Emergency Medicine Cases

APRIL 23, 2024

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EMS 293

EMS Allergic Reaction ED 293

EMDocs

JUNE 8, 2024

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 27-year-old male presents to the ED for left eye pain after being hit in the face with a spare car part while working under the hood of his car. What is the diagnosis, and how do we manage it from the ED? 95% occupational injuries occur in males [1]. and John O.

EMS 98

EMS Allergic Reaction Emergency Department ED 98

REBEL EM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Urticaria and pruritus = MAST CELL mediated, which is treated like a standard allergic reaction. Urticaria and pruritus = MAST CELL mediated, which is treated like a standard allergic reaction. A randomized trial of icatibant in ACE-inhibitor-induced angioedema. In: UptoDate, Feldweg AM (ed.) Clinical practice.

Frozen Plasma 101

Frozen Plasma Allergic Reaction FFP Plasma 101

REBEL EM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Background: Diphenhydramine, a first-generation antihistamine, is the most common pharmacologic agent used to treat acute allergic reactions. Key Secondary Endpoints: 5 (3.9%) patients in the IV cetirizine group returned to any ED or clinic within 24 hours compared to 15 (11.1%) in the IV diphenhydramine group; P=0.04

Allergic Reaction 52

Allergic Reaction ED E-9-1-1 Emergency Department 52

REBEL EM

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This is called a biphasic reaction. The risk of a biphasic reaction is what keeps patients in the ED while being observed for a set period of time. The overall incidence of biphasic reactions is unknown with rates quoted from < 0.5% appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. Read More: 1.

Epinephrine 80

Epinephrine Allergic Reaction Emergency Department Emergency Management 80

NCOAE

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The suicide rate among emergency medical service (EMS) professionals rose a shocking 38 percent since 2009, according to a study published in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. In addition, we should all be working together to improve the situation for EMS professionals. What’s the solution? Let them do their jobs.

EMS 52

EMS EMT EMT Allergic Reaction 52

EMDocs

JANUARY 3, 2024

He has been taking increased doses of torsemide without improvement in his symptoms and was directed to the ED for inpatient therapy. Now, a remote outpatient pulmonary arterial pressure monitor and other heart failure detection devices (Table 1) are available that you may begin to see in your ED. 8 The device itself is 2 x 2.5

Defibrillator 112

Defibrillator Allergic Reaction ED ALS 112