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Forensic Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Accidents

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Case A 35-year-old male is brought to the emergency department (ED) following a single-motor-vehicle collision in which two people were ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. Dr. Riviello is chair and professor of emergency medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. 1988;28:498–501. Dickinson E.

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Employ a Trauma-Informed Approach to Care

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A 28-year-old female is brought to the emergency department (ED) by police after a sexual assault. Stress to the patient that they can refuse any or all parts of the medical forensic examination. Dr. Rozzi is an emergency physician, director of the Forensic Examiner Team at WellSpan York Hospital in York, Pa.,

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How EM Physicians Should Manage Their Legal and Medical Duties

ACEP Now

A 16-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) after being sexually assaulted by two males at a party at her friend’s house. Failure to follow these forensic compliance provisions of VAWA can result in loss of funding for your state. She denies any complaints or injuries. What do you do?

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Xylazine: “Zombie Drug” is an Emerging Threat

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CASE A 30-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with left arm pain from a chronic wound. Opioid overdoses involving xylazine in emergency department patients: a multicenter study. US Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration. Forensic Sci Int. Pediatr Emerg Care.

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Complications of Kratom Use

Northwestern EM Blog

The patient was ultimately discharged from the Emergency Department with primary care and neurology referrals along with seizure precautions and advised to abstain from Kratom use. WIREs Forensic Science, 4, e1420 6. Treating Kratom toxicity varies based upon the clinical presentation as well as severity of symptoms.

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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Needle to Necrosis

ALiEM

Xylazine Intoxication in Humans and Its Importance as an Emerging Adulterant in Abused Drugs: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Forensic Sci Int. Opioid overdoses involving xylazine in emergency department patients: a multicenter study. Ruiz-Colón K, Chavez-Arias C, Díaz-Alcalá JE, Martínez MA. 2014;240:1-8.

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CICM Second Part Exam Practice SAQs 13022025

Intensive Blog

A 34-year-old patient presents to the emergency department with a suspected recreational drug overdose and is intubated for a low Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). There is no past medical history of note. On day 3, the patient is de-sedated, extubated, and subsequently assaults the bedside nurse. HR, BP changes), neuromuscular (e.g.