The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Date: February 7, 2023 Reference: Cheskes et al. Date: February 7, 2023 Reference: Cheskes et al. Reference: Cheskes et al. Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation.

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ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

References Tsao CW, et al. Benjamin EJ, et al. Kimblad H, et al. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a commonly encountered entity in U.S. emergency departments (EDs), with statistics reporting more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests per year. amiodarone or lidocaine). Circulation. 2022;145(8):e153-e639. Circulation.

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Defibrillator OR ALS Epinephrine 98

High Performance EMS

AUGUST 9, 2024

In fact, sending advanced life support (ALS) providers that are in short supply to one of these calls can leave citizens exposed when a critical request is received after that resource is committed. If available, the supervisor is added to effectively create an ALS transport ambulance.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Reference: Mintegi S et al. Reference: Mintegi S et al. Combinations of variables have been tried in the past as part of clinical scoring systems such as the Bacterial Meningitis Score (BMS) to identify children with CSF pleocytosis at low risk for bacterial meningitis ( Nigrovic et al 2002 ). On exam, she is febrile to 38.5

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Kochanek et al… Kochanek PM, Tasker RC, Carney N, Totten AM, Adelson PD, Selden NR, et al. There was also a meta-analysis on this topic in the adult population by Schwimmbeck et al [6] in 2021. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. They received 2494 boluses of either mannitol or 3% hypertonic saline. 2023 [cited 2024 Apr 10].

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Date: September 28th, 2021 Reference: Zampieri et al. Date: September 28th, 2021 Reference: Zampieri et al. Reference: Zampieri et al. Effect of Intravenous Fluid Treatment With a Balanced Solution vs 0.9% Saline Solution on Mortality in Critically Ill Patients: The BaSICS Randomized Clinical Trial.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The original term " benign early repolarization" has fallen out of favor since the seminal paper by Haïssaguerre et al. linking the finding with long term risk of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. The link is quite modest, increasing the chance of VF from 3.4 per 100,000 to 11 per 100,000 [Rosso].

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E-9-1-1 OR Coronary ACS 116

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Studies such as those by Moise et al 14 and Ellis et al 39 have shown that the relative risk of developing an acute myocardial infarction in the territory supplied by an artery with a 70%. Thus, the lumen observed may actually still be the same size as the original, normal lumen. Nor was there a challenge to look for coronary spasm.

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Coronary ACS OR EMR 115

EMOttawa

MAY 31, 2024

5 Carson JL, et al. Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 N Engl J Med. 2023 Dec 28;389(26):2446-2456. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2307983. Questions and methods: This multicenter, open-label, RCT of 3604 patients with MI with anemia compared 30-day all-cause mortality and recurrent nonfatal MI between liberal vs restrictive transfusion thresholds.

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EMOttawa

MAY 6, 2024

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Zi W, et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jun 1;388(22):2025-2036. Editorial: Expanding Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke beyond Revascularization.

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REBEL EM

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Paper: Jansen JO, Hudson J, Cochran C, et al. Early expeditious definitive hemorrhage control is a major focus in trauma resuscitation. Patients with torso hemorrhage present a clinical conundrum often requiring interventional radiology or surgery, both of which take time to mobilize. 2023;e2320850. 97% of patients sustained blunt trauma.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 23, 2020

Date: May 19th, 2020 Reference: Yang P et al. Date: May 19th, 2020 Reference: Yang P et al. Guest Skeptic: Dr. This led to a pro/con publication in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (CJEM) tPA should be the initial treatment in eligible patients presenting with an acute ischemic stroke ( Milne et al CJEM April 2020 ).

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 30, 2021

Reference: George et al. Reference: George et al. Steve is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Western University (London, Ontario) […] The post SGEM#317: Dese Bones Gonna Heal Again – With or Without a Non-Selective NSAID first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

A study by Duniec et al. Here are a handful of these studies and their conclusions: Nomura et al., Here are a handful of these studies and their conclusions: Nomura et al., of scans conducted and in <5 minutes in 100% of scans Ferre et al., times more attempts when adjusted for BMI Gottlieb et al.,

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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. Top 10 Take Home Pearls 1.

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Naloxone OR Overdose BLS 94

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 21, 2019

It was published last year in the 2018 BMJ holiday edition ( Yeh et al BMJ Dec 2018 ). Laupacis A et al NEJM 1988 ). Mathew Reeves is a Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the College of Human Medicine at MSU. Date: December 17th, 2019 Reference: Reeves and Reynolds.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Reference: Snelling et al. Reference: Snelling et al. Reference: Snelling et al. Ultrasonography or radiography for suspected pediatric distal forearm fractures. He is also a fully-fledged ultrasonographer. Ultrasonography or radiography for suspected pediatric distal forearm fractures.

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Critical Care ALS ED Emergency Department 310

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

Reference: Ma K et al. Reference: Ma K et al. A national survey of children’s experiences and needs when attending Canadian pediatric emergency departments. June 2024 Date: Oct 1, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Andrew (Andy) Tagg is an Emergency Physician with a special interest in education and lifelong learning.

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Emergency Department ED ALS OR 229

ALiEM

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Low-risk patients do not routinely require stress testing in the ED. Intermediate-risk patients may be further stratified based on recent stress testing or coronary angiogram findings plus a modified HEART or Emergency Department Assessment of Chest Pain (EDACS) score. That’s because these values are assay specific. She does not smoke.

E-9-1-1 276

E-9-1-1 ED Coronary ALS 276

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 15, 2018

Date: December 13th , 2018 Reference: Murata et al. Date: December 13th , 2018 Reference: Murata et al. They published an epic paper to determine the transit time of a Lego head ( Tagg et al ). Acetaminophen and febrile seizure recurrences during the same fever episode. Pediatrics. Pediatrics.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Date: September 18, 2024 Reference: Dillon et al. Reference: Dillon et al. Naloxone and Patient Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in California. JAMA Network Open. August 20, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Root is an emergency medicine and emergency medicine service (EMS) physician at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.

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Naloxone NARCAN Overdose CPR 242

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

mm of STE in II and III, or III and aVF, or V4 and V5, so some might say it fulfills STEMI criteria (remember, the interrater reliability of STEMI criteria is poor as shown in references below): McCabe et al. Carley et al. Tandberg et al. Journal of the American Heart Association 2013;2:e000268. What’s the point of ST elevation?

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Date: September 23, 2024 Reference: Essat et al. Reference: Essat et al. Diagnostic Accuracy of D-Dimer for Acute Aortic Syndromes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Annals of Emergency Medicine, May 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Casey Parker is a Rural Generalist from Australia who is also an ultrasounder. Her pain seems to have settled.

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Emergency Department ACS Coronary ALS 201

Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 19, 2024

Davidson JS, Brown DJ, Barnes SN, et al. This area of transition is ripe for fracture (Light, 1984) Fracture of only part of the cortex leads to plastic deformity and buckling , giving us the torus (buckle) fracture Fracture and plastic deformity of one side of the cortex give us the greenstick fracture. J Pediatr Orthop. 0000000000001169.

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ALS ACS Emergency Department ED 286

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 13, 2024

Reference: Albers GW et al. Reference: Albers GW et al. TIMELESS Investigators. Tenecteplase for Stroke at 4.5 to 24 Hours with Perfusion-Imaging Selection. TIMELESS Investigators. Tenecteplase for Stroke at 4.5 to 24 Hours with Perfusion-Imaging Selection. A CT angiogram shows a proximal middle cerebral artery occlusion.

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ALS Emergency Department OR EMS 287

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Reference: Punches et al. Reference: Punches et al. Reference: Punches el al. Patient Perceptions of Microaggressions and Discrimination Towards Patients During Emergency Department Care. He is also an avid FOAM supporter/producer through various online outlets including TheSGEM. AEM Dec 2023.

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Emergency Department ED ALS OR 295

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Date: October 26, 2023 Reference: Jones et al. Date: October 26, 2023 Reference: Jones et al. Opioid analgesia for acute low back pain and neck pain (the OPAL trial): a randomised placebo-controlled trial placebo-controlled trial. He denies any weakness or numbness of the lower extremities or bowel or bladder dysfunction.

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ALS Emergency Department ED OR 221

Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

References: Yuan TH, Kerns WP, Tomaszewski CA, et al. von Lewinski D, Bruns S, Walther S, et al. Cole JB, Corcoran JN, Engebretsen KM, et al. Holger JS, Engebretsen KM, Fritzlar SJ, et al. Kerns W, Schroeder D, Williams C, et al. Kline JA, Tomaszewski CA, Schroeder JD, et al. Disposition to ICU. Circulation.

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Overdose ALS Epinephrine Critical Care 246

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 20, 2020

Reference: Kuppermann et al. Reference: Kuppermann et al. Several criteria have been developed previously, including the Rochester ( Jaskiewicz et al 1994 ), Boston ( Baskin et al 1992 ) and Philadelphia ( Baker et al 1993 ) criteria to help clinicians stratify the risk of serious bacterial infections (SBI).

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Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

Perdue &al. Caterino &al. Sterling &al. Liu &al. Gill &al. Demetriades D &al. Goode &al. Hasegawa &al. Heffernan &al. Li &al. Konda &al. 6 Assessment and Initial Evaluation: What’s different? 1998;45:805. Am J Emerg Med.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Reference: Shaikh N, et al. Reference: Shaikh N, et al. Identifying children likely to benefit from antibiotics for acute sinusitis: a randomized clinical trial. Identifying children likely to benefit from antibiotics for acute sinusitis: a randomized clinical trial. However, in the interest of antibiotic stewardship.

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Emergency Department ALS OR ED 297

Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Have you ever had that feeling of falling that rapidly wakes you from sleep? While it’s unlikely that you were having Benign Epilepsy with CentroTemporal Spikes (BECTS) seizures or a benign Rolandic seizure, that tenuous state between sleeping and waking is a time when some odd neurologic things can happen, including BECTS.

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ALS OR EMS 152

Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

Lipophilic with adipose deposition, withdrawal symptoms after prolonged infusion Hydromorphone 5 – 15 min 2 – 3 hr 0.5 – 3 mg/hr No active metabolites however parent drug can accumulate in renal failure Morphine 5 – 10 min 3 – 4 hr 2 – 30 mg/hr Active metabolites can accumulate in renal failure Remifentanil 1 – 3 min 3 – 10 min Loading dose: 1.5

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ICU Emergency Department Critical Care ALS 246

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Date: October 29, 2024 Reference: Galili et al. Reference: Galili et al. Low dose ketamine as an adjunct to morphine: a randomized controlled trial among patients with and without current opioid use. AEM Oct 2024. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Neil Dasgupta is an emergency medicine physician and ED intensivist from Long Island, NY. AEM Oct 2024.

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Emergency Department ED ALS EMS 244

EMOttawa

JUNE 24, 2024

5 Usefulness: 2/5 Nasr Isfahani M, et al. Methodology: 3.5/5 BMC Emerg Med. 2024 Jan 25;24(1):15. Question and Methods: This triple blinded RCT of 158 patients with isolated closed limb fractures assessed pain scores at 1-hour following the administration of intravenous acetaminophen, acetaminophen plus ibuprofen, or morphine.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Date: October 2, 2024 Reference: Paxton et al. Reference: Paxton et al. Headpulse measurement can reliably identify large-vessel occlusion stroke in prehospital suspected stroke patients: Results from the EPISODE-PS-COVID study. The son reported she seemed fine yesterday evening when they went to dinner, perhaps more tired than usual.

Emergency Medical Services 262

Emergency Medical Services ALS EMS Paramedic 262

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Reference: Brown et al. Reference: Brown et al. Malthaner is the Chair/Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Director of Thoracic Surgery Research and Simulation, and Professor in the Departments of Surgery, Oncology, and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and Western University.

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