Emergency Medicine Cases

MAY 23, 2017

This is the first ever video podcast on EM Cases with Jordan Chenkin from EMU Conference 2017 discussing how to optimize three aspects of cardiac arrest care: persistent ventricular fibrillation, optimizing pulse checks and PEA arrest, with code team videos contrasting the ACLS approach to an optimized approach.

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Emergency Live

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Commemoration of the Tragic Event that Shook Italy The Remembrance of the Tragedy and its Unfolding On January 18, 2017, a devastating avalanche struck the Rigopiano Hotel, located in the municipality of Farindola, at the foot of the Gran Sasso mountain.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 5, 2024

However, it is often overlooked that tickborne illnesses are among the most common travel-related illnesses globally (CDC Traveller’s Health 2017). 2017 Nov 3;11(11):e0006062. We frequently ask children and their parents if they have had recent tick bites when they present for fever after a recent camping activity.

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Emergency Live

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In the United States, in 2017, 33% of critical care fellows and 26% of critical care physicians were women, highlighting a significant […] The post Women Anesthesiologists and Intensivists: Their Crucial Role appeared first on Emergency Live.

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The Trauma Pro

OCTOBER 3, 2023

J Clin Neurosci 45:33-39, 2017. Listed in 2017, to be completed Nov 2026. Evaluation of postoperative bracing on unstable traumatic lumbar fractures after pedicle screw fixation. Int J Burns Trauma 12(4):168-174, 2022. Is postoperative bracing after pedicle screw fixation of spine fractures necessary? NCT03097081.

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PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) expanded its prior 2017 guidance, now recommending strongly that corticosteroids be given for severe community-acquired pneumonia, and also suggesting steroids for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and septic shock of any severity.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Shah 2017] In Turkey, it has a “reliable correlation.” Gültekingil-Keser 2017] Broselow out-performed age-based formulas (Theron, APLS, and Shann) in New Zealand, estimating within 10% of actual weight 73% of the time. 2017), Evaluation of the accuracy of common weight estimation formulae in a Zambian paediatric surgical population.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

APRIL 22, 2024

1 The availability of these services in the UK expanded in response to a 2017 budget commitment of £100 million to enhance A&E services including the colocation of on-site GP services. 1 The findings are not surprising, as they align with international experience.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

JULY 24, 2023

Methods Prospectively collected nationwide, population-based records concerning 166 538 working-age individuals (men, 20–68 years; women, 20–62 years) with OHCA between 2017 and 2020 were assessed. Results Among 149 300 OHCA cases, 1-month survival (2020, 11.2%; 2017–2019, 11.1% (crude OR (cOR) 1.00, 95% CI 0.97

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 28, 2023

. * Acetaminophen ( Williams et al Lancet 2014) * Muscle relaxants ( Friedman et al JAMA 2015) * NSAIDs ( Machado et al Ann Rheum Dis 2017) * Steroids ( Balakrishnamoorthy et al Emerg Med J 2014) * Benzodiazepines ( Friedman et al Ann Emerg Med 2017) Many non-pharmacologic therapies have also been tried with limited efficacy.

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Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

2017 Nov 16;377(20):1943-1953. Here are three pertinent articles he has published—note the first is from NEJM. Landry CH, Allan KS, Connelly KA, Cunningham K, Morrison LJ, Dorian P; Rescu Investigators. Sudden Cardiac Arrest during Participation in Competitive Sports. N Engl J Med. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1615710.

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PHEM Cast

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

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PHEM Cast

OCTOBER 6, 2017

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The Trauma Pro

AUGUST 29, 2023

The University of Arizona at Tucson group analyzed the Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) database on withdrawal of care from 2017-2019. Is it possible to identify the common factors that predict appropriate withdrawal of care? The authors included only patients aged 65 and older.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

AUGUST 23, 2023

Background The priorities for UK emergency medicine research were defined in 2017 by a priority setting partnership coordinated by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine in collaboration with the James Lind Alliance (JLA).

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Core Medical Group

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in April 2017 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. These 3 simple lessons will help you land the best travel nursing job ever – whether it’s your first time or fifteenth time!

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Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

2017 May;66(5):1047-1081. 2017 Feb;152(3):644-647. 2017 Feb;152(3):644-647. Epub 2017 Jan 2. 2017 May;37(5):473-482. EASL Clinical Practical Guidelines on the management of acute (fulminant) liver failure. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.12.003. 2016.12.003. PMID: 28417882. Gastroenterology. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.12.026.

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ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

2017 Feb 16;376(7):663-673. 2017 Nov;17(8):1097-1104. Opioid-Prescribing Patterns of Emergency Physicians and Risk of Long-Term Use. N Engl J Med. Lyapustina T, Castillo R, Omaki E, Shields W, McDonald E, Rothman R, Gielen A. The Contribution of the Emergency Department To Opioid Pain Reliever Misuse And Diversion: A Critical Review.

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Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

2017 Nov 16;377(20):1943-1953. Here are three pertinent articles he has published—note the first is from NEJM. Landry CH, Allan KS, Connelly KA, Cunningham K, Morrison LJ, Dorian P; Rescu Investigators. Sudden Cardiac Arrest during Participation in Competitive Sports. N Engl J Med. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1615710.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Methods Adults (16+ years) from the UK Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN) registry (January 2008–December 2017) served as surrogates for MI victims, with P1 patients identified using predefined criteria. This study employs machine learning (ML) to develop and validate models for novel primary and secondary triage tools.

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PHEM Cast

APRIL 27, 2023

– Wiles – 2017 – Anaesthesia Blood pressure management in trauma: from feast to famine? The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: fourth edition Vasopressors in Trauma: A Never Event?

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 14, 2022

These include: acetaminophen ( Williams et al Lancet 2014), steroids ( Balakrishnamoorthy et al Emerg Med J 2014) and benzodiazepines ( Friedman et al Ann Emerg Med 2017). Unfortunately, none of these other treatment modalities has high-quality evidence supporting their use.

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PHEM Cast

MARCH 29, 2022

Before you listen to this new podcast, we encourage you to go back and have a listen to Episode 16: Blood which we released in 2017 outlining the available evidence about prehospital blood, and the background to the RePHILL trial.

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Cook County EM Blog

MAY 1, 2023

2017 Oct;53(4):475-484. 2017 Dec;45(6):781-786. Blumberg G, Long B, Koyfman A. Clinical mimics: an emergency medicine-focused review of cellulitis mimics.  J Emerg Med. Lieber SB, Fowler ML, Zhu C, Moore A, Shmerling RH, Paz Z. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of septic bursitis.  Pritchard RJ, Bodeau H, Bonson P, Borloz M.

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The Trauma Pro

MAY 10, 2024

J Trauma Nursing 24(3):150-157, 2017. Avoiding Cribari gridlock: The standardized triage assessment tool improves the accuracy of the Cribari matrix method in identifying potential overtriage and undertriage. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 May;84(5):718-726.

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NIOSH Science Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

1] Assessing Mental Health and Wellbeing Researchers evaluated data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) from 2017 to 2019.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

2017; 4:91. 2017; 50(1):60-65. Mathis E et al. Pediatric Thermal Burns and Treatment: A Review of Progress and Future Prospects. Osuka A et al. Glycocalyx shedding is anhanced by age and correlates with increased fluid requirement in patients with major burns. Sebastian R et al.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

MAY 23, 2023

1 2 Introduced in 2017, it uses six simple. Systemic errors in the measurement of RR component could therefore negatively impact patient care if it meant a deteriorating patient did not meet the defined threshold.

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ALiEM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

2017 Mar;78(3 Suppl 2):S28-S31. Treatment includes not only drainage and systemic antibiotic therapy, but also emergent surgical intervention if complicated by necrotizing fasciitis. References Chen CE, Shih YC. Monomicrobial Klebsiella pneumoniae Necrotizing Fasciitis With Liver Abscess: A Case Report and Literature Review. Ann Plast Surg.

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NIOSH Science Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In 2017, there were about 3 million registered nurses, 0.8 Background Based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, hospital workers have nearly twice the rate of overexertion injuries when compared to the average rate of overexertion injuries for all industries [1]. million home health aides and 1.5

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 28, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: October 24th, 2017 Reference: Harrison et al. Pediatrics 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anthony Crocco is a Pediatric Emergency Physician and is the Medical Director & Division Head of the Division of Pediatric Emergency at McMaster’s Children’s Hospital. Anthony is also the creator of SketchyEBM.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 8, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: November 28th, 2017 Reference: Motov S et al. display_podcast] Date: November 28th, 2017 Reference: Motov S et al. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Salim Rezaie is a faculty physician at Greater San Antonio Emergency Physicians (GSEP) in San Antonio, Texas. .

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ALiEM

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Indian J Gastroenterol 36, 66–67 (2017). Initial treatment includes broad-spectrum antibiotics and cholecystostomy tube decompression. References Indiran, V., Prabakaran, N. & & Kannan, K. Hole sign” of the gallbladder. link] Jeffrey RB, Laing FC, Wong W, Callen PW. Gangrenous cholecystitis: diagnosis by ultrasound. 148.1.6856839.

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NIOSH Science Blog

AUGUST 12, 2020

However, by 2030, an estimated 1 million nurses will have retired from the workforce (Buerhaus, Skinner, Auerbach, & Staiger, 2017). As the U.S. workforce ages, many older nurses continue to work in direct patient care. The known safety and health hazards for nurses in direct-care positions could be even more dangerous for older workers.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 29, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: December 28th, 2017 This is a special year end episode of the SGEM. It is time to reflect upon 2017 while at the same time look forward to 2018. display_podcast] Date: December 28th, 2017 This is a special year end episode of the SGEM. It has been an incredible year for a number of reasons.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: September 7th, 2017 Reference: Cohen et al. display_podcast] Date: September 7th, 2017 Reference: Cohen et al. Acupuncture for analgesia in the emergency department: a multicentre, randomised, equivalence and non-inferiority trial.

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ALiEM

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

2017 Jul;17(3):260-266. Valentino MA, Panakos A, Ragupathi L, Williams J, Pavri BB. Flecainide Toxicity: A Case Report and Systematic Review of its Electrocardiographic Patterns and Management. Cardiovasc Toxicol. PMID: 27435408. Wilgenhof A, Michiels V, Cosyns B. An irregular, extremely broad QRS complex rhythm. Am J Emerg Med.

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