St. Emlyn

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Creating a learning culture in the emergency department (ED) fosters psychological safety, open communication, and continuous improvement. This approach supports team resilience, enhances patient care, and reduces burnout. Learn practical steps to build a strong learning culture in your ED, promoting growth and collaborative excellence in emergency medicine.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Native American emergency physicians make up 0.1 percent of physicians in U.S. emergency departments, according to research published in 2020 in Annals of Emergency Medicine. Three Native American emergency physicians in Oklahoma—three of five in the state—discussed with ACEP Now their approach to health care and how their careers in medicine began.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Authors: Robert Nicholson, MD (EM Resident Physician, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC) and Ann-Jeannette Geib, MD (EM Attending Physician, Medical Toxicologist, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC) // Reviewed by: James Dazhe Cao, MD (@JamesCaoMD, Associate Professor of EM, Medical Toxicology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX); Anthony Spadaro, MD (@TSpadaro91, Medical Toxicology Fellow, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

A gravid woman presents to your emergency department (ED). Before you can obtain any history, she gives birth in your waiting room. The neonate is apneic and has a heart rate of 48. How do you stabilize this patient? Neonatal resuscitation is common; 10 percent of the four million newborns in the U.S. each year will require at least some intervention. 1 However, one percent of births will require advanced interventions, including chest compressions, intubation, and medications. 2 These rare scen

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Can’t get enough of Bubble Wrap? The Bubble Wrap Plus is a monthly paediatric Journal Club reading list from Professor Jaan Toelen (University Hospitals Leuven) and Dr Anke Raaijmakers (Sydney Children’s Hospital). This comprehensive list is developed from 34 journals, including major and subspecialty paediatric journals. We suggest this list can help you discover relevant or interesting articles for your local journal club or allow you to keep a finger on the pulse of paediatric research.

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Elbow Dislocation Definition: Disarticulation of the proximal radius & ulna bones from the humerus Epidemiology: Incidence Second most common joint dislocation (after shoulder) in adults Most commonly dislocated joint in children Accounts for 10-25% of all injuries to the elbow ( Cohen 1998 ) Posterolateral is the most common type of dislocation (80%) Demographics Most commonly affects patients between ages 10-20 years old As age increases, elbow dislocation rates tend to d

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St. Emlyn

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Creating a learning culture in the emergency department (ED) fosters psychological safety, open communication, and continuous improvement. The post Building a Learning Culture in the ED: Why It Matters and How to Make It Happen. appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Consider Maddie, a 12-year-old girl in your ED with a virally induced moderate asthma exacerbation, currently having her third set of 12 puffs in her burst therapy; thankfully, she’s responding pretty well, and you’re hoping to avoid an admission at this stage. This is her third presentation with a viral exacerbation of asthma. You take a history and discover that she takes her salbutamol every week before and during her soccer matches.

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Emergency Live

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Airbus signs historic contract to supply 19 H135 military training helicopters to Royal Canadian Air Force Airbus Helicopters has signed a landmark contract with SkyAlyne, a joint venture between Canadian defense leaders CAE and KF Aerospace, to supply the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) with 19 Airbus H135 helicopters to train the RCAF’s next generation […] The post Airbus, new helicopters at Royal Canadian Air Force appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Military 52

Core Ultrasound

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In this Five Minute Sono video we provide a streamlined, step-by-step walkthrough on how to accurately conduct the VEXUS Score, perfect for clinicians who are already familiar with its purpose and clinical applications. IVC VTI Courses The post 5 Min Sono: The VExUS Score (2024) first appeared on Core Ultrasound.

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Emergency Medicine Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The overuse of azithromycin during COVID-19 led to several issues, including increased resistance to the medication. Initially, concerns centered around QT prolongation, but a recent retrospective study published in JACC: Advances discusses additional risks associated with azithromycin exposure, including ‘long-term subsequent MI,’ ’30-day hospital readmissions,’ and ’30-day incident heart failure among MI patients.

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Hospitals 40

Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Distinguishing between diseased and healthy states in medicine has immense consequences because it influences treatment, insurance coverage, employment, and disability. But this distinction is arbitrary since health exists on a continuous spectrum. The people whose diagnostic test result is a few smidgeons on the ‘healthy’ side of the line are meaningfully no different than those a few smidgeons on the ‘diseased’ side.

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COPD Burns Documentation/Coding 66

Science Based Medicine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

David Gorski wrote yesterday about the threat that a second Trump term holds for American health, specifically if he keeps his promise to give RFK Jr. some high level position over public health. Unfortunately, we have seen this movie before, although the sequel promises to be much worse. Putting a pseudoscientist, crank, conspiracy theorist, anti-vaxxer in charge of the organizations that are […] The post Some Data on Fluoride first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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