Remove 2024 Remove EMS Remove Operating Room
article thumbnail

EM@3AM: Retroperitoneal Hematoma

EMDocs

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. F, RR 16, SpO2 97% on room air. A 25-year-old man presents to the ED via EMS after he sustained a gunshot wound to the left flank. His initial vital signs include HR of 116 bpm, BP of 75/50 mm Hg, RR of 25/min, and SpO2 of 98% on room air. Updated 2024 Jan 9].

EMS 75
article thumbnail

SGEM#432: SPEED, Give Me What I Need – To Diagnose Acute Aortic Dissections

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AEM February 2024. Date: February 28, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Neil Dasgupta is an emergency medicine physician and ED intensivist from Long Island, NY. AEM February 2024. Date: February 28, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Neil Dasgupta is an emergency medicine physician and ED intensivist from Long Island, NY.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Cervical Spine Imaging in Kids – the PECARN rule

Don't Forget the Bubbles

A 2024 Cochrane systematic review compared available clinical decision rules (CDRs) (NEXUS, Canadian C-Spine Rule, PECARN retrospective criteria, NICE guidelines CG56 and CG176, Leonard de novo model, and PEDSPINE) for the evaluation of potential cervical spine injury following blunt trauma in children. 2024 Jun 3:S2352-4642(24)00104-4.

CPR 121
article thumbnail

The PROTECTION Trial – A Randomized Trial of Intravenous Amino Acids for Kidney Protection

REBEL EM

2020 Mar 14; PMID: 32183395 Post Peer Reviewed By : Salim Rezaie, MD (Twitter/X: @Srrezaie ) The post The PROTECTION Trial – A Randomized Trial of Intravenous Amino Acids for Kidney Protection appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog.

ICU 80