ALiEM

JUNE 10, 2024

For years, adult literature has provided clear guidelines for cervical spine imaging through the NEXUS and Canadian C-spine Rule (CCR) tools. These have been invaluable in helping clinicians decide when to image the neck in trauma patients. Similarly, the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) has developed robust tools for assessing blunt head trauma in children.

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Emergency Department ED OR 317

American Ambulance Association

JUNE 10, 2024

State EMS Bill Tracking Database Updated with Key Enacted Legislation NCSL.org features a searchable database of all state EMS legislation. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the National Conference […] The post EMS.gov | State EMS Bill Tracking Database Updated with Key Enacted Legislation appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

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EMS Ambulance 130

First 10 EM

JUNE 10, 2024

As we have covered multiple times before, the evidence for paxlovid is heavily conflicted and mostly negative. There is very little reason to be using this agent clinically. However, despite an utter lack of evidence, many people have held out hope that paxlovid might be the miracle cure for the nebulous long COVID syndrome (referred […] The post Paxlovid doesn’t work for long COVID either (The STOP-PASC trial) appeared first on First10EM.

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EMS 98

EMOttawa

JUNE 10, 2024

Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Montini G, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Jan 1;153(1):e2023062598. Question and Methods: This multicenter, parallel-group randomized controlled trial intended to determine the non-inferiority of a 5-day versus 10-day course of oral clavulin for treating of febrile urinary tract infections (fUTI) in children. Findings: The primary outcome of recurrence of UTI within 30 […] The post Short Oral Antibiotic Therapy for Pediatric Febrile Urinary Tract Infections:

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ALS 64

Emergency Medicine Ireland

JUNE 10, 2024

Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. We’re going to cover a bit of an environmental/tox topic today and look at carbon monoxide poisoning from Oh’s manual chapter 83 on burns. I have previously covered this on the old tasty morsels of EM series back when i was doing my EM fellowship exams. As you no doubt remember from school chemistry classes, carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, tasteless gas produced when combustion occurs with insufficient oxygen.

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Critical Care EMS ICU ALS 52

Life in the Fastlane

JUNE 10, 2024

Kane Guthrie and Mike Cadogan LITFL Update 029 Update 028. Sending you FOAMed content from around the globe. Latest trends and best articles so that you stay top of your field.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 10, 2024

Welcome to your first day with the neonates! Upon arriving for your initial shift, you set down your bag, and shortly after, you’re asked to evaluate Baby A. Baby A, a preterm infant, appears to be faring well for the moment—requiring minimal respiratory support, on full feeds, without IV access, and generally in an okay condition. However, their nurse expresses concern, noting that they seem a bit “off.” Upon examination and reviewing their observations, everything appears okay.

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