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Why Is Your Hospital’s Pediatric Readiness Score Important?

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References: The National Pediatric Readiness Project website (pedsready.org) Download a copy of the assessment Scores can be improved relatively easily by ensuring that appropriate pediatric equipment is available in the ED, and ensuring that social services and transfer agreements include children and are up to date.

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REBEL Cast Ep120: Etomidate vs Ketamine for RSI in the ED?

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Background: Standard rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in the emergency department involves administration of an induction agent and a neuroblocking agent in quick succession. Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Paper: Knack SKS et al. appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog.

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Bronchiolitis

EM SIM Cases

They were directed to go to the emergency department. DOWNLOAD CASE HERE bronchiolitis Download Source = [link] When it did not go away after a couple of hours, Zarah’s parents called 811 for advice.

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Episode 7: Sepsis

PHEM Cast

It is worth noting, that with “Sepsis 3” many of these terms will become out-of-date – but validation work is required… The Rivers’ paper can be accessed here: [link] It was a single centre study which compared standard care with protocolised resuscitation packaged together as early goal-directed therapy (EGDT).

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GSW Vascular Injury

EM SIM Cases

His academic interests are in education, simulation, and translational simulation; including where simulation can improve hospital and emergency department preparedness. For both junior and senior learners, the patient progresses from threatened limb (requiring emergent investigation) to a pulseless limb (requiring emergent OR).

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Pediatric Drowning

EM SIM Cases

EHS arrived, provided oxygen supplementation, and brought them to your tertiary emergency department, with access to PICU. Pediatric Drowning Download Hon, K. , Pediatric Emergency Care,32 (9), 623-626. When the child was brought to the surface, they were unconscious and coughing up foam. Cheung, H. &

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LVAD Pump Thrombosis

EM SIM Cases

CASE SUMMARY A 70 y/o male post LVAD implantation presents to the emergency department with a chief complaint of shortness of the breath. lvad-pump-thrombosis Download The team will need to progress through the initial assessment of an LVAD patient, ultimately leading to a diagnosis of pump thrombosis.