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First10EM Journal Club: May 2024

Broome Docs

Join Justin and I for a sold 80 minutes of nerdy evidence-based ED care. 2022 Aug 1;93(2):157-165. Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy for Endotracheal Intubation in the Operating Room: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. Join Justin and I for a sold 80 minutes of nerdy evidence-based ED care. 2023.01.053.

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Data Cafe Insights: 2023 ESO Trauma Index Overview

ESO

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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EZ-IO® Emergency Burr Hole for Epidural Hematoma

Handtevy

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?

ACEP Now

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

ACEP Now

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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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. In the operating room, there was minimal urinary output and the bladder pressures were 35 mmHg under sedation and analgesia.

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

EMDocs

C, respiratory rate 20 breaths per minute, and oxygen saturation 95% on room air. The nuances of fracture patterns and delineating mechanically unstable pelvic fractures from stable ones is less important to the ED. 12 An AP x-ray of the pelvis should be obtained in the ED for unstable patients.

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