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EM@3AM: Amniotic Fluid Embolism

EMDocs

A 37-year-old G5P4 at 33 weeks presents to the ED after being brought in by ambulance. Treatment is supportive with respiratory therapy, critical care, inotropic therapy, and cardiac life support. We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. She had a precipitous delivery while the ambulance was pulling in.

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Major Trauma – Injuries by Assault

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Ali, a 12-year-old male, is pre-alerted by ambulance to ED. How would you prepare for the patient’s arrival to ED? Do I have emergency blood available in the ED? Lee, a 14-year-old male, is brought into the ED by his friends, stating he has been in a fight. Which investigations would you consider?

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