NCOAE

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

When you’re off the clock, focus on physical fitness, hobbies, family time, hanging out with friends — anything that takes you away from that ambulance and emergency department (ED) and puts you in a better frame of mind. Drink more water and less soda or energy drinks. Moving the person could cause further harm or injury.

EMS 52

EMS EMT EMT Allergic Reaction 52

EMDocs

JANUARY 3, 2024

10 This procedure has well-described rare complications including infection, blood loss, allergic reaction, arrhythmia, pneumothorax if approaching via the internal jugular vein, embolization of the device, and pulmonary artery perforation or dissection. 8 The device itself is 2 x 2.5

Defibrillator 105

Defibrillator Allergic Reaction ED ALS 105

REBEL EM

AUGUST 3, 2023

What They Did: Parallel, 2-arm, noninferiority, open-label, multicenter, international randomized clinical trial Occurred in 6 specialized centers (3 in North America – US & Canada and 3 Outside of North America – Australia) Trial took place from June 2021 to December 2022 Used PEN-FAST to risk stratify patients.

Allergic Reaction 52

Allergic Reaction OR ALS Emergency Department 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The use of CTA (computed tomography angiography) in the emergency department (ED) has increased dramatically in the past 20 years. Pearls and Pitfalls CT Angiography has become a more readily available tool for diagnosis in the emergency department though requires an understanding of its specific uses and indications.

E-9-1-1 103

E-9-1-1 ALS Emergency Department ED 103

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 1, 2025

Dr. Westafer serves as the Social Media Editor and a research methodology editor for Annals of Emergency Medicine. Case: A 57-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) with pleuritic posterior chest/back pain, shortness of breath, and left leg swelling.

Allergic Reaction 173

Allergic Reaction ALS Emergency Department ED 173

EMDocs

JANUARY 25, 2025

A 45-year-old outdoor enthusiast presents to the emergency department with fever, headache, myalgias, and malaise. Answer : Leukopenia Overview Leukopenia is defined as total WBC count < 4000/mm 3 Neutropenia is the most common subset of leukopenia and is defined on absolute neutrophil count: 1 Mild (1.01.5 Medications: 25.6%

E-9-1-1 88

E-9-1-1 EMS Allergic Reaction ED 88

Pediatric EM Morsels

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Not an allergic reaction. Rashes will always find their way to your emergency department! Has been known to occur following immunizations. Good to anticipate to avoid any additional cause of vaccine hesitancy. Sure, you may not be wrong calling it a viral exanthem, but you could be more right! Curr Opin Pediatr.

Allergic Reaction 164

Allergic Reaction Emergency Department OR EMS 164