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SAEM Clinical Images Series: An On-Target Diagnosis

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A 25-year-old female with no pertinent past medical history presented to an emergency department in Massachusetts with four days of generalized malaise, myalgias, congestion, low-grade fever, and a rash behind her left knee. 2018 Nov 1;154(11):1292-1303. JAMA Dermatol. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.3186.

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Elbow Dislocations

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Elbow Dislocations in the Emergency Department: A Review of Reduction Techniques. J Emerg Med. 2018 Jun;54(6):849-854. Epub 2018 Apr 19. 2018 Apr 4;100(7):e46. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan–. PMID: 30521261 Gottlieb M, Schiebout J. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.02.011. 2018.02.011.

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Emergency Evidence Updates – May 2025

The Bottom Line

Journal of Hepatology Association of central capillary refill time with mortality in adult trauma patients: a secondary analysis of the crash-2 randomised controlled trial data Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine Dorsal Digital Nerve Block Versus Ultrasound-Guided Selective Peripheral Nerve Block for Finger Analgesia: (..)

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Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage: A Three-Pronged Approach

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A young woman, 13 days post-tonsillectomy, comes into your rural emergency department (ED) coughing up blood. Published August 6, 2018. and youre three hours from the nearest tertiary care center. On exam, you see bright red blood trickling down her left tonsillar fossa. Its going to take time to get her to a tertiary center.

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OMI, NOMI, and EMS: The Case for EMS Recognition of Occlusive MI

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While the relationship between early recognition of STEMI and improved outcomes is clear, are there other emergent cardiovascular complaints that warrant similar consideration? In 2018, Meyers, Weingart, and Smith published “The OMI Manifesto” which shed light on the concept of a novel categorization of acute myocardial infarction 2.

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Airway Considerations in Prehospital Cardiac Arrest

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In a large emergency department, intubation is a frequent enough event to generate confidence. The PART trial, a well conducted, pragmatic, cluster-crossover trial from 2018 evaluated outcomes of 3,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients in the United States. Unsuccessful insertion for the ETI group was 44.1

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Case Report: When Syncope Gets Hairy

ACEP Now

Although finding the perfect outfit and keeping it clean, making sure remnants of breakfast aren’t present in the child’s teeth, and getting their hairstyle just right are typical stressors surrounding picture day, most parents do not think about their young student having a potential medical emergency just hours before saying “cheese.”