Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

link] ) Laboratory Evaluation: Clinical presentation and laboratory findings can help suggest TTP in the emergency department. Joly, 2017; Sawler, 2020) Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) (contains ADMTS-13) may be used to supplement ADAMTS-13 if there is a delay in initiating TPE in the emergency department (i.e. J Emerg Med.

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Plasma Frozen Plasma Emergency Department FFP 246

Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Rosenburg 2010] B-L system is designed for 12yo and younger, patients up to 80 lbs, height 46-143 cm [Meguerdichian 2012] Estimates the 50%ile weight for height (Length vs Ideal Body Weight). Sinha 2012] It is useful in the prehospital setting , correlating well with actual weight and ED Broselow weight. Int J Emerg Med.

E-9-1-1 268

E-9-1-1 Emergency Medical Services Life Support ALS 268

ALiEM

OCTOBER 16, 2023

An otherwise healthy 34-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department with two weeks of anterior neck pain. 2012 Oct;12(10):808-15. Epub 2012 May 25. Symptoms began with several days of pain in his mandibular molars, progressing to pain and swelling in the neck. References Kuppalli K, Livorsi D, Talati NJ, Osborn M.

Emergency Department 152

Emergency Department OR 152

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 8, 2023

John Brown PhD is a Professor of Health Services Research in Ireland who has been studying rural healthcare issues since 2012. There have been many “temporary” rural emergency department closures during the past last year. It was a stepped-wedge reconfiguration of the entire Danish emergency healthcare system.

Emergency Department 139

Emergency Department ED Ambulance ALS 139

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 23, 2023

In most Emergency Departments, staff are allotted little of that scarce resource, time, to begin processing what has just occurred. The Pause Jonathon Bartels worked as an Emergency Nurse in America in 2009. After the death of a young person in the Emergency Department, he initiated ‘ The Pause.’ Cunningham T.

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department ICU ALS Critical Care 98

EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2024

12 How do we address these disparities in the emergency department? An implementation science approach improves language access in the emergency department. Association of limited English proficiency and increased emergency department waiting room lengths of stay. Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Emergency Department 82

Emergency Department ALS E-9-1-1 ED 82

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 14, 2018

Effectiveness of intravenous lidocaine versus intravenous morphine for patients with renal colic in the emergency department. Urology 2012 Guest Skeptics: Dr. Tony Seupaul is the Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Arkansas. A study from Bindman et al.

Emergency Department 130

Emergency Department ALS ED OR 130

ALiEM

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A 50-year-old Caucasian female with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency department with a complaint of painful sores on the top of her left foot. 2012 Jul;16(4):614-20. Available from: [link] PMID:29083569. Indian J Endocrinol Metab.

Plasma 161

Plasma Coronary Emergency Department OR 161

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Most emergency department patients meeting sepsis criteria are not diagnosed with sepsis at discharge. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jess Monas is a Consultant in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona. Background: We have covered sepsis many times on the SGEM since 2012.

EMR 100

EMR Emergency Department ICU ALS 100

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 19, 2024

Since the original morsel ( way back in 2012 ), the literature has shown that there are a few extra ingredients that we can add to our morsel recipe when we care for children with post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage. If bleeding, the only lab that is needed in the Emergency Department is a type and cross.

E-9-1-1 285

E-9-1-1 Epinephrine Emergency Department OR 285

ALiEM

MAY 19, 2023

A heavy alcohol drinker, who is well known to your Emergency Department, presents with altered mental status, except that he looks different this time. In our emergency department, the RTs do not spend a lot of time going around measuring cuff pressures and usually save that until the patient reaches the ICU.

E-9-1-1 245

E-9-1-1 Emergency Department ICU OR 245

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 4, 2020

BMJ Evidence Based Medicine 2020 Case: A 65-year-old man arrives from home to the emergency department by EMS with right-sided weakness beginning three hours prior. The Lancet 2012 * Truth, thinking and thrombolysis. EMA 2012 * Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There! Thrombolysis with alteplase 3–4.5

ALS 130

ALS Emergency Department EMS 130

ALiEM

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A 49-year-old male presented to the emergency department of an academic hospital with the chief concern of penile pain. Calciphylaxis: a systematic review of existing and emerging therapies. Penile calciphylaxis is a rare finding that often portends a poor prognosis with a high mortality rate. References Nunley JR.

Emergency Department 152

Emergency Department OR 152

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This blog post aims to help familiarise you with some of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department. Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. 2012 Jun 11;172(11):847–52. Karageorgos, S.; Hibberd, O.; Mullally, P.J.W.;

Emergency Department 143

Emergency Department E-9-1-1 ALS OR 143

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Exploring communication preferences and risk thresholds of clinicians and parents of febrile infants under 90 days presenting to the emergency department: a qualitative study. Wilson K, Umana E, McCleary D, Waterfield T, Woolfall K. Arch Dis Child. 2024 Jul 10:archdischild-2023-326727. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326727.

ED 75

ED Emergency Department OR ALS 75

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 4, 2023

Case: Jim is a 50-year-old male who presents to the emergency department with anterior epistaxis. The episode included the Dundee protocol for adult epistaxis management from 2012. Dominique Trudel is a CCFP-EM resident in Ottawa, Ontario. He reported it started last night in his bedroom where he used a space heater.

ALS 100

ALS Emergency Department EMS 100

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Date: October 2nd, 2020 Guest Skeptic: Dr.Barbra Backus is an emergency physician at the Emergency Department of the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She is the creator of the HEART Score and an enthusiastic researcher. Reference: Claiborne Johnston S et al. Reference: Claiborne Johnston S et al.

Emergency Department 100

Emergency Department ALS OR 100

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 7, 2018

Chris Carpenter is from Washington University, Deputy Editor of Academic Emergency Medicine and faculty member of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care course. Case: A 35-year-old female presents to your emergency department three-hours after the onset of a severe frontal headache.

Emergency Department 100

Emergency Department Critical Care ALS OR 100

ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A 77-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with hip pain following a fall. Trends in opioid prescriptions among part D medicare recipients from 2007 to 2012. Opioid-Prescribing Patterns of Emergency Physicians and Risk of Long-Term Use. On ED presentation, he was experiencing 10 out of 10 pain level.

E-9-1-1 52

E-9-1-1 Emergency Department ED ALS 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 5, 2021

JAMA 2021 Case: A 74-year-old woman presents to your emergency department with 1.5 Background: Management of acute ischemic stroke has been discussed on the SGEM ever since this knowledge translation project was launched in 2012. hours of right-sided weakness, aphasia, and neglect.

ALS 130

ALS Emergency Department ED 130

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Emlyn’s blog and podcast since 2012. Case: You are working the afternoon shift in the paediatric emergency department. Your shift is almost over and the department finally seems to be under control. She is a medical education enthusiast and has been an editor and regular contributor to the St.

Emergency Department 130

Emergency Department ALS OR 130

EMDocs

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In October 2022, the American College of Cardiology released an updated expert consensus decision regarding the evaluation of chest pain in the emergency department. This included the addition several new STEMI equivalents [4] on ECG that warrant “prompt evaluation for emergency coronary angiography.” Ann Emerg Med.

STEMI 110

STEMI Coronary Emergency Department OR 110

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The parents of two-year-old, previously healthy, Jamie bring him to the Emergency Department with coryzal symptoms, wheezing and difficulty breathing. Respiratory viral panel testing did not reduce antibiotic use in the emergency department. doi: 10.1136/eb-2012-100645. SpO2 is 88%. Pediatrics. J Clin Virol.

Emergency Department 84

Emergency Department ALS ED OR 84

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Like many other countries around the world, emergency medicine has proven to be one of the fastest-growing specialties, including in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The official inauguration of ESEM occurred during the 10th Middle East Emergency Medicine Conference in Abu Dhabi on Oct.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department ALS CPR Critical Care 52

FOAMfrat

MAY 19, 2024

While transporting to the emergency department, the patient’s mother informed me that PDCD affects less than 1 in 50,000 individuals and is more common in males than females. Upon arrival in the pediatric emergency department, the patient was conscious and alert to her normal mental status, which included being nonverbal.

E-9-1-1 97

E-9-1-1 ALS Emergency Department EMT 97

REBEL EM

APRIL 29, 2024

World J Emerg Surg 2023 PMID: 36918947 3. Intraosseous vascular access in adults using the EZ-IO in an emergency department. Int J Emerg Med 2009 PMID: 20157465 4. Comparison of intraosseous versus central venous vascular access in adults under resuscitation in the emergency department with inaccessible peripheral veins.

Epinephrine 104

Epinephrine ALS Critical Care Emergency Department 104

Core EM

JULY 23, 2024

Management Emergency department treatment of radiation exposure is prioritized to treat traumatic injuries, burns, and unstable medical conditions, with simultaneous decontamination and sample collection. EmDOCs.net – Emergency Medicine Education, 7 Apr. Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide.

ALS 130

ALS OR Emergency Department ED 130

REBEL EM

MARCH 8, 2023

Emergency Department Management: Emergency ophthalmology consultation. Emergency surgical management indicated if concomitant retinal tear, vitreous hemorrhage, or retinal detachment. Symptoms Floaters > flashers No change in visual fields May have decreased visual acuity. >10 floaters, (+) LR 8.1-36

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department ALS ED OR 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 17, 2024

Curious Ken is brought into your emergency department. Mirza and Sheikh reported perhaps the first unfortunate case in 2012. In 2012, one brand of SAP beads – Water Balz – was recalled by the U.S. 2012 Jan;3(1):6. What are the risks of water beads? Unfortunately, the anastomosis broke down.

E-9-1-1 111

E-9-1-1 ALS Emergency Department OR 111

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 10, 2018

The American College of Chest Physicians published some evidence-based recommendations in 2012 on anticoagulation therapy [1]. We will summarize some of the recommendations for emergent anticoagulation reversal in the emergency department in the show notes. We will put a link in the show notes to the protocol.

Emergency Department 100

Emergency Department ALS Coronary OR 100

Core EM

MARCH 12, 2024

Management Emergency department treatment of radiation exposure is prioritized to treat traumatic injuries, burns, and unstable medical conditions, with simultaneous decontamination and sample collection. EmDOCs.net – Emergency Medicine Education, 7 Apr. Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide.

ALS 130

ALS OR Emergency Department ED 130

REBEL EM

AUGUST 18, 2022

Fletcher, MD, FACEP and Nicholas Slattery, MD Background: Diverticulitis is a common finding amongst Emergency Department patients, accounting for more than 360,000 visits in 2013 alone 1. If clinical worsening or poor symptomatic control was detected at any time, the patient was referred to the Emergency Department.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department ALS ED OR 52

EMDocs

JULY 25, 2024

Literature-based Recommendations for Suicide Assessment in the Emergency Department: A Review. Oct 04, 2012. Assessment of Patients’ Competence to Consent to Treatment. Applebaum PS. N Eng J Med 2007;357:1834-40 3. Ronquillo L et al. Handoffs Pilcher C. Blogpost, June 2013. Medscape, January 08, 2019.

ED 82

ED ALS Emergency Department OR 82

REBEL EM

AUGUST 30, 2023

New Delhi: JP Brothers Medical Ltd; 2012 Della-Guistina, D. Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Back Pain in the Emergency Department. Orthopedic Emergencies 2015 May; 33(2) 311-26. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 Jul;28(6):E316-27 PMID: 26079841 Chowdhury V, Gupta A, Khandelwal N. PMID: 25892724 Gouliouris T, et al.

E-9-1-1 102

E-9-1-1 ALS ED OR 102

EMDocs

OCTOBER 5, 2024

A 62-year-old female patient with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) presents to the emergency department with fever, chills, and dysuria. 4 The incidence of ESBL-E identified in bacterial cultures in the United States increased by 53% from 2012 to 2017.

E-9-1-1 74

E-9-1-1 EMS ALS OR 74

EMDocs

JANUARY 17, 2024

She had return of spontaneous resuscitation (ROSC) and was subsequently intubated and transported to the emergency department (ED). 5) From 2012 to 2019, pediatric benzonatate prescribing soared by 62%. (9) She received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and standard advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS).

E-9-1-1 67

E-9-1-1 Overdose Emergency Medical Services Life Support 67

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In the UK, as in most developed countries, more patients are presenting to Emergency Departments (EDs) with minor illnesses or injuries. Emergency department overcrowding is a complex issue with multiple contributing factors. A 2011-2012 Australian study by Blake et al. Simpson et al. Simpson et al.

Emergency Department 89

Emergency Department ALS ED OR 89