EM SIM Cases

JUNE 11, 2024

Organophosphate poisoning is a well-known (but rare in developed nations) toxidrome with specific antidotes available for patient treatment and survival. He looks so unwell that he is placed into the resuscitation bay. The team leader must identify the toxidrome and direct the team to early PPE use and patient decontamination.

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Poisoning PPE Academics Resuscitation 52

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Vaughan SJS/TEN and DRESS are life-threatening drug reactions that require immediate discontinuation of the drug and specialist involvement In SJS/TEN, if >10% skin involvement or worsening symptoms, transfer the patient to a Burn Center DRESS has characteristic multi organ involvement, so a high level of suspicion for complications should be maintained (..)

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Administration PPE Ultrasounds Poisoning 96

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Use of 20% intravenous lipid emulsion can be efficacious in the resuscitation of life-threatening local anesthetic toxicity, especially from bupivacaine. Because venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation implementation takes time, the process should be started early in patients who are not responding well to other therapies.

Poisoning 94

Poisoning Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Seizures Administration 94

Emergency Medicine Cases

MARCH 26, 2020

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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PPE Documentation/Coding Resuscitation Wellness 52