EMergucate

OCTOBER 3, 2023

75 year old lady presented to the emergency department after a fall. In ED she was found to be slightly febrile with blood pressure of 95/55.

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Emergency Department ED 130

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In April 2023, the third edition of the Brain Trauma Foundation’s evidence-based guidelines for the prehospital management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) was published in Prehospital Emergency Care. 1 The practice guidelines were written by a multi-disciplinary group of experts and went through an extensive peer review process. This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007.

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Emergency Medical Services EMS OR Overdose 98

EMergucate

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The knee x-rays are from an adult patient who has presented with knee injury post MVA. What can be noticed?

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EMS 130

EMDocs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Today on the emDOCs cast, we have a guest piece by Rob Orman, MD. Emergency Physician and founder of Orman Physician Coaching Host of the Stimulus Podcast Learn more at roborman.com If you want to hear the coaching session where Brit and Rob deconstructed his shift and came up with this strategy, it’s here. Episode 87: Conquering Mid-Shift Overwhelm Mid-shift in an emergency department is a special beast.

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EMR EMS OR Emergency Department 98

EMergucate

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Question 1: PH = 7.599 That is moderate alkalaemia (very close to the severe range – Moderate alkalaemia is PH between 7.5 – 7.6. Severe alkalaemia is PH > 7.6). PCO2 = 22 mmHg, that is low.

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First Responders Childrens' Foundation

OCTOBER 3, 2023

New York, Oct. 3 … First Responder’s Children’s Foundation (FRCF) is pleased to announce that Allison Isaacson Beahm, Director of Communications at SERVPRO , has joined its Board of Directors. The Tennessee-based company is a leading U.S. property restoration and construction franchise company. Mrs. Beahm, a 2012 graduate of Vanderbilt University, led the search for a nonprofit partner that aligned with SERVPRO’s brand and discovered First Responder Children’s Foundation through that process.

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First Responder 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The last few years have been a tumultuous time for the emergency medicine (EM) specialty, especially as it pertains to our workforce. Per Medscape, emergency physicians have the highest burnout rate—65 percent—among all surveyed specialties. 1 Attrition rates within the profession are high and rising, especially for female physicians and those working in rural settings. 2–5 If many emergency physicians are unsatisfied with their jobs, what prevents more emergency physicians from finding a better

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Emergency Department EMS ALS 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Urge Your Legislators to Support New Bill to Combat Boarding, Support Mental Health Access from the ED The bipartisan Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act was recently reintroduced in the House for the 118th Congress by Reps. Raul Ruiz, MD (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). The legislation is the House companion to identical Senate legislation (S. 1346) that was one of ACEP’s emergency department boarding priorities at the 2023 Leadership and Advocacy Conference in

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Emergency Department ED 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

By Magnus Nossen, from Norway I was shown this print out of a rhythm strip from a patient on telemetry. I was asked what's going on? There are four leads shown (II, dV2, V1 and V5). The three images beneath one and other are consecutive rhythm strips each 10 seconds long. The patient was on telemetry due to acute MI. Can you correctly describe what's going on in this interesting rhythm strip?

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OR 94

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2022, Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health integrated to create one system, Corewell Health. We continue to provide the same educational excellence that fosters innovation to always remain at the forefront of medicine. What does your program offer that residents can’t get anywhere else? Our residency program is dedicated to producing safe, competent and qualified individuals in emergency medicine.

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