Pediatric EM Morsels

MARCH 17, 2023

Call your friends … at the Poison Center! Your state poison center and local toxicologists are a wealth of knowledge and help for management and treatment. J Emerg Trauma Shock. doi:10.1186/1757-1626-1-16 The post Snake Bites and Children appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. Basics are best! 2008;1(2):97-105.

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

AirCare - Derm Emergencies - R4 Capstone - Landmarks of EM - Global Health - Toxicology Aircare Grand ROunds WITH Drs.

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Taming the SRU

JUNE 7, 2023

CPC: Rheumatic Fever - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - Pediatrics: Toxicology - Combined EM/IM: Competency CPC: Rheumatic Fever WITH Drs.

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Taming the SRU

MAY 1, 2023

EMS was bagging him on arrival Primary notable for Compromised Airway Protection, bilateral Breath sounds, strong pulses,GCS 3 CT images of Head, Chest, Abdomen, Pelvis, and Spine No acute findings pH of 6.75 Poisoned patients will have a Digoxin level, but it is not at all quantitative like it is when dealing with an actual Digoxin overdose.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

It was edited by Smith CASE : A 52-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and COPD summoned EMS with complaints of chest pain, weakness and nausea. En route, EMS administered aspirin 325mg by mouth, but withheld nitroglycerin due to initial hypotension. Answer below in the still shot.

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EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Nachi: And don’t forget our peer reviewers this month, Dr. Daniel Sessions, a medical toxicologist working at the South Texas Poison Center, and our very own editor-in-chief, Dr. Andy Jagoda, who is also Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Jeff: What a team! But, let’s get back to the snakes.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 15, 2023

Treatment of snakebite poisoning. Clinically often swelling and tenderness may be considered significant if they extend beyond one major joint from the bite site (e.g., Am J Hosp Pharm. 1991;48(10):2190-2196. Venomous Snakes | NIOSH | CDC. Published April 15, 2022. Accessed May 7, 2022. link] Buchanan JT, Thurman J.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 4, 2024

Cardiogenic shock and hypotension can occur (systolic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.) 10,12 Refractory shock or malignant arrhythmias occur in < 5% of patients. 6,15 Discuss cases of overdose, including pediatric exploratory ingestions, with a medical toxicologist or your local poison center. Wu P, Juurlink D.

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RebelEM

JUNE 12, 2024

Background and Physiology Shock secondary to beta-blocker (BB) or calcium-channel blocker (CCB) toxicity bears a tremendous degree of morbidity and mortality. 2022 Annual Report of the National Poison Data System ® (NPDS) from America’s Poison Centers ® : 40th Annual Report. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2023;61(10):717-939.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Without further ado, here is our list of top posts from 2023 based on viewership from you, the readers: Neurogenic Shock: Definition, Identification, and Management in the ED We start off the list with a clinical post from Kira Brayan and Jenny Beck-Esmay on diagnosing and managing neurogenic shock! Stay tuned for 2024!

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EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Nachi: Sometimes… Jeff: This month’s issue was authored by Mollie Williams, who is the EM residency program director at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. Jeff: There are a shocking 22 million past-month users of marijuana in the US, followed by pain relievers at 3.8 million, and cocaine at 1.9

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Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40