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Trick of Trade: Dual Foley catheter to control massive epistaxis

ALiEM

Trick of the Trade: Dual Catheter Technique To provide optimal surface area coverage and tamponade effect of the posterior vessels, concurrent anterior packing is usually needed [1]. Read the series Buy the print book! Reference Goralnick E. Stop when you see the tip of the catheter dangling in the posterior oropharynx.

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PEM POCUS Series: Pediatric Lung Ultrasound

ALiEM

Child with Cough and Fever: Case Introduction A 6-year-old boy presents to the emergency department complaining of cough for 3 days and fever for the last day. Technique Positioning and Probe Figure 1: Younger children can sit in their parent’s lap and give a hug for lateral and posterior lung scanning.

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Fake it 'Til You Make It… and other diseases you pretend to know

FOAMfrat

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. Upon arrival in the pediatric emergency department, the patient was conscious and alert to her normal mental status, which included being nonverbal.

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Chest pain, a ‘normal’ ECG, a 'normal trop', and low HEART and EDACS scores: Discharge home? Stress test? Many errors here.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

But these cases show the potential dangers of delayed recognition and treatment of inferior reperfusion Take away 1. ECG’s can be labeled as ‘normal’ by the computer (and confirmed by cardiology) even with diagnostic signs of occlusion or reperfusion References 1. JAMA Intern Med 2019 9. Am J Med [Internet] 2017;130(9):1076–83.e1.

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The Private Equity Wave in Health Care

ACEP Now

1 Immediately after the purchase, the real estate holdings of the hospitals were spun off into a separate company owned by Paladin and other PE investors. 1 Immediately after the purchase, the real estate holdings of the hospitals were spun off into a separate company owned by Paladin and other PE investors. Appelbaum E, Batt R.

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Are we on the right TRACT? 

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Let’s take the humble blood transfusion – used in emergency departments across the globe and playing a key role in critical care. The study asked TWO questions: 1. Immediate vs delayed transfusion In uncomplicated severe anaemia, immediate blood transfusion did not alter mortality at 1- or six months compared to controls.

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ROCURONIUM: The "ROC" Block

FOAMfrat

titled "The Association of Rocuronium Dosing and First-Attempt Intubation Success in Adult Emergency Department Patients" revealed that first-attempt intubation success was the highest when more than 1.4 mg/kg Rocuronium versus 1 to 1.5 mg/kg Rocuronium versus 1 to 1.5 mg/kg Rocuronium versus 1 to 1.5

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