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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

PAWPER was more accurate than EPLS (European life support formula) as well. The PAWPER tape as a tool for rapid weight assessment in a Paediatric Emergency Department: Validation study and comparison with parents’ estimation and Broselow tape. Int J Emerg Med. J Emerg Med. Epub 2018 Oct 18.

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Traumatizing Patients with Trauma Activations

ACEP Now

The concept of rapid assessment for heart attacks and strokes is not foreign to the general public, but these emergencies do not include rapid destruction of clothing, private examinations performed in front of audiences, or a quick succession of invasive procedures. Advanced Trauma Life Support: Student Course Manual.

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Systemic Steroids: An ED Focused Overview

EMDocs

Yoo, MD (Assistant Professor/Core Faculty, San Antonio, TX) // Reviewed by Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case An 18-year-old man with a history of asthma and medication noncompliance presents to the emergency department (ED) with acute onset shortness of breath. October 19, 2018. Which one do you select? 2015;116(6):960-975.

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SGEM#243: Enough is Enough (O2 Saturation of 94-96%)

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

The Lancet 2018. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Robert Edmonds is an emergency physician in the US Air Force in Virginia. DISCLAIMER: THE […] The post SGEM#243: Enough is Enough (O2 Saturation of 94-96%) first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. The Lancet 2018. The Lancet 2018.

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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). Resuscitation 2018. Am J Emerg Med. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001518

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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. In 2015-2016, paramedics in Victoria responded to 589,847 emergency calls: that’s one every 55 seconds, and there were an additional 245,944 non-emergency calls.

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Case Report: a High-Voltage Victim

ACEP Now

A 44 year-old male with unknown past medical history came by emergency medical services (EMS) to the emergency department (ED) for an electrical injury and fall from a high voltage electrical pole. Electrical injuries in the emergency department: an evidence-based review. Emerg Med Pract.