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Cardiac Rhythms/ECG Module

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Prioritise listening to the first 30 minutes which given a good overview of aetiology and treatment (53 mins) Basics of cardiac rhythm problems in the ED Palpitations are a common reason for children to present to the emergency department, the majority of these will be benign from a cardiac perspective and instead related to stress or anxiety.

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"The crowner hath sat on her and finds it Christian burial." [Hamlet]

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Act V, scene I [Text from Folger Shakespeare Library] [Audio recording of Dramatic Reading; Chapter Vox] [Video recording of Act V, scene1] Most deaths that are brought to, or occur in, an emergency department will require, at least, discussion with the local Coroner or Medical Examiner. No "practice procedures" should be done.

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Sickle Cell Disease Module

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Afro-Caribbean patients should be screened for sickle cell before anaesthesia for possible pre-operative transfusion. A 6-year-old girl from Saudi Arabia was referred by her General Practitioner to the local emergency department. In these cases, repeat the Hb electrophoresis three months after the last blood transfusion.

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REBEL Cast Ep121: The Battle of the Blades – Video Laryngoscopy vs. Direct Laryngoscopy

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REBEL Cast Ep121: The Battle of the Blades – VL vs DL Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Article: Prekker ME, Driver BE, Trent SA, et al. 11 medical centers in the United States enrolled 1417 patients from 17 sites, including 7 emergency departments and 10 intensive care units. 1420 patients were enrolled.

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REBEL Cast Ep113: Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

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REBEL Cast Ep113 – Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Paper: Cheskes S, et al. While many healthcare systems across the world operate in a similar fashion, the United States does not. Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation.

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Hand Examination & Pathology

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We will focus on the most important structures when assessing paediatric hands in the emergency department. Finger injuries caused by fingers being caught in closing doors are extremely common presentations to the paediatric emergency department. It additionally has an intricate blood and nerve supply.

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SGEM#465: Not A Second Time – Single Center RCTs Fail To Replicate In Multi-Center RCTs

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Scott is best known for talking to himself about Resuscitation and Critical Care on a podcast called EMCrit, which has been downloaded more than 50 million times. Case: A 40-year-old male presents to the emergency department (ED) with severe respiratory failure from bilateral pneumonia.