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Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage: A Three-Pronged Approach

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A young woman, 13 days post-tonsillectomy, comes into your rural emergency department (ED) coughing up blood. Managing post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage in the ED can be challenging, especially in rural or resource-limited settings. 2022 ;279(3):1601-1607. Hemoptysis ED approach and management. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol.

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Data Cafe Insights: 2023 ESO Trauma Index Overview

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It’s built from ESO-compiled data consisting of 968,538 hospital records from 596 hospital systems that took place between January 1 st to December 31 st of 2022. of patients with open long bone fractures receive antibiotics within the critical first 60 minutes of ED arrival.

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

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2022 Sep 5. This study chose a relevant topic to analyze that could influence acute management in the ED and has a fairly larger sample size of patients to do so. 2022 2022 Sep 5. The impact of push-dose phenylephrine use on subsequent preload expansion in the ED setting. Paper: Singer S, et al. Am J Emerg Med.

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EZ-IO® Emergency Burr Hole for Epidural Hematoma

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The standard care in North America for post-traumatic EDH involves decompressive craniotomy or trepanation via a burr hole, typically performed in an operating room by neurosurgery teams. Initially refusing emergency medical services, she was brought to the ED via a private vehicle. What are the key takeaways? (1)

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Case Report: EMS Says Flail Chest, But Is It?

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A 58-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse presented to the emergency department (ED) as a category 2 trauma for a fall with a reported flail chest. On hospital day 2, he was taken to the operating room for surgical rib fixation. 2022; 22(11):432-439. 2022; 276:221-234. Click to enlarge.) BJA Education.

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Brazilian Butt Lift Procedure Can Result in Emergency Department Visits

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A search for Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) on any social media platform will yield thousands of before-and-after images, faja sales, operating room videos, recovery tips, and patients praising their plastic surgeon. Published May 11, 2022. Published online August 11, 2022:sjac224. References Garcia SE. Butt Lifts Are Booming.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

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Over the past few years, there has been an increase in emergency department (ED) volumes and lengths of stay. The result of this ED capacity strain and less than ideal patient to staff ratios has led to delays in interventions, treatments and care adjustments. Paper: Owyang CG, et al. J Crit Care.