The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

She is interested in social determinants of health in the emergency department and health policy. Dr. Ian Holley is also a PGY-3 resident in Emergency Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. He is interested in ultrasound and international emergency medicine.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Case: You’re working the morning shift in the emergency department (ED) when you encounter a 3-year-old boy and his family. Alexandra (Ali) Espinel is an Associate professor of pediatrics and otolaryngology at Children’s National Hospital and George Washington University.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 25, 2023

Intranasal Fentanyl for Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Pain Case A 15-year-old female with sickle cell disease (SCD) presents to your emergency department (ED) with a vaso-occlusive pain episode (VOE) of her legs and back. She has a history of similar episodes. There are no other concerning aspects to her examination. Am J Hematol.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 17, 2018

Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine Case: You’re working in a small rural emergency department when a seven-year-old girl comes in by EMS with a head injury. Dad, on the other hand, may need something for anxiety.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 22, 2021

Westafer serves as the Social Media Editor and a research methodology editor for Annals of Emergency Medicine and an Associate Editor for the NEJM Journal Watch Emergency Medicine. A randomized trial comparing prescribed light exercise to standard management for emergency department patients with acute mild traumatic brain injury.

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ACEP Now

JULY 6, 2023

Emergency physicians have earned the right to “re-brand” ourselves as indispensable, money-saving change agents in the health care enterprise. Of course, the bill for any episode of emergency department (ED) care can be substantial, exceeding the billed charges for equivalent care provided in some primary care offices.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 12, 2022

She is an emergency physician at Mount Sinai Hospital and a Clinician Scientist and the Deputy Director of the Schwartz-Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute. Case: An 18-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) after falling off a moving snowmobile and hitting her head on the ground.

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PHEM Cast

MARCH 3, 2019

Emergency Medicine Journal. Ketamine-propofol combination (ketofol) versus propofol alone for emergency department procedural sedation and analgesia: a randomized double-blind trial. Ann Emerg Med. Ketamine for paediatric sedation/analgesia in the emergency department. Emerg Med J. Emerg Med J.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 16, 2017

Embedded Clinical Decision Support in Electronic Health Record Decreases Use of High-cost Imaging in the Emergency Department: EmbED study. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the Director of Simulation Education at Markham Stouffville Hospital in Ontario. AEM July 2017. AEM July 2017.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the creator of the excellent #FOAMed project called First10EM.com Case: A 21-year-old comes into the emergency department after being knocked […] The post SGEM#272: Take the Money and Run without Getting a CT first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

We have mentioned the Glasgow Coma Scale in multiple delicious morsels: Minor closed head injuries in <3 month olds and in the rebaked morsel , Blunt cerebrovascular injury , Cerebral edema in DKA , Pediatric Trauma Pitfalls , and Carbon monoxide poisoning. Predicting outcome in individual patients after severe head injury.

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS A female in her 30s arrives to the emergency department via emergency medical services. After rescue, she had an apparent head injury and was confused but protecting her airway with grossly normal vital signs. The patient is agitated on a backboard with C-collar in place.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 5, 2023

Comparison of PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE rules for children with minor head injury: a prospective cohort study. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2014. Date: July 10, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Joe Mullally is a paediatric trainee in the Welsh paediatric training program and interested in Paediatric Emergency Medicine.

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EMDocs

JULY 11, 2023

PECARN Pediatric Head Injury/Trauma Algorithm, Canadian CT Head Injury Rule, Ottawa Knee and Ankle Rules) do not apply to those with hemophilia and should not guide management. The post emDOCs Podcast – Episode 81: Hemophilia appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. Clinical decision tools (e.g

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2016

Abusive head injury is the most common cause of death from child abuse. Up to 30% of infants with abusive head injury may be misdiagnosed on initial presentation. Accuracy of a screening instrument to identify potential child abuse in emergency departments. J Emerg Med. Louwers et al.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Many people access urgent care via the emergency department (ED) resulting in poor patient experience, delays to care and duplication, also causing overcrowding, leading to harm. The data identified pathways with largest impact potential - chest pain, dyspnoea and falls/frailty/head injury.

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ACEP Now

MAY 6, 2023

Case A 35-year-old male is brought to the emergency department (ED) following a single-motor-vehicle collision in which two people were ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. Unrestrained passengers tend to strike the windshield and dashboard, often sustaining trauma to the head, thorax, and legs.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

Whilst you were busy managing head injuries and drownings, Ranulf had been out with a group of boys from school this evening. Interim results presented earlier this year show that REBOA performed within the Emergency Department increased mortality. c) Or, do both?

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Emergency Department Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Trauma Patients With Exsanguinating Hemorrhage: The UK-REBOA Randomized Clinical Trial [published online ahead of print, 2023 Oct 12]. 2 Despite these recommendations there are no randomized clinical trials to help guide practice until now.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Aims and Objectives Early identification of patients at higher risk of death and hospital admission is an important problem in emergency departments. 0.018 , 0.12] INJURY OF HIP/LEG/KNEE/ANKLE/FOOT 7427 15 653 8.8 HEAD INJURY 3493 22 382 10.9 FACIAL INJURY 1555 1 128 8.2 ABDOMINAL PAIN 5629 48 2473 43.9

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Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

million presentation to ED’s throughout the US Usually occur due to falls Also commonly occur due to sports, MVC’s, etc.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 9, 2022

AEM April 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician and assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. AEM April 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician and assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. Date: April 7th, 2022 Reference: Wong et al.

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