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Systemic Steroids: An ED Focused Overview

EMDocs

Yoo, MD (Assistant Professor/Core Faculty, San Antonio, TX) // Reviewed by Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case An 18-year-old man with a history of asthma and medication noncompliance presents to the emergency department (ED) with acute onset shortness of breath. He states that he recently moved to Texas from Colorado. Circulation.

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Spicy Bites - Snake Envenomation

FOAMfrat

Rattlesnake Envenomation Treatment & Management: Prehospital Care, Emergency Department Care, Consultations.” First Aid and Pre-Hospital Management of Venomous Snakebites.” Coral Snake Envenomation Treatment & Management: Prehospital Care, Emergency Department Care.” Communications Biology , vol.

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Emergency Medicine and EMS Have Grown in Parallel Tracks for 50 Years

ACEP Now

But since the mid 80s, we have realized that EMS is the clinical practice of emergency medicine outside of the emergency department. Emergency physicians who are not EMS specialized can turn to a number of resources for assistance. But there weren’t the physician resources to support that need,” he said.

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Exactly What Is It That an EMT Does?

NCOAE

First Aid and to how to respond to a cardiac arrest. Basic anatomy and physiology, what causes common diseases like diabetes and asthma, and how to treat emergencies associated with them. Many fire departments require that all of their firefighters also be EMTs. How to stop bleeding, perform CPR, and assist breathing.

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Introduction to Key Musculoskeletal Concepts for EMTs

EMT Training Station

Finally, we will focus on the EMT’s role in responding to musculoskeletal emergencies, emphasizing the key steps in patient assessment, the basic first aid and emergency treatments that EMTs can provide, and the importance of a rapid response to prevent complications.

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From the President’s Desk: HEMS in Cork

Irish College of Paramedics

Crewing Models: There are varying models of pre-hospital care ranging from paramedic provision of care through the mix of First Aid (Tanigawa and Tanaka 2006) Basic Life Support (BLS), immediate care, Advanced Life Support (ALS) and the many associated specialist paramedicine grades.

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Cardiac Rhythms/ECG Module

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Prioritise listening to the first 30 minutes which given a good overview of aetiology and treatment (53 mins) Basics of cardiac rhythm problems in the ED Palpitations are a common reason for children to present to the emergency department, the majority of these will be benign from a cardiac perspective and instead related to stress or anxiety.

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