Advanced Life Support ED OR 
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
OCTOBER 14, 2023
Case: A 5-year-old boy presents to the emergency department (ED) with his parents for fever and fatigue. Vital sign ranges from common guidelines such as Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) [1] or Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS) [2] can differ. He has had three days of high fevers at home.
EMDocs
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Yoo, MD (Assistant Professor/Core Faculty, San Antonio, TX) // Reviewed by Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case An 18-year-old man with a history of asthma and medication noncompliance presents to the emergency department (ED) with acute onset shortness of breath. He states that he recently moved to Texas from Colorado. Which one do you select?
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EMDocs
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Author: Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) // Reviewed by Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK) The American Heart Association 2023 Guideline for managing cardiac arrest or life-threatening toxicity due to poisoning was recently released. This post will focus on the key parts of the guideline that affect ED evaluation and management. COR Harm, LOE B-R.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Four-year-old Ed is being resuscitated for presumed Invasive Group A Streptococcal Sepsis from tonsilitis. This recommendation is based upon the availability of PICU support, with lower fluid volumes and earlier vasoactive use being recommended, particularly if there are signs of fluid overload. After 40ml/kg of IV 0.9%
Don't Forget the Bubbles
AUGUST 7, 2023
Heart rate (HR) and respiratory rate (RR) are THE major vital signs used in Advanced Paediatric Life Support ( APLS) guidance , sepsis guidelines , and Paediatric Early Warning Scores (e.g., Our study supports previous work by Nijman et al. What did previous studies show? and one in the US by Bonafide et al.
NCOAE
AUGUST 12, 2022
That’s because one of our areas of focus here at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) is emergency medicine training and education. The post Most EMS Terminology Comes Down to Initials, Abbreviations and Acronyms appeared first on National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education.
ESO
JANUARY 19, 2024
One of these areas is assessing patients with ED-diagnosed strokes. In order to overcome these disparities, it is incredibly important for the industry to recognize and monitor where the discrepancies lie. Closing the gap Through data, ESO is working to identify areas in which we can improve outcomes for all patients.
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