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SGEM #425: Are You Ready for This? Pediatric Readiness of Emergency Departments

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

National Assessment of Pediatric Readiness of US Emergency Departments during the Covid-19 Pandemic. July 2023 Date: Dec 11, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Rachel Hatcliffe is a pediatric emergency medicine attending at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. Are general emergency departments ready to care for children?

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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

Broselow-Luten Color-Coded Length-Based Weight-Estimation System: History of [Emergency Medical Services for Children] Designed by Dr. James Broselow. Dr. Broselow was family medicine but switched to emergency medicine. Emergency Medical Services for Children] “Red to Head.” One end of the tape is red with an arrow.

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Case Study: Arkansas EMS Dept. Enhances Pediatric Behavioral Health Services

Pulsara

With a new protocol and Pulsara, Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services can now transport eligible pediatric behavioral health patients directly to behavioral health facilities—resulting in a 44% decrease of pediatric behavioral health patients transported to the ED.

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ToxCard: Second Generation Antipsychotic Overdose

EMDocs

Movement Disorder Emergencies. Published 2022. J Emerg Crit Care Med Vol 6 (October 30, 2022) J Emerg Crit Care Med. His roommate found an empty pill bottle on the floor next to him. Accessed October 23, 2023. Stiff and Twisted. Life In The Fast Lane. Published 2020. Accessed October 23, 2023. Hum Exp Toxicol.

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SGEM#356: Drugs are Gonna Knock You Out – Etomidate vs. Ketamine for Emergency Endotracheal Intubation

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: January 16th, 2022 Reference: Matchett, G. Etomidate versus ketamine for emergency endotracheal intubation: a randomized clinical trial. Date: January 16th, 2022 Reference: Matchett, G. Etomidate versus ketamine for emergency endotracheal intubation: a randomized clinical trial.

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Emergency Care for All People in All Countries

ACEP Now

Act as a resource in the development of emergency medical services. IFEM Opportunities Each year, IFEM holds a conference, the International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM). Are you worried about the boarding crisis in emergency departments in the United States?

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PECARN STELAR Podcast – Episode 2: Food Insecurity

EMDocs

The emDOCs.net team is very happy to collaborate with PECARN STELAR (Seattle, Dallas/Texas, and Los Angeles) Node and the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC) in presenting high-yield pediatric topics that highlight evidence based medicine with solid research. 2022 Aug;22(6):1049-1056.