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Ep 139 COVID-19 Part 3 – PPE: What We Know, Conservation Strategies and Protected Code Blue

Emergency Medicine Cases

The single most important thing we can do as ED providers in this COVID pandemic is to protect ourselves, our colleagues, our patients, our families and our friends against transmission of the virus; and there is no higher risk of transmission that during the resuscitation of a sick COVID patient.

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Grand Rounds Recap 1.31.24

Taming the SRU

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

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ToxCard: Acute Organophosphate Toxicity

EMDocs

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. Further management and resuscitation were required, and she had a lengthy ICU stay of 21 days until she was extubated.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

EMDocs

IPC for Marburg Virus Disease (MVD): PPE Part 1:PPE Basics What, When, and Why to Use PPE. ED Evaluation Transport to the ED from the refugee reception center takes 1 hour. Marburg Virus Disease.; Accessed October 15, 2024. link] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Presented at: Accessed October 15, 2024.