ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The reason I think orthopedists have done so well because they’ve been involved, they’ve been politically engaged, they’ve used their assets to preserve their assets. Another is to deliver the best patient care you possibly can, and those things don’t work very well together. You don’t get that from other places, maybe the military.

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ETM Course

MAY 3, 2017

Based on reasonable quality data from recent military (and some civilian) studies, tourniquet use for the arrest of life-threatening haemorrhage from exsanguinating limb trauma is now being advocated. This post provides some general and specific information and practical tips on tourniquet use. When should I use a tourniquet?

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Sensible Medicine

MAY 31, 2023

Her outpatient follow-up appointments were scheduled; we had reviewed her safety plan; she felt well and ready to leave the hospital. Well, for what it’s worth, I think it’s excellent. I tend to work well with adversarial, hostile, manipulative, and agitated patients. “No, I’m doing another one.

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RebelEM

MAY 25, 2023

CRYSTALLOIDS Too much crystalloid resuscitation in traumatic hemorrhagic shock can increase dilutional coagulopathy, as well as increase morbidity and mortality Bickell WH et al. The Role of Whole Blood Transfusions in Civilian Trauma: A Review of Literature in Military and Civilian Trauma. NEJM 1994. [2] Lancet Haematol 2022.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 10, 2022

DISCLAIMER: THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THIS BLOG AND PODCAST DO NOT REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OR THE US MILITARY. We mentioned x-rays were unreliable as well to rule-out a scaphoid injury. Case: A 32-year-old male construction worker presents to the emergency department (ED) after falling on his right dominant hand.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 31, 2021

Needle thoracostomy is subject to several complications compared to a tube thoracostomy primarily due to the shorter length of the needle as well as the smaller lumen, so site selection has focused on finding a short distance and a site unlikely to kink or get dislodged. Additionally,

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ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

He noted spending about five days walking through a jungle, as well as traversing rivers. There was concern for possible cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), therefore he was admitted to the hospital for infectious-disease and surgical consultations, as well as to complete a punch biopsy the following day. Click to enlarge.)

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MAY 3, 2014

Although told several times, the story of the development by Henning Ruben of the prototypical modern manual resuscitator, the self-refilling bag with unidirectional non-rebreathing valves which now dominate the world of resuscitation, is still not well-known. Czech Military resuscitation kit, 1969, mfr.

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Pediatric Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

He had no concerns and he was doing well in school and with his friends. He had a sprained ankle the previous year that he says was well-healed. Mandated SCT screening for certain individuals such as military recruits and US college athletes is controversial. The past medical history was positive for sickle cell trait.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We wanted to reach emergency physicians, nurses and others working in trauma as well as those at Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control. as well as working closely on behalf of the association on projects with the White House and the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, and Health and Human Services.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

If you think your patient is the perpetrator, he may well be an innocent, or even an off-duty or undercover officer. ET Hostile Fire Environments Murphy’s Law of Combat Operations [includes coarse military humor] Firearms in the Entertainment Industry International Movie Firearms Database Horman, GS. Do not compromise your care.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

APRIL 8, 2014

It is a curious paradox of history that Nerve Gas was the product of agricultural research by the burgeoning chemical industry in Germany in the latter 19 th and early 20 th centuries, and that modern understanding of resuscitation came from WWII military investigations (Edgar A. Bauer, Robert O. 1967 November; 14(9): 236–249.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

JULY 10, 2016

Gather around, for a story. … "A long time ago, before our planet went digital … Well, it wasn't quite copyist monks illuminating vellum, nor was it even Dickens's Bob Cratchit labouring with quill and ink." Thus, military necessities generated for some the social mobility and respect that gave them a leg up in the world.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Other occupations, such as military, police, and fire, have come to grips with the reality of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in their field, but I think that Emergency Nursing doesn't yet accept the cumulative nature of the stresses in our field. Tears welled up while doing so as I thought of my own toddlers.

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RebelEM

MARCH 13, 2023

PMID: 22770439 Stiell IG, Nesbitt LP, Pickett W, Munkley D, Spaite DW, Banek J, Field B, Luinstra-Toohey L, Maloney J, Dreyer J, Lyver M, Campeau T, Wells GA; OPALS Study Group. Overall pooled favorable neurologic outcome: 13 studies 43.5% (95%CI 32.3-55.0) 2012 Jul 6;16(4):R117. 2008 Apr 22;178(9):1141-52.

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Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

The primary outcome was 30-day mortality with secondary outcomes of 1-year functional neurological outcome based on GCS as well as hospital length of stay. Military application of tranexamic acid in trauma emergency resuscitation (MATTERs)study. Holmes, MD References Nishida T, Kinoshita T, Yamakawa K. J Thromb Haemost 2019;17:852-862.[

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

” The expectation set by the report is not an easy one to satisfy, but it has served the university well during periods such as these. We stand in favor of the health and well-being of all humans." (Dr These people are not experts in politics, diplomacy, history, or military strategy. ” Of course!

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Trimble, BVMs] Many physicians of this era had experience of WWII and Korean War military medicine; they were joined by younger men who used GI Bill benefits to enter medicine, and then honed their skills in Vietnam. Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care: WWII and Korean War military medical experience and progress.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

8 Additionally, military branches have skilled workers with complementary skills where an existing workforce could be immediately deployed to meet these needs. military facilities. What’s clear from the emerging data: our experience as clinicians as well as our patients’ is that the system is unraveling.

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Sensible Medicine

JUNE 25, 2024

Some of the explanation for this could easily be social differences - things like military service and agricultural labor are considered risk factors for Parkinson’s, and it’s at least partly for social reasons that those risk factors are more common in men. Males are much more likely than females to develop Parkinson’s.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

It was extremely well-liked by field personnel, but virtually unknown in hospitals. However, they could be used easily and well with the assist of head-straps which were never sold as part of the complete “kit” but only as an uncataloged “spare part.” 1955 **The advancement of resuscitation within field military medicine.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MAY 27, 2015

If mere criminality was the only matter, there’s some cash, personal electronics, appliances, and business machines; if not merely criminal, and well-studied beforehand, there are to be had radioactive materials, drugs, toxins, chemicals, and many who would pay a ransom for the loved ones within. Dolan, Maura. Department of Homeland Security.

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Pediatric Education

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The pediatrician consulted the Centers for Disease Control website for vaccine recommendations for the Congo which indicated the need for malaria prophylaxis as well as Yellow Fever and Typhoid vaccine. ” One of the US’s national military medical centers in Bethesda Maryland is named for Walter Reed.

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EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

The PSS-3 assesses for depression/hopelessness and suicidal ideations in the past 2 weeks as well as lifetime history of suicide attempt. Nachi: Let’s talk first about special populations - the only one we will discuss this month is military veterans. Nachi: The next tool to discuss is the ED-Safe PSS-3. Let’s move on to the physical.

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Maria Yang, MD

DECEMBER 7, 2024

This chapter advocates for Veteran-centric care and wants military veterans to have easier access to high quality services. I know it sounds corny, but it truly is a privilege to provide care to people who have served in the military. Apart from one unfortunate experience , I found my work experiences at the VA meaningful.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MARCH 27, 2015

Their focus was on developing a refined technique suitable for mass usage by the military who funded them and by the lay public. Lubricate well. With each test of group instruction, simplifications would be made to streamline to what was practical by the public and most easily remembered. Gerkin] Priceless. D., & Bair, A.

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