ACEP Now

JUNE 7, 2023

The preliminary results of the 2022 Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance performance measures survey found a significant deterioration in patient processing due to inpatient boarding. Preliminary results of the survey are being released to help emergency physicians understand that current challenges are occurring nationwide.

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 4, 2025

Clarke was set to begin a decades-long career in emergency medicine and he brought along his camera. Firsthand Account An ambulance bay at the LA County-USC Hospital in 1978. The photos that Dr. Clarke took from 19781980 provide a glimpse into working in an emergency department in the years the specialty was being established.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 24, 2021

Reference: Martel et al. Randomized Double-blind Trial Intramuscular Droperidol, Ziprasidone and Lorazepam for Acute Undifferentiated Agitation in the Emergency Department. AEM April 2021 Case: You are sitting minding your own business charting on shift when you become aware of shouting and banging from your ambulance bay.

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NAEMSP

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In the emergency department, a lack of awareness about Addison’s disease led to delayed steroid administration. In the emergency department, the patient was evaluated and safely discharged. These cases highlight the impact of adrenal insufficiency on patients, especially during encounters with emergency care systems.

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Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

Written by: Sadakat Chowdhury MD Edited by: Mak Sarich MD, Jay Lin MD, Jonathan Kobles MD Background: Ultrasound (US) guided nerve blocks offer an applicable option for achieving analgesia in the emergency department. This is a motor sparing block – so it will allow your patients to ambulate. J Emerg Trauma Shock.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 7, 2023

Date: January 4th, 2023 Reference: Hasbrouck et al. Acute management of atrial fibrillation in congestive heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in the emergency department. Date: January 4th, 2023 Reference: Hasbrouck et al. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.”

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

7-year-old Tilly is brought to your emergency department at 11 p.m. Abdominal pain in children is common, accounting for over 1 in 20 attendances to paediatric emergency departments [1]. Clinical scoring tools have improved diagnostic performance in assessing suspected appendicitis in the emergency department.

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ACEP Now

MAY 10, 2024

Patients often seek care in the emergency department (ED) setting when flares of pain affect their ability to ambulate, climb stairs, or even stand up from sitting. In our experience, patients have been able to ambulate comfortably with no motor deficits in approximately 30 minutes. J Emerg Med. Surg Technol Int.

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FOAMfrat

MAY 19, 2024

The patient’s mother accompanied me in the patient compartment of the ambulance on our 30-minute ride to the children's hospital. While transporting to the emergency department, the patient’s mother informed me that PDCD affects less than 1 in 50,000 individuals and is more common in males than females. J Inherit Metab Dis.

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EMDocs

MARCH 30, 2024

Answer : Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Trauma Epidemiology: Approximately half of the vertebral injuries that are seen in the emergency department are thoracic and lumbar injuries. A 27-year-old man was brought into the emergency department via EMS after being stabbed. J Emerg Med. Diagnosis includes imaging.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The other night I stood in the trauma bay, listening to rain patter against the automatic doors, awaiting an ambulance. Wearing a cut-up trauma sheet as a hijab, she walked out of our emergency department several hours later, intact and not traumatized. Kaufman EJ, Richmond TS, Wiebe DJ, et al. 2017;152(9):843.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 15, 2023

And as you power-walk to prepare for the incoming ambulance and tell Room 4 you will be delayed, thoughts interrupt you: “I’m worried about Room 3; if BiPAP doesn’t turn her around, I’ll have to intubate her.” In the end, we may just realize the burden we feel is transient, like the ebb and flow of our emergency department census.

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EMDocs

JUNE 9, 2023

EMS Environment Ok, we’ve got the patient calmed down and gotten them into the ambulance. If you have restraints in your ambulance, are those restraints appropriately sized for pediatric patients? NASEMSO: Clinical care and restraint of agitated or combative patients by emergency medical service practitioners.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

Grabbing a pristine white table napkin to apply pressure to the wound, Ranulf’s class teacher and expedition leader called the ambulance as chaos descended on the restaurant. Interim results presented earlier this year show that REBOA performed within the Emergency Department increased mortality. The trauma call goes out.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 12, 2024

The air ambulance service intubated him at the scene and pre-alerted the department before arrival. What neuroprotective measures can we undertake in the emergency department? Neuroprotective strategies should be initiated as soon as possible in the emergency department and continued further in the PICU.

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ACEP Now

JUNE 14, 2024

1 As fresh challenges of the pandemic and hospital operations changed emergency medicine practice, one of the more challenging areas was the movement of admitted patients out of the first emergency department (ED). emergency departments. What Is the Burden of These Patients on EDs and Ambulance Providers?

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Irish College of Paramedics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Crewing Models: There are varying models of pre-hospital care ranging from paramedic provision of care through the mix of First Aid (Tanigawa and Tanaka 2006) Basic Life Support (BLS), immediate care, Advanced Life Support (ALS) and the many associated specialist paramedicine grades. 2000, Stiell et al. 2004, Jayaraman et al.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Written by Magnus Nossen and Ken Grauer ( with Comment by Smith ) The ECG in Figure-1 was electronically transmitted by the ambulance service for evaluation. The patient was transported by EMS to the emergency department, where the ECG was interpreted as showing VT ( V entricular T achycardia ). Cited References: (1) Ren, J.,

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FOAMfrat

AUGUST 15, 2024

However, O- blood is always in such short supply that it is not feasible for it to be stocked in every ambulance, helicopter, and resuscitation bay. so I often overlook the simplistic act of turning on the heat in the ambulance, but it’s really important. Any emergency department has more blood availability than you.

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FOAMfrat

JANUARY 23, 2024

Nevertheless, with their proliferation, new challenges have emerged - chief among them the growing threat of antibiotic resistance and life-threatening allergies. Antibiotics serve as a potent weapon against the invading pathogens, halting their spread and preventing further organ dysfunction (Baghdadi et al.,

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REBEL EM

DECEMBER 19, 2022

REBEL Cast Ep113 – Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Paper: Cheskes S, et al. The fragility index of these findings found to be 1 for VC and 9 for DED Obtaining a second defibrillator in the emergency department or intensive care unit can be very easy to do.

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ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

Case A 91-year-old Russian-speaking female on dual-antiplatelet therapy presented to the ED via ambulance with a left-sided nosebleed. Carvey (@MATTCARVEY123) is a second-year resident through the MetroHealth and Cleveland Clinic Foundation emergency medicine residency program in Cleveland, Ohio. References Prekker ME, et al.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

I am sure that I posted it, but don't know when or where: This patient arrived to the ED by ambulance with chest pain that had resolved. Reference: • Writing Committee, Kontos MC, de Lemos JA, et al. Is the ability to diagnose posterior reperfusion a useful skill? Here is a case from a while back. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022;80(20):1925–60.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This month, Bubble Wrap has teamed up with Sheffield Children’s Hospital Emergency Department to have a look at what’s new in paediatric literature. Ebenebe CU, Schriever K, Apostolidou S, et al. Emergency Medicine Journal 2023; 40: 583-587. Pediatric Emergency Care. What’s it about? What’s it about?

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

9,23 Disposition: Dislocation : If successfully reduced in the emergency department may discharge with strict mobility restrictions and Orthopedic follow up. An 80-year-old man with a history of hip arthroplasty presents by ambulance after falling at home. Available from: [link] Maradit Kremers H, Larson DR, Crowson CS, et al.

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ECG & Echo Learning

JANUARY 18, 2023

I B Patients transferred to PCI centres can bypass the emergency department to undergo primary PCI without delay. I B Ambulance personnel must be trained and equipped to identify STEMI and administer fibrinolysis if necessary. I B Designated PCI centres should provide angiography and reperfusion 24/7 without delay.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Date: December 18th, 2020 Reference: Hulme et al. Mortality among patients with frequent emergency department use for alcohol-related reasons in Ontario: a population-based cohort study. CMAJ 2020 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Hasan Sheikh is an emergency and addictions physician in Toronto and a lecturer at the University of Toronto.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

F) in the ambulance. 1 The rationale for the shift away from normal saline in 2021 derived from multiple trials, including the Isotonic Solutions and Major Adverse Renal Events Trial (SMART) and Saline Against Lactated Ringer’s or Plasma-Lyte in the Emergency Department (SALT ED). Rhee C, Dantes R, Epstein L, et al.

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EMDocs

JULY 3, 2023

Louis); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Marina Boushra, MD (EM-CCM Attending, Cleveland Clinic Foundation) Case A 62-year-old male with past medical history of hypertension (HTN), hyperlipidemia (HLD), and prior cerebrovascular accident (CVA) presents to the emergency department (ED) via ambulance. Bakr A, Silva D, Cramb R, et al.

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ACEP Now

JUNE 14, 2024

And, finally, patients with a history of COPD frequently present to the emergency department with dyspnea. Although dyspnea in this setting likely represents an AECOPD, other emergent differentials must be considered. Adeloye D, Song P, Zhu Y, et al. Canut A, Martín-Herrero JE, Labora A, et al. Ann Emerg Med.

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NAEMSP

MARCH 13, 2023

An ALS crew arrives on scene to find a woman who is tachypneic, hypoxic, tachycardic, and hypotensive, with diffuse rales and rhonchi throughout her lung fields. Upon arrival to the ambulance, the EMT notices that the patient’s heart rate is 22 bpm. Prehospital Emergency Medicine Secrets. Prehosp Emerg Care.

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ACEP Now

APRIL 5, 2024

I want to be involved in training cops to recognize the signs of a medical emergency.” In a comprehensive review of the history of this term, Bhatia, et al. 18-21 In a recent systematic review, Strömmer, et al. Bhatia BS, Heisler M, et al. American College of Emergency Physicians. DeBard ML, Adler J, et al.

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FOAMfrat

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Hypothermia Hypothermia, defined as core temperature less than 35oC (95oF) has been identified in up to 2/3 of trauma patients upon arrival to the emergency department. Increasing cabin temperatures in your aircraft or ambulance might be uncomfortable for you, but important to your patient’s survival. normal value is between 0.8

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

male who hasn't doctored in several years presented to the emergency department by ambulance for chief complaint of chest pain. Conclusion: you may take a few moments to look for dissection with your bedside ultrasound, but when it is a clear STEMI, do NOT waste time with a CT scan. Case 2 A 50-something y.o. 29, 2024 ).

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ACEP Now

MARCH 10, 2025

You follow the recommended emergency department (ED) lab workup for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including urine protein/creatinine ratio, serum creatinine, platelet count, complete blood count, and renal liver function tests. Mihu D, Costin N, Mihu CM, et al. Garovic VD, Dechend R, Easterling T, et al.

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