EMS calls ahead to report a 73 yo female with active CPR in progress after being pulled from a housefire. As you run to prepare you resus room, you wrack your brain for everything you know about smoke inhalation victims. Aren't there some toxicology concerns here? Good thing you read this quick refresher on EMDaily!
Read moreSubmitted by Angela Ugorets, MD
The next few weeks we will be highlighting different scary pediatric coughs. We start with croup --
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A 24 yo male presents with headache and feeling unsteady
Read moreSubmitted by Eric Chavis, MD
An intubated 32 year old female is brought to the ED in cardiac arrest. Family was suspecting that this was an overdose.\ given a recent hospitalization for acetaminophen overdose. EMS reports that on arrival the patient had a bluish discoloration to the skin, and she is now extrememly pale with the appearance of a cadaver. What could have caused this clinical picture? Read on for a discussion of a very rare but extremely deadly poisoning...
Read moreSubmitted by Angela Ugorets, MD
Rarely a shift goes by when one doesn't consider meningitis on the differential. Here we review the basics of this disease, including most common organisms, recommended antibitioc treatment, and more!
Read moreSubmitted by Lynn Manganiello, DO
Great teams review their performances. A recent publication from George Washington University used video of cardiac arrest resuscitations to generate educational interventions to minimize pulse checks during resuscitation.
Read moreSubmitted by Lars-Kristofer Peterson, MD
29 y/o female presents to the ED w/ L wrist pain.
Read moreSubmitted by Patrice Baptista, MD