GEDC

APRIL 12, 2024

Thanks to the American College of Surgeons and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, who, along with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), spearheaded the rule development, the new measure will encourage hospital systems to change the way they approach care for older patients.

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Handtevy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The standard care in North America for post-traumatic EDH involves decompressive craniotomy or trepanation via a burr hole, typically performed in an operating room by neurosurgery teams. Initially refusing emergency medical services, she was brought to the ED via a private vehicle.

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ACEP Now

MAY 4, 2023

A 58-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse presented to the emergency department (ED) as a category 2 trauma for a fall with a reported flail chest. On hospital day 2, he was taken to the operating room for surgical rib fixation. Case FIGURE 1: Chest X-ray of multiple rib fractures (arrows). Click to enlarge.)

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FOAMfrat

DECEMBER 28, 2023

During Orientations, new crew members must do a minimum of 10 live intubations in the operating room before being cleared to intubate in the field. From experience, some emergency departments would not even allow the nurse to administer a paralytic. The conclusion of this article…drum roll….

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ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

A 24-year-old male with history of quadriplegia and traumatic brain injury presents to the emergency department with hemorrhage in his oral cavity and blood from his tracheostomy tube. He has had a tracheostomy for approximately 15 months since his injury. Blood is spurting from the orifice of the tube.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 2, 2024

Date: February 28, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Neil Dasgupta is an emergency medicine physician and ED intensivist from Long Island, NY. Neil Dasgupta is an emergency medicine physician and ED intensivist from Long Island, NY. Case: A 59-year-old man walks into your community emergency department (ED) complaining of chest pain.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Operative management is required in majority of cases. 9,23 Disposition: Dislocation : If successfully reduced in the emergency department may discharge with strict mobility restrictions and Orthopedic follow up. 6 Periprosthetic fracture : Admission for operative management. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

EmergeNcy Department use of Apneic Oxygenation versus usual care during rapid sequence intubation: A randomized controlled trial (The ENDAO Trial). He writes an excellent […] The post SGEM#186: Apneic and the O, O, O2 for Rapid Sequence Intubation first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

A search for Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) on any social media platform will yield thousands of before-and-after images, faja sales, operating room videos, recovery tips, and patients praising their plastic surgeon. Familiarity with post-op restrictions for gluteal AFT patients will also improve their care in the emergency department.

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AAEM RSA

DECEMBER 3, 2020

A thorough physical exam, imaging, and laboratory studies can assist, but definitive diagnosis can only be made in the operating room. West J Emerg Med. Inadequate Sensitivity of Laboratory Risk Indicator to Rule Out Necrotizing Fasciitis in the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2014;15(1):111-113.

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ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

A 44 year-old male with unknown past medical history came by emergency medical services (EMS) to the emergency department (ED) for an electrical injury and fall from a high voltage electrical pole. In the operating room, there was minimal urinary output and the bladder pressures were 35 mmHg under sedation and analgesia.

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EMDocs

JULY 17, 2023

In these cases, CT may not be feasible and a plain radiograph showing free air or bedside US showing free fluid may be useful to confirm serious abdominal pathology prior to transfer to the operating room. He describes the pain as a gradually worsening pressure-like discomfort distributed across his entire abdomen.

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 12, 2024

Case A 40-year-old female at 11 weeks, five days gestation presented to the emergency department (ED) with concern for lower abdominal pressure and inability to fully empty her bladder. The patient was admitted to the obstetrics service and underwent spinal anesthesia in the operating room to manually reduce the uterus.

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EMDocs

JUNE 3, 2023

C, respiratory rate 20 breaths per minute, and oxygen saturation 95% on room air. This is less critical in ED management of the unstable pelvic fracture, as the optimal site for identification of rectal or vaginal tears is the operating room. An x-ray in the trauma bay demonstrated an AP grade III fracture.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

My first real encounter with the healthcare system took place when I was about seven years old and had to go into hospital for an orchidopexy, so I can empathize with all the young people who come through our emergency department with acute testicular pain. This dropped to 79.3%

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ALiEM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A 28-year-old female G3P2002 presented to the emergency department for one month of vaginal bleeding. The patient was seen in the emergency department one month earlier for vaginal bleeding in the first trimester of pregnancy. Her estimated gestational age was six weeks by last menstrual period.

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ACEP Now

APRIL 4, 2024

3 The majority of those who arrive to the emergency department (ED) live for 2 hours or more, leaving a small window for surgical intervention. Other exceptions are patient refusal, patient death or immediate transfer to the operating room. About 35 percent of individuals with rAAA will die at home.

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REBEL EM

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Included patients from out-of-hospital, emergency department, intensive care unit, and operating-room intubations. Intubation performed in all settings (out-of-hospital, emergency department, ICU, and operating room). to 1.36). to 2.39) might outweigh the benefits.

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REBEL EM

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The “syringe” technique: a hands-free approach for the reduction of acute nontraumatictemporomandibulardislocations in the emergency department. J Emerg Med. Rosens Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, 7 ed. Louis, Mosby, Inc., 2010, (Ch) 70: p 895-909. GorchynskiJ et al. 2014; 47(6):676-81.

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FOAMfrat

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

For patients suffering from intrapartum cardiac arrest, I would encourage you to transport the patient as expeditiously, but safely, as possible to the closest emergency department. Like I said, any emergency physician, as much as they may not love it, can perform a perimortem cesarian section.

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Core EM

JANUARY 16, 2025

Only about 50% sensitive for detecting an esophageal intubation (Grmec 2004) and about 65% sensitive for detecting a main-stem intubation in the operating room where everything is much quieter than in the ED (Sitzwohl 2010). Engagement of the Median Glossoepiglottic Fold and Laryngeal View During Emergency Department Intubation.

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