

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NIPE

Mind The Bleep

Swab any discharge and discuss with a senior about starting antibiotics as infection in a baby can quickly lead to sepsis. Hips The main condition that is screened for in the NIPE is Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) in which the hip joint is abnormally formed increasing the risk of hip dislocation.