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Rebaked: Inborn Errors of Metabolism presenting in the ED

Pediatric EM Morsels

2000; 105:e 10. There may be an occasion when a patient is lower risk that the sub-specialist is comfortable treating as an outpatient, but realize they are not NO risk. References: Applegarth DA , Toone JR , Lowry RB. Incidence of inborn errors of metabolism in British Columbia, 1969–1996. Pediatrics. Samantha A. Schrier Vergano.

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What Do Kids Choke On?

Pediatric Education

During 2000-2014 there were an estimated 73,000 cases/year of acute aspiration/ingestion, with about 84% of these for ingestions. Most children during 2000-2014 were treated and released with about 11% requiring admission. This did not include organic items such as food. Almost all of the cases had occurred in a home environment.

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New intervention for Rescue Drones Network OdV

Emergency Live

Following the discovery of a World War II explosive device weighing nearly 2000 kg, local authorities immediately took action. On Tuesday, May 7th, Rescue Drones Network OdV carried out a particularly delicate operation involving the city of Viterbo.

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But Can You Just PO?

Taming the SRU

Preparation requires: One liter of safe water Half a small spoon of salt (3.5 This has been particularly validated in pediatric literature; however, this can be applicable to the adult patient population within the right circumstances i.e ability to protect airway and the lack of clinical findings suggesting a need for IV fluid resuscitation.

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Which type of BVM provides appropriate tidal volumes in the back of an ambulance?

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

The typical bag valve mask ventilator (BVM) for adults has a reservoir volume between 1500-2000 mL depending on the manufacturer while th. Click to view the rest

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SSS

ECG Guru

After a further pause of just under 2000 ms, 2 sinus node beats follow, which merge into a sinus tachycardia or atrial tachycardia (heart rate approx. This is followed by my sinus arrest of just under 3000 ms, followed by a junctional escape beat (no preceding P wave, QRS remains narrow). 120 bpm here).

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The Power Of Trauma Research?

The Trauma Pro

A group of investigators from Jackson Memorial in Miami and Denver Health published a paper earlier this month that critically reviewed 187 trauma surgery RCTs published from 2000 to 2021. They analyzed power calculations, adherence to the CONSORT guidelines, and an interesting metric called the fragility index.

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