EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

A 70-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, coronary artery disease s/p 2x drug eluting stent placement one month ago, atrial fibrillation on apixaban presents to the ED with weakness and lightheadedness. F, RR 16, SpO2 97% on room air. Vital signs include BP 90/48, HR 122, T 98.3

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Critical Care Scenarios

JULY 11, 2021

Dennis Kim ( @traumaicurounds ), associate professor of Clinical Surgery at UCLA and medical director of the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center SICU, as well as host of the Trauma ICU Rounds podcast. Traction splinting is usually not done in the ED. Instead of giving TXA as the CRASH dose of 1 g up front plus a 1 g drip, give 2 g upfront.

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ESO

MARCH 7, 2024

of patients with open long bone fractures receive antibiotics within the critical first 60 minutes of ED arrival. Surgical Repair of Hip Fractures: Demonstrating effective care prioritization, 94% of older adults with hip fractures were moved to the operating room within 24 hours.

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ACEP Now

MAY 4, 2023

A 58-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse presented to the emergency department (ED) as a category 2 trauma for a fall with a reported flail chest. On hospital day 2, he was taken to the operating room for surgical rib fixation. Case FIGURE 1: Chest X-ray of multiple rib fractures (arrows). Click to enlarge.)

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ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

A search for Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) on any social media platform will yield thousands of before-and-after images, faja sales, operating room videos, recovery tips, and patients praising their plastic surgeon. The data that are available come largely based on voluntary reporting, physician surveys, or autopsies. units per patient.

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Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

A narrow pulse pressure has been shown to predict the need for hemorrhage control in the ED setting but has not been assessed as a predictor in the prehospital setting. A narrow pulse pressure occurs due to compensatory increased systemic vascular resistance in the setting of decreased cardiac output.

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REBEL EM

MARCH 27, 2023

2 Finally the settings initiated early in a patient’s care are often carried forward unchanged into their hospital and ICU stay. Over the past few years, there has been an increase in emergency department (ED) volumes and lengths of stay. The typical nursing to patient ratio is 1:3 with a shared respiratory therapist for the entire ED.

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