EMDocs

JUNE 14, 2023

Make sure to dispose of clothing appropriately and wear PPE to prevent personal exposure. Limit exposure with PPE if returning to the exposing environment. He was educated on wearing appropriate PPE or avoid his work environment altogether to reduce further low dose, high frequency organophosphate exposure.

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PPE Poisoning Seizures Emergency Department 96

FEMinEM

MARCH 29, 2021

Male and female attendings alike have been overly kind and I have become an instant member of a beautiful tribe of pregnant and mothering women in medicine throughout our hospital. An urban emergency department is not a warm, friendly place. I never once had to call out sick and thankfully I have been COVID-free.

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Leadership PPE Emergency Department Hospitals 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 10, 2023

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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Fractures Soft Tissue Injuries Emergency Department Operations 52

EMDocs

JUNE 7, 2023

Decontamination and Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) This prevents ongoing exposure to the patient and ED staff. Dispose of clothing appropriately and wear PPE to prevent personal exposure. Parenteral organophosphorus poisoning in a rural emergency department: a case report. BMC Res Notes. 2013; 6:524.

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Poisoning Airway Management Seizures PPE 98

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 29, 2023

In the emergency department, we were working our way through tonnes of PPE, masks, aprons, and gloves. Mike told his story and then told us about an initiative he’d brought into the Children’s Hospital where he worked—the NHS Rainbow Badge. We were in lockdown. We were exhausted. Our patients were scared. 2019;66(9):1308.

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PPE Research Emergency Department Urgent Care 98

EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

They also estimate that an epidemic is responsible for 3 million hospitalized days and 31 million outpatient visits each year. Not surprisingly, H3N2 dominant seasons are currently associated with the highest rates of influenza cases, hospitalizations, and death. The CDC estimates that epidemics cost 10 billion dollars per year.

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Emergency Department CDC Infectious Diseases EMS 40

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Based on available hospital resources, the patient is treated for septic shock secondary to pneumonia and an infected wound using broad-spectrum antibiotics and IV crystalloid fluids. HIV Prevention and Treatment: The Evolving Role of the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017;3:17067.

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Infectious Diseases CDC PPE Rapid Diagnostic Testing 75