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Theme Park Accidents Due to COVID Understaffing

Medical Law

Theme parks in Southern California are struggling to find workers to fill open positions as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, according to The OCR. Like other employers, theme parks are offering higher wages and other incentives to attract the employees they need, but in the meantime, staffing shortages in theme parks can lead to serious injuries for guests.

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The POCUS Manifesto

Critical Care North Hampton

About the author Follow him here: So, a book lands on POCUS! Of course, I’m interested! But, we’ve seen them all before… the ‘how to’ guides, the instructional references. There are plenty of them out there now. So, what’s special about this book then… and it is very special, I hasten to add. Take a look below.

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124. Doughnuts are tasty, but watch out for NSTEMIs

Board Bombs

Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: emrapidbombs.supercast.com So who else has brought in doughnuts for a shift before? We all have. Lifetime risk of NSTEMI? Let’s not think about it…. Instead, let’s talk about how to never miss atypical acute coronary syndrome.

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Screen Time Concussion | Handlebar Injury | POCUS Review | REGEN-COV | HEMS Best Practices

JournalFeed

It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of November 1-5, 2021. We cover screen time impact on concussion, bike handlebar injuries in children, a POCUS review, REGEN-COV for COVID-19, and best practices for air ambulance use.

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ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: Phenylephrine Pushes & Stroke Volume

PulmCCM

Jon-Emile S. Kenny MD [ @heart_lung ] About a decade ago, a handful of terrific reviews and investigations about phenylephrine – an alpha1 agonist – were published [1-3]. While this vasoactive medication might be thought only to ‘increase afterload,’ phenylephrine’s hemodynamic effects are knotty and noteworthy. Therefore, this dedicated dispatch delineates the difficulties encountered when predicting the hemodynamics of a phenylephrine bolus ; that is, this piece t

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Boniface – Lung Ultrasound

University of Maryland CC Project

Dr. Keith Boniface, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Chief of Emergency Ultrasound at George Washington University Hospital presents on the essentials of lung ultrasound as part of the DC5 lecture series.

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SGEM#349: Can tPA Be A Bridge Over Trouble Waters to Mechanical Thrombectomy?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: November 1st, 2021 Reference: Katsanos et al. Utility of Intravenous Alteplase Prior to Endovascular Stroke Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of RCTs. Neurology 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Michal Krawczyk is in his fifth year of neurology residency at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. He is interested in acute neurological illness, including cerebrovascular disease and epilepsy. […] The post SGEM#349: Can tPA Be A Bridge Over Trouble Waters to Mechanical Thrombectom

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