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

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

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