EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

As you attempt to examine the patient, he has a generalized, tonic-clonic seizure. Evaporative cooling is the preferred method to actively reduce body temperature in the emergency department , as it can be performed with ongoing resuscitation efforts. The patient is agitated, not oriented, and becoming combative with ED staff.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 95

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EMS Stroke Seizures 95

Taming the SRU

MARCH 30, 2024

Emergency Critical Care Center (EC3) at the University of Michigan: Dedicated critical care unit within the emergency department that was created to improve access to timely, high-quality critical care after identifying a gap in emergency care delivery for patients Reduced risk-adjusted 30 day mortality among all ED patients, lower ICU admission rates (..)

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 95

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Leadership Emergency Department Seizures 95

EMDocs

JULY 30, 2024

Shortly after this, he began vomiting, and developed a tonic clonic seizure. There was no prodromal illness, recent trauma, polyuria or polydipsia, family history of seizure disorder or diabetes. In these cases, PNU ingestion would most likely originate from exposure to an old household rodenticide or exposure to a “research chemical”.

Poisoning 75

Poisoning Seizures Fluid Resuscitation Pediatrics 75

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 12, 2024

After a traumatic brain injury, all children and young people should have a C-ABCDE rapid assessment for life-threatening injuries (as per ATLS guidelines) focussed on trauma resuscitation and stabilisation, followed by a secondary assessment. Do we need seizure prophylaxis?

Seizures 75

Seizures Pediatrics Emergency Department Ambulance Services 75

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 18, 2024

She receives fluid resuscitation, and you organise some tests to find out why she is so tired. A similar process can also occur in the CNS (causing seizures ), the liver and the pancreas. It may worsen HUS, according to some research, though even if platelets are given, the risk of bleeding during a procedure in HUS may not change.

Dehydration 59

Dehydration Infectious Diseases Seizures Pediatrics 59

Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

We know that if administered too rapidly, it can lead to hypotension and other adverse effects including seizures, headaches, backache, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, anaphylaxis, impaired color vision, and other visual disturbances.[1] Lastly, the use of TXA is not without risk.

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Administration Outcomes Seizures 52

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

JANUARY 26, 2015

HELLP Syndrome [pdf] Sara Paul MD Intrauterine Fetal Demise [ppt] Irene Hwang, MD Obesity in Pregnancy [pdf] Rafael Garabis, MD Seizures in Pregnancy [ppt] Sherifia Heron , MD Substance Abuse in Pregnancy [ppt] Sophia Y. Reid, C (2011) Prehospital resuscitative hysterotomy op.cit. Episiotomy [ppt] Alice Teich, MD. Weingart, S.,

OB/GYN 40

OB/GYN Ultrasounds Emergency Department Resuscitation 40

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

STEP-UP Self Physical and Psycological IM-SAFE Illness Medications Stress Alcohol Fatigue Eating Psychological Cognitive Threat/Challenge appraisal: PERCEIVED demands vs. resources Threat appraisal - stress levels excessive, performance impaired – vapor lock (autonomic arousal, tunnel vision, auditory exclusion, loss of time awareness, impaired memory (..)

Hospice 40

Hospice EKG/ECG Resuscitation Seizures 40

PulmCCM

JANUARY 20, 2025

New guidelines on cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults were published in Circulation in November 2024. The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) is comprised of experts on resuscitation around the world. Seizure Prophylaxis and Treatment of Abnormal EEGs Read more They’re 187 pages long.

CPR 75

CPR Resuscitation Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Seizures 75

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

These can lead to a wide spectrum of emergent complications including but not limited to cardiac dysrhythmias, seizures, and acute renal failure. This can often become significant enough to precipitate dysrhythmias, seizures, and tetany (20). in females and 2.5-7.0 in males) phosphate > 4.5 mg/dl (adults) and > 6.5

Fluid Resuscitation 56

Fluid Resuscitation Seizures Dehydration Emergency Department 56

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The research that does exist shows that doctors experience incivility regularly. A 13-year-old girl came to the ED with an unprecedented, prolonged seizure. When she arrived in the department, the seizure had stopped. Incivility and doctors Many studies have looked at incivility in nursing, but fewer in medicine. K, Leiter M.

Seizures 116

Seizures Incident Reporting Emergency Department Research 116

EMDocs

JULY 19, 2023

Further, organic mercury readily crosses the placenta where it acts as a teratogen leading to a wide range of birth defects including developmental delay, blindness, seizures, and limb malformation. 8 As always, remember to correct electrolyte abnormalities and provide fluid resuscitation as indicated.

Poisoning 93

Poisoning Fluid Resuscitation Administration Seizures 93