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Podcast – High Performing Teams with Dan Dworkis at Tactical Trauma 24

St. Emlyn's

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed This epiode of the St Emlyns Podcast features Dr. Dan Dworkis discussing high-performance teams, excellence in crisis, and how emergency clinicians can continuously improve under pressure. The post Podcast – High Performing Teams with Dan Dworkis at Tactical Trauma 24 appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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EM Quick Hits 63 S-TEC and HUS, IM Epinephrine in OHCA, Dengue, Geriatric Trauma Imaging, TTP

Emergency Medicine Cases

On this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Stephen Freedman on pediatric bloody diarrhea, S-TEC and hemolytic uremic syndrome, Justin Morgenstern on the evidence for IM epinephrine in out of hospital cardiac arrest, Matthew McArther on recognition and ED management of dengue fever, Andrew Petrosoniak on imaging decision making in trauma in older patients, Brit Long & Michael Gotlieb on recognition and management of TTP.Please consider a donation to EM Cases to help ensure continued Free Open Acc

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Get Ready: NERIS National Rollout and Onboarding

ESO

To prepare for the new National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) rollout, the Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), part of UL Research Institutes, in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), and the United States Fire Administration (USFA), hosted several webinar sessions.

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Under Pressure: Coronary Perfusion Pressure

FOAMfrat

What would you say if I were to ask you to describe how the heart gets its oxygenated blood? Would you describe the major coronary arteries and the areas of the heart they feed? Would you describe the aortic valves role in the matter? Can you picture yourself describing WHY the coronaries fill mostly during diastole?Like the rest of the body, the heart requires a constant supply of freshly oxygenated blood.

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Tips on How to Ask For Help

First Responder Wellness

We may all reach a point in our lives when carrying a particular burden becomes too unbearable. Yet upon reaching this point, we may find that we are hesitant to tell anyone we are struggling or that we need help. For many reasonsincluding not wanting to let go of control, feeling ashamed, feeling needy, or not wanting to be rejectedwe often don’t know the best way to ask for the help we need.

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First Aid for Kids: 10 Essential Techniques to Help Your Child

NHCPS Save a Life

Every parent knows the importance of being prepared for the unknown. Even if you always keep a careful eye on your child, they will find a way to fall, scrape a knee, or otherwise put themselves in dangerous situations. While prevention is always the starting point, having a good understanding of first aid for kids […] The post First Aid for Kids: 10 Essential Techniques to Help Your Child appeared first on SaveaLife.com.

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Anticoagulant Selection Is Cornerstone of Pulmonary Embolism Treatment

ACEP Now

The treatment of patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) has evolved substantially over the past few decades. Many patients with PE can be discharged directly from the emergency department (ED). Advanced therapies such as catheter-directed treatments (CDT) are now available in many centers, and anticoagulants such as low-molecularweight heparins (LMWH) and direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have been developed, which obviate the need for frequent laboratory monitoring and dose titration in many pa

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How to Diagnose Eating Disorders in the Emergency Department

ACEP Now

A 16-year-old male presents to the emergency department (ED) with his mother with the chief complaint of intermittent abdominal pain and constipation for several weeks. There are no red flag symptoms for an underlying surgical cause and review of systems is otherwise unremarkable. Vital signs include a heart rate of 50, blood pressure 85/40, temperature of 35.9 C (96.6 F).