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Levitan/Rezaie Practical Airway Course

RebelEM

This course teaches practical, effective skills and strategies for adult and pediatric intubation that promote patient safety and increase provider confidence. CEU Pre-Hospital *Military Discounts Available* View Course Dates The post Levitan/Rezaie Practical Airway Course appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog.

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The Mycoplasma Comeback: Why This Atypical Pneumonia is Back – A PEMCurrents Podcast

PEMBlog

In this episode we dive into the resurgence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae an atypical bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia thats making waves in pediatric emergency medicine. Pediatr Emerg Care. Plus, well discuss whether M. pneumoniae even needs to be treated in the first place! Plus, well discuss whether M. UpToDate , 1 Nov.

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Why Pediatric Rare Medicine is Like Timeshare Sales

Sensible Medicine

We want a resort that runs with military precision, especially the plumbing. If I was a doctor at a pediatric research hospital, I would focus on transformational drugs. In 2024, I'd prefer a second tier resort. Maybe one with a bowling alley? This might be a GLP-1 RA. These have actions on the pathways affected by our mutation.

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Hypothermia and drowning

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Military medicine , 163 (10), 719-721. Military medicine , 163 (10), 719-721. Military medicine , 163 (10), 719-721. 593-600 Therapeutic hypothermia is no longer recommended in survivors of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to drowning. Military medicine , 163 (10), 719-721 Kattih, Z., Let’s hop in.

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AHA and Red Cross Life Support Certifications Should Both Be Accepted

ACEP Now

For decades, only one major organization—the American Heart Association (AHA)—provided standardized training and certifications in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). Initial Rollout America’s Military Health System (MHS) was the first major organization to adopt Red Cross ALS and PALS training.

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Universal Depression Screening Leads to Unnecessary Harm

Sensible Medicine

In a 2017 Lancet trial , 10,190 personnel from the UK military were randomized to post-deployment depression screening or no screening. The FDA recently approved escitalopram for pediatric generalized anxiety disorder based on an 8-week trial that found the medication increased suicidal ideation 6.5-fold fold (NNH=14, p= 0.01 ).

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SGEM#365: Stop! It’s Not Always Hammer Time

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

BMJ 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Matt Schmitz, Pediatric Orthopedics, Adolescent Sports Medicine and Young Adult Hip Preservation Surgeon at San Antonio Military Medical Center in Texas. Disclaimer: The views and opinions of this blog and podcast do not represent the United States Government or the US Military.