The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Comparison of Nebulized Ketamine to Intravenous Subdissociative Dose Ketamine for Treating Acute Painful Conditions in the Emergency Department: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy Controlled Trial. Annals of EM 2024. Annals of EM 2024. It is used at lower doses than those required for anesthesia (0.1–0.3

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 13, 2024

He is an assistant professor in Emergency Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at the School of Medicine at the University of Washington. Case: A 70-year-old woman was brought into the emergency department by EMS after her family reported she was having trouble talking.

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NAEMSP

JANUARY 19, 2025

Literature Review Few case studies have touched on the subject of terminal extubation performed by EMS providers during the initial patient contact. More commonly, patients are transported to the Emergency Department (ED), where extensive conversations between ED providers and family occur.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

If a lack of translation can have tragic consequences, the obligation of an ED to set a new and better standard of care for communicating with patients is now painfully clear. The post WTBS 19 Does Poor Access to Language Services Leave Emergency Departments Primed for Tragedy? appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 8, 2017

A Prospective Randomized, Double-Dummy Trial Comparing Intravenous Push Dose of Low Dose Ketamine to Short Infusion of Low Dose Ketamine for Treatment of Moderate to Severe Pain in the Emergency Department. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Salim Rezaie is a faculty physician at Greater San Antonio Emergency Physicians (GSEP) in San Antonio, Texas.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 1, 2024

His research focuses on the pre-hospital care of children by EMS. He is the principal investigator for EMSC State Partnership in Washington, DC and is also involved in various multi-center EMS studies with the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). EMS placed him in a C-collar and brought him to you.

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Emergency Medical Services Emergency Department EMS ALS 217

EMDocs

MARCH 4, 2024

Authors: Amelia Campbell, MD (EM Resident Physician, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center) and Alec Pawlukiewicz, MD (EM Attending Physician, Carl R. Case: A 45-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) with itching to bilateral palms. How does cholestasis present? Mayo Clin Proc. Hepatol Commun.

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ALiEM

APRIL 14, 2023

After carefully reviewing all relevant posts in the past 12 months from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to related to procedures in the Emergency Department. More specifically, we identified 2 AIR and 4 Honorable Mentions.

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Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

How and when to reverse anticoagulation in the bleeding EM patient. Anticoagulant Reversal Strategies in the Emergency Department Setting: Recommendations of a Multidisciplinary Expert Panel. Ann Emerg Med. 2020;76(4):470-485. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.09.001 2019.09.001 Eikelboom JW, Quinlan DJ, van Ryn J, Weitz JI.

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REBEL EM

JULY 1, 2024

Comparison of BPAP S/T and Average Volume-Assured Pressure Support Modes for Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Comparison of BPAP S/T and Average Volume-Assured Pressure Support Modes for Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 29, 2023

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is called and on arrival the patient is walking but has obvious facial trauma and is complaining of some neck pain. As an EMS crew member, you are tasked with deciding what method of spinal motion restriction to use. He has midline neck tenderness but no limb numbness or paresthesia.

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Emergency Medical Services ALS EMS Emergency Department 239

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 27, 2024

She is also the local director of the difficult airway EMS course at Washington State. Case: EMS arrives with a 58-year-old woman who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA). When emergency department (ED) staff roll her to remove her clothing her humeral intraosseous (IO) is dislodged. February 2024.

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ICU Defibrillator Paramedic CPR 226

Emergency Medicine Cases

JANUARY 15, 2019

We often face violence in the ED. Yet the ED is a sanctuary for care and support. Many EDs have a zero-tolerance policy for violence. In this Waiting to Be Seen blog Dr. Howard Ovens examines the issues we face in Emergency Departments as we try to make staff feel safe and ensure patients can access the care they need.

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ED Emergency Department EMS 130

Core EM

JANUARY 8, 2024

Diagnostic Accuracy of Unenhanced Computed Tomography for Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department. JAMA Network, 2023 Background Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis (CT AP) is the most common diagnostic imaging test to evaluate abdominal pain in the ED. Read More Shaish H, Ream J, Huang C, et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 8, 2023

Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anand Swaminathan is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital. Managing editor of EM:RAP and Associate Editor at REBEL EM. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Managing editor of EM:RAP and Associate Editor at REBEL EM.

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ALS Emergency Department EMS ED 268

ALiEM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

After carefully reviewing all relevant posts in the past 12 months from the top 50 sites of the Digital Impact Factor [1], the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to related to toxicology in the Emergency Department. More specifically, we identified 3 AIR and 5 Honorable Mentions.

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Overdose Critical Care EMS Emergency Department 215

Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 19, 2024

Trauma season is at hand and like all other pediatric emergency departments in the country, we find our ED breaking ( pun intended ) at the seams with orthopedic injuries. The post Rebaked Morsel: Pediatric Buckle and Greenstick Forearm Fractures appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. A prospective, randomised trial.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

MARCH 13, 2018

It’s been another trying flu season in the northern hemisphere—for patients and for emergency department (ED) providers. The post WTBS 15 Planning to Fail: Why Warning Patients to Stay Away from the ED Will Never Work appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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REBEL EM

MAY 11, 2023

Background: The emergency department is frequently visited by patients suffering from symptomatic alcohol withdrawal, and the traditional management has been dominated by repeated doses of benzodiazepines. Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Jesse McLaren outlines 10 Quality Improvement (QI) opportunities for reducing missed AMIs and the lessons learned from Ontario’s Emergency Department Return Visit Quality Program in this Waiting to Be Seen blog.

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ED Emergency Department EMS 130

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 10, 2024

Case: A 65-year-old man is brought into the emergency department (ED) by emergency medical services (EMS) after his family saw him slump over at the dinner table. When he arrives at your ED, the family tells you he was doing fine until dinner.

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Emergency Medical Services ALS Emergency Department ED 217

ACEP Now

JANUARY 5, 2025

A young woman, 13 days post-tonsillectomy, comes into your rural emergency department (ED) coughing up blood. Managing post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage in the ED can be challenging, especially in rural or resource-limited settings. Dr. Helman is an emergency physician at North York General Hospital in Toronto.

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Operating Room Epinephrine ALS ED 98

ALiEM

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Problem: Emergency Medicine (EM) in Pakistan has moved from developing to developed stage in the last decade [1]. It is an innovation that is based on a community of practice merged with the need-based assessment of a young EM residency program in a developing country. Read more publications from the series. 2022;38(6):1717.

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EMS Emergency Department ALS ED 161

ALiEM

AUGUST 7, 2023

A 10-year-old male with no past medical history presents to the Emergency Department (ED) by EMS for evaluation of an injury sustained while playing tackle football. The patient was forcibly hit by another child against a tree.

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Emergency Department OR EMS ED 246

Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 23, 2024

Concussions are commonly encountered in the Emergency Department. Concussion – Presentation [ Silverberg, 2023 ] There is no definitive test to diagnose concussion in the ED. The post Return to Learn / Return to Sport after Concussion appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. Br J Sports Med. 2023 Jun;57(11):695-711.

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Emergency Department OR ED EMS 281

Pulsara

JANUARY 25, 2024

With a new protocol and Pulsara, Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services can now transport eligible pediatric behavioral health patients directly to behavioral health facilities—resulting in a 44% decrease of pediatric behavioral health patients transported to the ED. Download the case study or read on to learn more!

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Emergency Medical Services EMS STEMI Emergency Department 109

EMDocs

JUNE 8, 2024

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 27-year-old male presents to the ED for left eye pain after being hit in the face with a spare car part while working under the hood of his car. What is the diagnosis, and how do we manage it from the ED? Overview of Eye Injuries in the Emergency Department.”

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EMS Allergic Reaction Emergency Department ED 96

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 6, 2018

A Multicenter Program to Implement the Canadian C-Spine Rule by Emergency Department Triage Nurses. Annals of EM Oct 2018 Guest Skeptic: Alison Armstrong is an Emergency Department Nurse, TNCC Course Director, Trauma Program Coordinator and Canadian C-Spine Rule Nurse Champion.

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Emergency Department EMS ALS ED 130

Core EM

OCTOBER 16, 2024

To get a sense of how medical students feel about emergency medicine, we interviewed three students who are interested in EM: Nick, a graduating M4 pre-matched into EM residency, Charlotte, an M2 currently planning to pursue EM, and Annie, an M1 considering EM. What sparked your interest in emergency medicine?

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ED EMS Critical Care OR 100

Core EM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

To get a sense of how medical students feel about emergency medicine, we interviewed three students who are interested in EM: Nick, a graduating M4 pre-matched into EM residency, Charlotte, an M2 currently planning to pursue EM, and Annie, an M1 considering EM. What sparked your interest in emergency medicine?

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 9, 2021

JAMA 2020 Guest Skeptic: Mike Carter is a former paramedic and current PA practicing in pulmonary and critical care as well as an adjunct professor of emergency medical services […] The post SGEM#314: OHCA – Should you Take ‘em on the Run Baby if you Don’t get ROSC? first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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EMS Emergency Medical Services CPR Critical Care 130

REBEL EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

In many emergency departments (ED), US machines are readily available and can be used to rapidly assess and monitor patients with acute dyspnea at the bedside. What They Did: Design: Randomized, controlled, blinded-outcome trial Sites: Three emergency departments in Denmark Duration: October 9, 2019 to May 26, 2021.

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EMDocs

MAY 11, 2024

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 74-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, diabetes, recent basilar artery stent placement with a 20 pack-year smoking history presents to the ED via EMS for altered mental status and episodes of apnea. Ann Emerg Med. Available at: [link].

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ALiEM

OCTOBER 14, 2023

After carefully reviewing all relevant posts in the past 12 months from the top 50 sites of the Digital Impact Factor [1], the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to related to respiratory diseases in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2023;82(1):55-65. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.02.011

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Critical Care EMS Emergency Department ALS 169

EMDocs

APRIL 27, 2024

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 68-year-old male with a history of poorly controlled diabetes presents to the ED with increasing right-sided ear and facial pain, swelling, and difficulty hearing for two weeks. He says the pain is worse at night and when he is chewing. and Staphylococcus spp.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician and Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. Case: You are an administrator responsible for staffing emergency departments (EDs) in a health care system comprising both urban and rural locales. The SGEM has done two previous podcasts on APPs in the ED.

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Emergency Department ALS ED EMS 130

EMDocs

APRIL 13, 2024

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 24-year-old male presents to the ED from a mixed marital arts competition after being struck on the side of the right head by a fist earlier today. A 21-year-old man presents to the emergency department for pain and swelling in his ear beginning 3 days ago.

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