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Compassionate Care for Neurodivergent Patients in the Emergency Dept.

ACEP Now

Published August 5, 2020. Prevalence and characteristics of autism spectrum disorder among children aged 8 years—Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 sites, United States, 2020. Published June 12, 2020. Accessed October 17, 2024. Maenner MJ, Warren Z, Williams AR, et al. Published March 24, 2023.

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Implementing Ultrasound w/ Allen Wolfe

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For those on the front lines of EMS, embracing ultrasound is not just an enhancement of your toolkitit's a transformative step towards excellence in patient care. References: Amaral, C. Ralston, D. C., & Becker, T. Prehospital point-of-care ultrasound: A transformative technology. SAGE open medicine, 8, 2050312120932706. link] Beckl, R.,

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The Future of Autonomous EMS Delivery Systems

JEMS

Drones may be used to save lives in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine , 25(1), 43. Perelman, V., & & Han, B. Future emergency medical services: Autonomous ambulances and robotics. Journal of Emergency Medicine Technology , 5(2), 112-120.

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EM@3AM: Murine Typhus

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Rosh Review Website Link References: Texas Department of State Health Services. Flea-Borne Typhus. Accessed August 19, 2024. California Department of Public Health. Flea-Borne Typhus: Epidemiology Summary 2013-2019. Accessed August 19, 2024. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Murine Typhus—United States, 2002. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep.

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Communicating with Pediatric Patients in Crisis

JEMS

This increase was also reflected in data from 2011-2020 where pediatric emergency department visits for behavioral health increased from 4.8 million in 2020. Fowler, Seminar in Crisis Safety for the ASD Population, Organization for Autism Research , 2020. million in 2011 to 7.5 This was an increase of 7.7% of visits to 13.1%

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Symptomatic Bradycardia: The Epinephrine Era Ends

Handtevy

Back in 2020, Holmberg et al. Hallelujah For years, the use of epinephrine in bradycardic pediatric patients receiving CPR has been embedded in resuscitation algorithms. But as many of you have long recognized, evidence—not tradition—should guide our protocols. And the evidence has spoken—again and again.

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Tranq dope (fentanyl-xylazine combination): A new horizon in opioid withdrawal treatment

ALiEM

Microdosing Methods Help, 2020. A Plea From People Who Use Drugs to Clinicians: New Ways to Initiate Buprenorphine Are Urgently Needed in the Fentanyl Era. J Addict Med. 2022;16(4):389-391. PMID 35020693. Starting Bupe From Fentanyl Can Be a Nightmare. D’Onofrio G, Hawk KF, Perrone J, et al.

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