The Trauma Pro

JULY 25, 2023

Although posterior hip dislocation is an uncommon injury, the consequences of delayed recognition or treatment can be dire. The majority are caused by head-on car crashes, and 90% of these are posterior dislocations. The femoral head is forced across the back wall of the acetabulum, either by the knee striking the dash, or by forces moving up the leg when the knee is locked.

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Canadian EM

JULY 25, 2023

A 50-year-old female presents to your ER with a chief complaint of palpitations. A 12-lead ECG shows supraventricular tachycardia at a rate of 165 bpm, and she is put on telemetry. She is clinically stable. You attempt the modified Valsalva maneuver with no effect. You explain that you will have to give her medication to bring her heart rhythm back to normal.

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Medagadget

JULY 25, 2023

Engineers at the Federal University of Espirito Santo in Brazil have developed smart pants that can non-intrusively track physical movements and provide updates to caregivers if the people they’re taking care of are showing signs of distress. This application could be very useful for people who are monitoring elderly patients in healthcare facilities.

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Science Based Medicine

JULY 25, 2023

The third installment in debunking the antivaxxer book “Turtles All the Way Down”: Chapter 3, “Deficient by Design: The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)”. The post The Grand Debunk of the antivaxxer book “Turtles All the Way Down” (part 3/10) first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Medagadget

JULY 25, 2023

Scientists at the City University of Hong Kong have developed a coating for wearable technologies that can help to dissipate heat, reducing the chances of skin burns and increasing the life of such devices. Electronic devices can generate heat, but this can be problematic for wearables that are in constant contact with the skin. The heat may be uncomfortable, may overheat the device itself, and could even cause skin burns.

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Emergency Live

JULY 25, 2023

Osteomyelitis is an infection of the osteoarticular system which, if not properly treated, can become chronic The post Osteomyelitis: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Medagadget

JULY 25, 2023

Engineers at the University of Sydney have developed a photonic radar that allows them to monitor breathing rates without the need to attach equipment to a patient’s skin. Wired or more invasive systems may not be suitable for everyone – for instance, burn patients with damaged skin or infants with a tiny body surface area may not be able to avail of such systems.

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Northwestern EM Blog

JULY 25, 2023

Written by: Courtney Premer-Barragan, MD, PhD (NUEM ‘25) Edited by: Adam Payne, MD (NUEM ‘24) Expert Commentary by : Kelsea Caruso, PharmD Expert Commentary Emergency Medicine practitioners may be quick to recommend patients to “pump and dump” when on antibiotics, but this can have downstream detrimental effects on the baby and on the mother. With the numerous indications for antibiotics, including some dealing with breastfeeding itself, it is imperative that EM providers recognize that most ant

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NRC Health

JULY 25, 2023

At HUB23, you’ll find expanded, dynamic programming focused on bringing impact to your organization. The post HUB23 Preview: Prisma Health appeared first on NRC Health.

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

JULY 25, 2023

In a recent study of emergency physicians (EPs) who left the workforce between 2013 and 2020, authors sought to investigate their age and nu.

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EMergucate

JULY 25, 2023

The chest x-ray is from a 6 year old with asthma exacerbation. What can be seen?

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EMDocs

JULY 25, 2023

Today on the emDOCs cast with Brit Long, MD ( @long_brit) , we post exposure prophylaxis for HIV with Jess Pelletier, MD. Episode 82: HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis HIV Background Globally, 0.5% of people are infected with HIV and there are 5000 new daily infections. The incidence in the U.S. is rising, but global incidence decreasing due to greater availability of ART,prevention programs , use of barrier protection , circumcision for men , and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) .

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