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Rethinking Fluid Resuscitation in Vaso-Occlusive Crisis: Is Lactated Ringer’s the Superior Choice?

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saline (NS) solutions are both isotonic crystalloids widely used for intravenous fluid resuscitation across many contexts and disease states ( Myburgh 2013 ). Reliance on a billing dataset, instead of EMR or prospective data, likely affected the quality of outcome measurement. Lactated Ringer (LR) and 0.9%

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Being a Better Advocate for Your Patients with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities

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In one study alone, EMR/EMT Students failed to adequately recognize or suspect autism in simulated trauma victims 87% of the time. 2 Only 1% of those studied actively attempted to solicit information from the patient with a suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), instead electing to question bystanders. Developmental disability basics.

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