Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Written by Bobby Nicholson What do you think of this “STEMI”? A man in his 90s with a history of HTN, CKD, COPD, and OSA presented to the emergency department after being found unresponsive at home. With EMS, patient had a GCS of 3 and was saturating 60% on room air. He improved to 100% with the addition of non-rebreather, however remained altered and was intubated by EMS with ketamine and succinylcholine.

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STEMI Coronary Emergency Department ACS 116

St. Emlyn's

OCTOBER 12, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed The final day of the RCEM Annual Scientific Conference with papers on chest pain, trauma, psychosocial, diagnostics and more. #rcemasc #FOAMed @stemlyns The post RCEM Annual Scientific Conference. Day 3. appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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SSCOR

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Every paramedic knows their equipment is only as good as its upkeep. Drugs go out of date, oxygen tanks become depleted, and batteries lose their charge. Unless you remain vigilant, your equipment will fail you when you need it the most. This is especially true of one of your most basic, yet essential tools: your portable suction unit.

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Paramedic EMS 100

EMDocs

OCTOBER 12, 2024

We always work hard, but we may not have time to read through a bunch of journals. It’s time to learn smarter. Originally published at JournalFeed , a site that provides daily or weekly literature updates. Follow Dr. Clay Smith at @spoonfedEM , and sign up for email updates here. #1: LR or NS for Sickle Cell Pain Crisis? Spoon Feed For sickle cell patients (particularly Hgb SS) with a vaso-occlusive episode (VOE), large volume resuscitation (>2L) with lactated ringers (LR) has been shown to

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ED OR 98

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Hibberd O, Chylinska AA, Finn K , et al. Use of corticosteroids for croup in children. Archives of Disease in Childhood – Education and Practice. 2024. Published Online First: 15 April 2024. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326773 Two-year-old Moyo is brought to the emergency department because her parents were concerned about noisy breathing. You notice a barking cough, subcostal recessions, and stridor when she cries.

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Emergency Department ALS OR 85

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Reference: Ma K et al. A national survey of children’s experiences and needs when attending Canadian pediatric emergency departments. PLoS One. June 2024 Date: Oct 1, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Andrew (Andy) Tagg is an Emergency Physician with a special interest in education and lifelong learning. He is the co-founder of website lead of Don’t Forget the Bubbles (DFTB).

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Emergency Department ED ALS OR 267