FOAMfrat

DECEMBER 28, 2023

I have been a nurse since 2013. An Emergency Nurse since 2016 with prehospital experience starting in 2019 with a ground service where I was a paramedic-exempt nurse at the beginning of 2019. Data was pulled from June 2013 to June 2018. Quick background I am a nurse. During this time, 5,451 charts were reviewed.

Paramedic 52

Paramedic Emergency Medical Services Operating Room OR 52

ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

A 24-year-old male with history of quadriplegia and traumatic brain injury presents to the emergency department with hemorrhage in his oral cavity and blood from his tracheostomy tube. 2013:1960-62. He has had a tracheostomy for approximately 15 months since his injury. Blood is spurting from the orifice of the tube. 169:334-48.

E-9-1-1 52

E-9-1-1 ALS Operating Room OR 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Operative management is required in majority of cases. 9,23 Disposition: Dislocation : If successfully reduced in the emergency department may discharge with strict mobility restrictions and Orthopedic follow up. 6 Periprosthetic fracture : Admission for operative management. 2013 Dec;6(4):350-6. Hospitals, 2018.

EMS 76

EMS E-9-1-1 Operating Room Emergency Department 76

ACEP Now

APRIL 4, 2024

3 The majority of those who arrive to the emergency department (ED) live for 2 hours or more, leaving a small window for surgical intervention. Other exceptions are patient refusal, patient death or immediate transfer to the operating room. Boca Raton, FL:CRC Press; 2013. 5 Untreated, nearly all patients die.

Operating Room 40

Operating Room ALS ED Emergency Department 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

My first real encounter with the healthcare system took place when I was about seven years old and had to go into hospital for an orchidopexy, so I can empathize with all the young people who come through our emergency department with acute testicular pain. This dropped to 79.3% International urology and nephrology , 53 , pp.7-11.

Operating Room 111

Operating Room Emergency Department ALS OR 111