American Ambulance Association

MAY 20, 2024

NHTSA’s Office of EMS Thanks You for Making Your Communities Healthier The Office of EMS (OEMS) at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is honoring our country’s EMS clinicians […] The post EMS.gov | Commemorate National EMS Week appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

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EMS Ambulance 130

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 20, 2024

This was sent by an undergraduate (not yet in medical school, but applying now) who works as an ED technician (records all EKGs, helps with procedures, takes vital signs) and who reads this blog regularly. Edited by Smith He also sent me this great case. A 63 year old man with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, prediabetes, and a family history of CAD developed chest pain, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis after consuming a large meal at noon.

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EMOttawa

MAY 20, 2024

Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Fischer U, et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jun 29;388(26):2411-2421. Question and Methods: RCT at 103 sites to compare outcomes at 30 days for early versus late DOAC initiation among patients with ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation. Findings: Primary outcome (ischemic stroke, systemic embolism, major bleeding, vascular death) occurred in […] The post Early versus Later Anticoagulation for Stroke with Atrial Fibrillation appeared first on EMOttawa Blog.

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ALS 57

REBEL EM

MAY 20, 2024

A 67-year-old woman with a history of atrial fibrillation on apixaban presents to the ED for epistaxis that began 30 minutes ago. Her bleeding is difficult to control with direct nasal pressure and topical agents but resolves with silver nitrate cauterization. Her vital signs are within normal limits. How should this patient’s apixaban be managed? Administer a one-time dose of intravenous vitamin K Administer andexanet alfa Bolus 1 unit of prothrombin complex concentrate Give intravenous tranexa

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