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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

Most emergency drugs except for amiodarone and succinylcholine are based on ideal body weight [Emergency Medical Services for Children, Luten 2007] Epinephrine, dopamine, fentanyl, ketamine based on what child should weigh. x length or height (cm)] There is a great review article that lists many other weight estimation formulae.

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Ultrasound Guided Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks

Core EM

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.

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Updates in the Management of Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia or Ventricular Fibrillation Arrest

ACEP Now

emergency departments (EDs), with statistics reporting more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests per year. 2 Standard management for VT and VF involves the use of electrical defibrillation, high-quality chest compressions, and epinephrine. Adult cardiac arrest in the emergency department – A Swedish cohort study.

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SGEM#188: Icatibant Bites the Dust – For ACE-I Induced Angioedema

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Your resident tells you that they recently read an article in the NEJM that argued for the administration of icatibant to usher along resolution of symptoms in ACE-I induced angioedema and asks whether you should consider this treatment. Though this disorder is routinely treated with medications for anaphylaxis (i.e.

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SGEM#253: Everybody’s Working on the Weekend

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

The article was called “A lexicon for gender bias in academia and medicine: Mansplaining is the tip of the iceberg” It was published in the December 2018 edition of the BMJ. Case: A 52-year-old man presents to the emergency department via EMS after a motor vehicle collision while driving home from the city.

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Bubble Wrap PLUS – May 2024

Don't Forget the Bubbles

We suggest this list can help you discover relevant or interesting articles for your local journal club or allow you to keep a finger on the pulse of paediatric research. Reviews and opinion articles Approach to simple kidney cysts in children. A silent scream in the pediatric emergency department: child abuse and neglect.

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PEM Currents – Agitation in Children – Episode 2: Non-Pharmacologic Management

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Avoid Trying to Reason With Them When agitated, a child’s prefrontal cortex is suppressed by the cortisol and epinephrine induced fight-or-flight reaction. Emerg Med Clin North Am. Structured team approach to the agitated patient in the emergency department. Emerg Med Australas. Deaths due to physical restraint.