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The Decision To Stop In Geriatric Trauma

The Trauma Pro

Traumatic injury is a continuum ranging from very minor to immediately fatal. The mortality rate along that continuum rises exponentially as the Injury Severity Score (ISS) increases. We long ago moved away from the philosophy of keeping someone alive at all costs to embracing the concept of quality of life. We have become more thoughtful about considering patient and family input in difficult cases.

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Sensible Medicine x Vaccine Curious: Tracy Beth Høeg and Christine Stabell Benn compare US & Danish COVID-19 response and child vaccination policy

Sensible Medicine

Listen now | An introduction to a podcast series comparing US and Danish public policy, with a focus on the many differences in COVID-19 response and vaccination policies

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Intersection Dangers – Emergency Response Drive Training With A Simulator

Emergency Live

Emergency Response Driver Simulator: A Safe and Effective Way to Train for Intersection Dangers Intersections contain several potential hazards and risks for an emergency driver. The driver must assess and negotiate an intersection without risking an accident. Potential hazards, which may be pedestrians or other road users hiding behind vehicles, can stress drivers when an […] The post Intersection Dangers – Emergency Response Drive Training With A Simulator appeared first on Emergency Liv

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Paediatric Point of care ultrasound: Big Kids playing with toys or the future of Paediatric emergency medicine? Part II

St. Emlyn

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Part 2 of our introduction to ultrasound use in the paediatric emergency department with @Dr_Pete_EmMed #USS @FOAMed #paediatrics The post Paediatric Point of care ultrasound: Big Kids playing with toys or the future of Paediatric emergency medicine? Part II appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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Uterine prolapse: what is it and how is it treated?

Emergency Live

When the uterus descends from the lesser pelvis, it is called uterine prolapse The post Uterine prolapse: what is it and how is it treated? appeared first on Emergency Live.

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EMCrit 356 – More on Accidental Hypothermia with Ken Zafren

EMCrit

A deeper dive on accidental hypothermia in anticipation of my much awaited winter EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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Arresting and Agitating Pitfalls in Patient Restraint

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

Patient restraint is a high risk, high liability encounter for all levels of emergency medical practitioners. Often, acutely agitated patients be.

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LifeBridge Health selects NRC Health as its new patient experience partner

NRC Health

LifeBridge Health has selected NRC Health  as its partner in providing Human Understanding through personalized healthcare solutions and data-driven insights. The post LifeBridge Health selects NRC Health as its new patient experience partner appeared first on NRC Health.

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September 2023 News from the College

ACEP Now

You vs. Your Brain—A Session to Make You Think Kick off your ACEP23 experience with an exciting opening session that could change the way you and your brain work together. Did you know our brains are wired to take short cuts that sometimes lead to cognitive distortions? Understanding how and why our biases work is an important first step in improving our decision-making, determining information we’re willing to trust, and building relationships.

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Breaking down barriers

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This post accompanies Dani’s talk at DFTB23 in Adelaide It was Winter 2021—the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. We were in lockdown. In the emergency department, we were working our way through tonnes of PPE, masks, aprons, and gloves. We were exhausted. Our patients were scared. Headlines were terrifying. One of our nurses worked on her days off in the vaccination centre.

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Residency Spotlight: MetroHealth Emergency Medicine Residency

ACEP Now

What does your program offer that residents can’t get anywhere else? Our program pairs training at one of the busiest emergency departments in the country at a nationally recognized county, safety-net, Level I Trauma and Regional Burn Center (MetroHealth) with a world-renowned quaternary academic referral center (Cleveland Clinic). This unique combination exposes residents to an impressive variety of pathology and truly prepares them to practice in any environment after graduation.