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ABG Versus VBG in the Emergency Department

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Louis); Marina Boushra, MD (EM-CCM, Cleveland Clinic Foundation); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case Emergency Medical Services brings in a 62-year-old male with COPD in acute on chronic hypoxemic respiratory failure (usually on 3 L nasal cannula, now on non-rebreather at 15 L/min). Int J Emerg Med. Eur J Emerg Med.

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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

Broselow-Luten Color-Coded Length-Based Weight-Estimation System: History of [Emergency Medical Services for Children] Designed by Dr. James Broselow. Dr. Broselow was family medicine but switched to emergency medicine. Heyming 2012] How Do You Use The Broselow-Luten System/Tape? From Hickory, NC. Resuscitation.

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ToxCard: Benzonatate

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When emergency medical services (EMS) arrived, she was in asystole with an empty, recently full, bottle of benzonatate 100 mg capsules. She had return of spontaneous resuscitation (ROSC) and was subsequently intubated and transported to the emergency department (ED).

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Incivility in Critical Care:  adding insult to the injuries

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Bad manners in the Emergency Department: Incivility among doctors. Burnout and Workplace Incivility Among Emergency Medical Services Practitioners: A Preliminary Report , Prehospital Emergency Care [Internet] 2023 Okuyama A, Wagner C, Bijnen B. Journal of Business Ethics [Internet] 2012:109:3:275–287.

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From the President’s Desk: HEMS in Cork

Irish College of Paramedics

The recent discussions regarding the crew composition of the proposed Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in Cork require comment from paramedicine. This unit has responded to over 2,500 calls since it was established, with the majority of its calls related to medical emergencies, not trauma. Nichol , G.,

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PEM Currents – Agitation in Children – Episode 2: Non-Pharmacologic Management

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2012 Jan;109(3):27-32. Emerg Med Clin North Am. Structured team approach to the agitated patient in the emergency department. Emerg Med Australas. Use and avoidance of seclusion and restraint: consensus statement of the american association for emergency psychiatry project Beta seclusion and restraint workgroup.

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SGEM386: Blood on Blood – Massive Transfusion Protocols in Older Trauma Patients

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Case: A 71-year-old man is brought to your emergency department (ED) by emergency medical serviced (EMS) having fallen two steps at home. Background: Major trauma in older patients is increasing in frequency (1), with the median age of major trauma patients in the UK from 2012-2017 being 63.6 years ( 2 ).