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Spicy Bites - Snake Envenomation

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Along with inducing coagulopathy, venom toxins may contribute to local and/or systemic hemorrhage and plasma extravasation by means of basement membrane degradation within the vasculature. 2023, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519031/#:~:text=The%20North%20American%20Coral%20Snake. 2022, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557565/.

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Unstable Pelvic Trauma Patient: ED Presentations, Evaluation, and Management

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Figure 2: Open book pelvic fracture. Institutional protocols should be utilized, keeping in mind that either whole blood or a 1:1:1 ratio of packed red blood cells, platelets, and fresh frozen plasma are optimal. Glick Y, Knipe H, Hacking C, et al. Coccolini F, Stahel PF, Montori G, et al. Radiopaedia.org. 2016;24:73.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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57 Adapted from: Long B, MacDonald A, Liang SY, et al. link] Rother B, Pierre G, Lombardo D, et al. In: CDC Yellow Book 2024. link] Franco JR, Cecchi G, Priotto G, et al. Biggs H, Behravesh CB, Bradley KK et al. 57 Table 2. Malaria treatment options. Malaria: A focused review for the emergency medicine clinician.

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