Taming the SRU

APRIL 22, 2023

Study design This was a retrospective-IRB approved study evaluating adult patients >18 years of age who had documented heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) or heart failure with preserved ejection fractures (HFpEF). There was no difference in safety outcomes.

Outcomes 52

Outcomes Stroke Fractures Documentation/Coding 52

Cook County EM Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Further document handedness, occupation, site of injury, and thorough review of systems to evaluate for potential complications ○ Complications as distant as pneumomediastinum following air injection of the hand have been reported5,6. ➢ X-rays showed radiopaque foreign bodies confined to the distal thumb without fracture.

Fractures 52

Fractures Documentation/Coding Operations Research 52

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

In fact, one of my surgeon grandfather's ortho buddies (perhaps with the help of some lunchtime martinis) took a look at the x-rays of my Boxer's Fracture and snapped it back into place without any analgesia or procedural sedation, casted me, and sent me home. 1950s & 1960s Resuscitation Research. Still no pain medicine.

Emergency Nursing 40

Emergency Nursing EMS Resuscitation Military 40

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

6 Periprosthetic fracture Occurs at an estimated rate of 3.5-4.1%. Posterior – Shortened, adducted, internally rotated 5,6 Anterior – Shortened, abducted, externally rotated 5,6 As with all dislocations, perform and document distal neurovascular exam before and after management. 5 CT if concern for occult fracture.

EMS 94

EMS Dislocations Fractures Operations 94

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

STEP-UP Self Physical and Psycological IM-SAFE Illness Medications Stress Alcohol Fatigue Eating Psychological Cognitive Threat/Challenge appraisal: PERCEIVED demands vs. resources Threat appraisal - stress levels excessive, performance impaired – vapor lock (autonomic arousal, tunnel vision, auditory exclusion, loss of time awareness, impaired memory (..)

Hospice 40

Hospice EKG/ECG Resuscitation Seizures 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This study relied on coding, and if the patient had not been coded as asthma, for example, and coded as pneumonia instead, these patients would not have been included in the study set. Further research is needed to improve the connection between the care process and optimal clinical outcomes. and 16.7% , respectively.

Documentation/Coding 98

Documentation/Coding Pediatrics Emergency Department Fractures 98

PEMBlog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Um, with the first documented epidemic occurring in Paris in 1578. Bordetella pertussis was isolated in 1906 by Belgian researchers, Jules Bordet and Octave Gengou, I hopefully I pronounced them right, but they’re long gone, so they won’t be mad at me,, leading to the development of a whole cell pertussis vaccine in the 1940s.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics PPE Wellness Infectious Diseases 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 8, 2025

She sustained a large scalp hematoma along with several rib and vertebral fractures, but with CT scanning of chest/abdomen/pelvis/C-T-L-spine and head, no life threatening injuries were found. Circulation Research , 114 (12), 18521866. A woman in her late 60s presented after a car crash. Her husband was driving and she was a passenger.

EKG/ECG 77

EKG/ECG CPR Resuscitation Wellness 77

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MARCH 27, 2015

Subsequent research and experience shows that while some cervical spine movement occurs with direct laryngoscopy, it appears that with Manual Inline Stabilization, the anterior portion of the rescue collar could be loosened and direct laryngoscopy carefully done without clinically significant injury. Sinusitis can occur in long intubation.

Airway Management 40

Airway Management Resuscitation EMS CPR 40

Mind The Bleep

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Bruising- this can be common after a vaginal or instrumental birth or in babies who are large for gestational age, and should be documented carefully. Picture from Research Gate ( The Measuring of the Head Circumference of Children [17]. It is very important to document these however as they can be a sign of a shaken baby.

Dislocations 52

Dislocations Documentation/Coding Ultrasounds Wellness 52