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Clinical , EMS , Prehospital Care

A Quick and Dirty Guide: Information Every Physician Should Know

2/14/2015 Michael Spigner, MD, EMT-CC
A Quick and Dirty Guide: Information Every Physician Should Know The world of EMS represents a mosaic of different systems and practices that share a common goal. If the emergency department had a mo
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Clinical , Ultrasound

Sounding the Bowel

2/14/2015 Tomislav Jelic, MD , David Kirschner, MD
Sounding the Bowel Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Small-Bowel Obstruction Case 1. A 72-year-old male with no past medical history presents to the ED with two days of vomiting and severe abdominal
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Clinical , Trauma , Neurology

A Review of Basilar Skull Fractures

2/14/2015 Sajid Khan, MD , Katie Thompson, DO
A Review of Basilar Skull Fractures Case A 57-year-old intoxicated female presents after a fall from standing height. She denies any headache, vision changes, loss of consciousness, or neck pain, and
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Clinical , Airway , Pediatric EM

Foreign-Body Aspiration: A Pediatric Airway Emergency

2/14/2015 Molly Wormley, MD
Foreign-Body Aspiration: A Pediatric Airway Emergency Foreign-body aspirations are potential life-threatening emergencies and are the leading causes of unintentional injury in children less than one
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Clinical , Toxicology

Uncomfortably Numb: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity and Treatment

2/14/2015 Ryan Surmaitis, DO
Uncomfortably Numb: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity and Treatment Case Scenario You are in the middle of a busy shift when you receive a pre-hospital call that EMS is 15 minutes out with an active
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Health Policy , Disaster Medicine

A Review of U.S. Disaster Preparedness Programs

2/14/2015 E. Page Bridges, MD
A Review of U.S. Disaster Preparedness Programs This fall, the first cases of Ebola were diagnosed and treated in the United States. Although the spread of this disease fell far short of the disaster
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Clinical , Ultrasound , Orthopedics

Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Aid Shoulder Reduction

2/14/2015 Marsia Vermeulen, DO, FACEP , Amie Kim, MD
Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Aid Shoulder Reduction Case A 16-year-old boy presents to the ED with right shoulder pain after strongly throwing a ball overhand. He denies any direct trauma or his
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Clinical , Hematology

The White Count: Acute Hyperleukocytosis and Leukostasis

2/14/2015 Pooja Nanavati, MD , Michael McCurdy, MD
The White Count: Acute Hyperleukocytosis and Leukostasis Etiology and Management Case. A 25-year-old previously healthy male presents with a three-week history of flu-like symptoms, including myalgia
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Airway , Critical Care , Clinical

Post-Intubation Hemodynamic Collapse in the Critically Ill Patient

2/12/2015 Naomi George, MD
Post-Intubation Hemodynamic Collapse in the Critically Ill Patient In patients with multiple comorbidities or severe underlying heart disease, ETI may precipitate cardiac ischemia or dysrhythmia lead
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Clinical , Ultrasound

Breathing Easier With Point-of-Care Ultrasound

1/9/2015 Michael Schick, DO, MA
Breathing Easier With Point-of-Care Ultrasound Case A 60-year-old male rolls in by EMS with a complaint of shortness of breath. He was discharged from prison two months ago, at which time he ceased a

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