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"Call HazMat Before Opening"

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IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE NEEDS HELP, CALL 988 OR SEEK CARE AT A LOCAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. These showed that with 22 incidents between 2011 and 2013, 43 people were harmed. Children who develop stridor may be treated with racemic epinephrine (0.25- 0.75ml of 2.25% racemic epinephrine to 2.5

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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

Most emergency drugs except for amiodarone and succinylcholine are based on ideal body weight [Emergency Medical Services for Children, Luten 2007] Epinephrine, dopamine, fentanyl, ketamine based on what child should weigh. PAWPER [Wells 2013, Silvagni 2022] Takes into account body habitus. Int J Emerg Med.

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SGEM#301: You Can’t Stop GI Bleeds with TXA

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

This was the third time coming to McGill University Department of Emergency Medicine to give Grand Rounds. The first visit was back in 2013 for SGEM#50 : Under Pressure – Vasopressin, Steroids and Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest. The bottom line was this was interesting, but VSE protocol was not ready for routine use.

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REBEL Core Cast 108.0 – Angioedema

REBEL EM

patients that take ACE inhibitors (but 20-30% of all angioedema presentations to the Emergency Department) 3 times more common in Black Americans ( Kostis 2005 ) 0.01 J Emerg Med 2013; 44 (4): 764-772. Optimizing Emergent Surgical Cricothyrotomy for Austere Environments. Emergency Medicine Practice.

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Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest: Pearls and Pitfalls

EMDocs

Louis) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case You are working in the trauma/critical care pod of your emergency department (ED). You receive a page for a cardiac arrest and take report from emergency medical services (EMS). 2013 Jan 24;368(4):394]. Ann Emerg Med. N Engl J Med.

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Classic Journal Club: TXA for Epistaxis

REBEL EM

When simple maneuvers fail, we proceed to topical agents such as lidocaine with epinephrine, oxymetazoline, anterior nasal packing, and electrical or chemical cauterization. Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Sep;31(9):1389-92. Epub 2013 Jul 30. Paper: Zahed R, Moharamzadeh P, Alizadeharasi S et al. PMID: 23911102.

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Middle Aged Woman with Asystolic Cardiac Arrest, Resuscitated: Cath Lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

With ventilations and epinephrine, she regained a pulse. Data collected included demographics, initial rhythm, EKG, emergency department (ED) CT and outcomes. We analyse disease-specific and emergency care data in order to improve the recognition of subarachnoid haemorrhage as a cause of cardiac arrest. Results: Over 8.5

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