Emergency Medicine Cases

JULY 18, 2023

On this month's EM Quick Hits podcast David Carr on differential diagnosis of normal unenhanced CT renal colic, Leeor Sommer on recognition and management of perichondritis and auricular abscess, Suzanne Schuh on IV magnesium sulphate for pediatric asthma, Jess McLaren on Occlusion MI ECG interpretation requiring cath lab activation and Justin Morgenstern on update on steroids for pneumonia.

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American Ambulance Association

JULY 18, 2023

This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join! The post Rule Expanding Electronic Submission Requirements for Injury & Illness Data for High Hazard Employers appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

JULY 18, 2023

You are working the ambulatory section of your ED and evaluating a 6-year boy with a possible distal radius injury. He lives with autism spectrum disorder and is uncomfortable in X-ray rooms, and you wonder if there is a role for PoCUS to help exclude a fracture. With expert clinical commentary by Dr. Arun Sayal and Research Methodology Hot Take by Dr.

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Medgadget

JULY 18, 2023

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a protein-based hydrogel that is highly adapted for articular cartilage repair. A major challenge in creating biomaterial therapies to repair damaged articular cartilage is matching the mechanical properties of this highly specialized tissue. Cartilage is very tough, resisting breaking under force, but also very stiff, meaning that it resists being bent or deformed.

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

JULY 18, 2023

Ineffective handoff communications have been shown to occur in up to 80% of medical errors. Previous studies have shown that up to 1/3 o.

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The Overrun Podcast

JULY 18, 2023

We're bad at notifying families what's happening during a cardiac arrest event. We're even worse on ourselves. The average person may see 3 or 4 dead people in their lives and EMS workers often see that many in a shift. The Overrun's new team member Steph Leather, a national speaker on death notifications and a director of a clinical psychology practice takes us through the steps to make death notifications easier on ourselves and on families of our patients.

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American Burn Association

JULY 18, 2023

Categories Advocacy Burn News MAC Spotlight Media Member Services Organization News Prevention Quality Care Research Return to News & Activities The American Burn Association (ABA) has released American Burn Association Strategic Quality Summit 2022: Setting the direction for the future in the Journal of Burn Care & Research (JBCR). This paper summarizes goals and outcomes from last year’s Strategic Quality Summit (SQS).

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

JULY 18, 2023

Acetaminophen (APAP) is the leading cause of acute liver failure worldwide. Standard treatment for APAP overdose is with N-acetylcysteine (N.

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Overdose 61