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Cuffed Endotracheal Tubes for Children: ReBaked Morsel

Pediatric EM Morsels

2016 Feb;30(1):3-11. 0.41), p < 0.001. Anaesthesia. 2019 Sep;74(9):1186-1190. doi: 10.1111/anae.14787. Epub 2019 Jul 16. PMID: 31313280. Shi F, Xiao Y, Xiong W, Zhou Q, Huang X. Cuffed versus uncuffed endotracheal tubes in children: a meta-analysis. doi: 10.1007/s00540-015-2062-4. Epub 2015 Aug 22. PMID: 26296534.

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Unstable Pelvic Trauma Patient: ED Presentations, Evaluation, and Management

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This is less critical in ED management of the unstable pelvic fracture, as the optimal site for identification of rectal or vaginal tears is the operating room. Preperitoneal Packing While most often done in the operating room, PPP may be done in the trauma bay in rare instances depending on the institution.

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Case Report: a High-Voltage Victim

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In our case, the patient had a CT of the head, cervical spine, and chest, abdomen, and pelvis with intravenous contrast demonstrated a C2, C7 compression fracture with significant bowel edema (Figure 4), and was taken to the operating room for left arm disarticulation, left below knee amputation and right above knee amputation.

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The Safety and Efficacy of Push Dose Vasopressors in Critically Ill Adults

REBEL EM

Paper: Singer S, et al. References: Singer S, et al. PMID: 36108346 Cole JB, et al. PMID: 31270748 Maheshwari K, et al. PMID: 29872882 Jones AE, et al. PMID: 17035422 Holler JG, et al. PMID: 25789927 Schwartz MB, et al. The safety and efficacy of push dose vasopressors in critically ill adults.

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Potato vs Potato

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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. During Orientations, new crew members must do a minimum of 10 live intubations in the operating room before being cleared to intubate in the field. 6, 2023, pp.

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EM@3AM: Total Hip Arthroplasty Complications

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Open reduction in the operating room may be required if closed reduction is unsuccessful. Overview of Operating Room Procedures During Inpatient Stays in U.S. Available from: [link] Maradit Kremers H, Larson DR, Crowson CS, et al. 2016 Mar 21;8(1):6253. Parvizi J, Tan TL, Goswami K, et al.

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New Quality Measure Improves Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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Other exceptions are patient refusal, patient death or immediate transfer to the operating room. References Sweeting MJ, Thompson SG, Brown LC, et al. Gunnarsson K, Wanhainen A, Björck M, et al. Lloyd GM, Bown MJ, Norwood MG, et al. Metcalfe D, Sugand K, Thrumurthy SG, et al. 2016; 23:386-90.