EMS 12-Lead

MAY 8, 2022

This is critical for the EMS provider, or ED clinician, as identification of Grade I ischemia (aka, HATW’s) addresses the culprit lesion at the earliest opportunity with excellent downstream prognosis for the patient. [2] The following ECG was captured upon arrival at the receiving ED. The ED resulted an 8.7 An ECG is recorded.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As the only respiratory therapist in the ED has been paged and is starting BiPAP for this patient, an overhead call for two incoming trauma alerts from a multivehicle collision sounds. Because the RT responsible for drawing arterial blood gases is busy caring for these patients, ABGs will be delayed.

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Emergency Department E-9-1-1 ED ICU 94

EMDocs

JANUARY 16, 2024

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). His blood sugar was normal en route to the ED, and his initial rhythm on the cardiac monitor was asystole. Accidental Hypothermia: 2021 Update. 2009;338:b2085.

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ACEP Now

MARCH 13, 2024

Emergency departments (EDs) provide the essential service of evaluating patients with unscheduled, acute, undifferentiated, and decompensated conditions. ED crowding impairs this mission. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) mandates examination, treatment, and stabilization of anyone who comes to the ED.

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ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

The procedure has soared in popularity as beauty standards have shifted and cosmetic surgery has become increasingly transparent on social media platforms, with reported cases in the United States increasing from 614 in 2002 to 61,387 by 2021, a nearly 10,000 percent increase. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery National Databank Statistics 2020–2021.

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EMDocs

APRIL 22, 2024

4 In an emergency department (ED) presentation of cardiac arrest, the diagnosis of PE is challenging without the use of CT angiography. Case A 25-year-old-female presented to the ED in cardiac arrest. Summary This case exemplifies the value of POCUS in cardiac arrest patients in the ED. EKG RV strain. 2014 May;145(5):950-957.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 15, 2023

He was initially seen at a regional ED and was administered 10 vials of crotalidae equine immune F(ab’) 2 (ANAVIP®) antivenom before transfer to your referral center. Published online April 2021. His father confirmed the snake was a copperhead. link] Antivenom administration North American Crotalinae snakebites – UpToDate.

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Emergency Department OR EMS ED 82

Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

The SQuID Protocol (Subcutaneous Insulin in Diabetic Ketoacidosis): Impacts on ED Operational Metrics. The standard of care of treating DKA is fluid resuscitation, electrolyte management, and intravenous insulin infusion in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting for close glucose and electrolyte monitoring. Image from cited article.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

However, RSI has never been shown to reduce the risk of aspiration in the ED (13) or during emergent OR cases (14). While RSI should remain the gold standard in the vast majority of patients in the ED, FI presents an additional technique to mitigate anatomic or physiologic risk. To date, ketamine has been the agent of choice (12).

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Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

2021 Background Prehospital trauma team activation criteria allow for prompt mobilization of personnel and resources. A narrow pulse pressure has been shown to predict the need for hemorrhage control in the ED setting but has not been assessed as a predictor in the prehospital setting. Prehospital hypotension is one of those criteria.

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REBEL EM

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Mild to moderate DKA represents a subgroup of patients that often require admission to the ICU due to hospital policies not allowing insulin infusions outside of this clinical setting. The SQuID Protocol (Subcutaneous Insulin in /diabetic Ketoacidosis): Impacts on ED Operational Metrics. Paper: Griffey RT et al. Acad Emerg Med 2023.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Date: September 28th, 2021 Reference: Zampieri et al. JAMA 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Aaron Skolnik is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and Consultant in […] The post SGEM#347: It Don’t Matter to Me – Balanced Solution or Saline first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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REBEL EM

AUGUST 14, 2023

They consecutively enrolled 1,817 ICU patients from 45 sites across China. Population: Inclusion Criteria: Age 18-75 years old SOFA score 2-13 Admitted to the ICU with a diagnosis of sepsis 3.0, “ Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection.” 002) ICU-free days: Placebo 12.4%

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

All you know, back in ED, is that the ETA is 10 minutes, and there is a single stab wound to the chest. In 2021, Evans and colleagues (1) compared adolescent mortality rates in adult, children’s and mixed major trauma centres across the UK. The ODP is caught up leaving theatres and has not yet made it down to ED.

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AAEM RSA

APRIL 8, 2021

Gibney, MD Originally published: Common Sense March/April 2021 It definitely felt different this new year. I’m pretty sure she was downsized in April because of me and a letter she wrote about her concerns, especially since I would be on the COVID ICU and her coworkers had multiple comorbidities that made them high risk. Volner, K., &

ICU 52

ICU EMR OR ED 52

REBEL EM

MAY 8, 2023

2021 Dec 1;91(6):1025-1040. 95% Confidence Interval) Strengths: The study addresses a patient-centered clinical question that is relevant to ED practice. 2021 Dec 1;91(6):1025-1040. Paper: Smith JA, Secombe P, Aromataris E. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. PMID: 34225346. 2,230 records remained after the elimination of duplicates.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 4, 2024

This retrospective, observational study used data from the UK Trauma Audit & Research Network (TARN) between 2012 and 2021. Records of all children (defined age 0-16) on the TARN database who fulfilled the TARN criteria (had been admitted for longer than 72 hours, admitted to an ICU, or died in hospital) were included.

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REBEL EM

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In this post, we critically appraise the first systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the safety and efficacy of etomidate and ketamine as induction agents for RSI in the ED and prehospital setting. Pooled data from ED and prehospital were evaluated using an odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval. Article: Sharda SC et al.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 5, 2022

Submitted and written by Destiny Folk MD , peer reviewed by Meyers, Smith, Grauer, McLaren A man in his early 30s with no significant past medical history was brought to the ED by EMS after being found unresponsive by a friend. On arrival in the ED, he was hypotensive with a systolic blood pressure in the 70s.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 26, 2023

mg/dL (sorry, Europeans, for the weird units) Here was the initial ED ECG: There is a junctional rhythm with retrograde P-waves (see the dip in the T-wave in lead II across the bottom; you can follow that up to all the other leads and see the retrograde P wave). He was admitted to the ICU and was unstable, in shock, overnight.

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Overdose E-9-1-1 Coronary OR 87

AAEM RSA

APRIL 1, 2021

The authors excluded those with devastating injuries (expected to die within one hour of admission), need for thoracotomy prior to receiving blood products, significant burns (>20% total body surface area), inhalation injuries, or receiving over five minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation prior to arrival or in the ED. 248(3):447-58.

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E-9-1-1 Plasma ACS ALS 52

REBEL EM

AUGUST 29, 2022

Duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU, and percentage of vasopressor use were not significantly different. All intubations were performed on hospitalized patients, limiting application to the ED population. Epub 2021 Dec 14. Day 28 survival rates for both ketamine and etomidate were not significantly different. PMID: 34904190.

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MICU ICU OR Emergency Department 52

EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

On arrival to the ED, her blood pressure is 84/36 mmHg with a heart rate of 110 beats per minute. 3,4 Prompt recognition and management of sepsis and septic shock are paramount for the ED clinician. The patient currently resides at a skilled nursing facility. Today, she would not get out of bed, prompting the facility to call EMS.

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