American Ambulance Association

MARCH 3, 2025

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Emergency Medical Services

Life in the Fastlane

MARCH 3, 2025

John Mackenzie and Amanda Beech Procedure: Speculum examination Emergency Procedure, instructions and discussion: Speculum examination and removal of products, how (and when) to find the cervix in the emergency department.

Emergency Department

AAAM

MARCH 3, 2025

Join your road safety peers at these upcoming road safety events and conferences: April 2025 AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety 2025 Safe Mobility Conference April 79, 2025, in Madison, Wisconsin, USA May 2025 CARSP/ICTCT 2025 Road Safety Conference May 2023, 2025, in Qubec City, Qubec, Canada June 2025 2025 International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI) Asia June 2527, 2025, in Chennai, India July 2025 VIII International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Psychology

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Core EM

MARCH 3, 2025

We discuss the evaluation of and treatment options for acute back pain. Hosts: Benjamin Friedman, MD Brian Gilberti, MD [link] Download Leave a Comment Tags: Musculoskeletal , Orthopaedics Show Notes **Please fill out this quick survey to help us develop additional resources for our listeners: Core EM Survey ** Clinical Evaluation: Primary Goal: Distinguish benign musculoskeletal pain from serious pathology.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 3, 2025

This was written by Hans Helseth. A 69 year old woman with a history of hypertension presented to the emergency department by EMS for evaluation of chest pain and shortness of breath. She awoke in the morning with sharp chest pain which worsened throughout the morning. As her pain worsened, so did her dyspnea. She was found by paramedics with an oxygen saturation of 64%, but could not tolerate BiPAP during transport due to claustrophobia.

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AAAM

MARCH 3, 2025

Meet Kathleen (Kathy) D. Klinich , AAAM member and Research Scientist at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Get to know Kathy in her own words. How long have you been a member of AAAM? Off and on throughout my 30+ year career. What inspired you to join AAAM? The welcoming and inclusive conferences. What are your main areas of interest in the field of Automotive Medicine?

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Emergency Medicine Ireland

MARCH 3, 2025

Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. Following on from the recent post on Heparin, today we’re going to talk about one of its more significant complications – Heparin Induced Thromboyctopaenia or HIT for short. In my notes I had it down as HITTS for hepain induced thrombotic thrombocytopaenia syndrome which I kind of liked as it included the important presence of thrombosis in the context of low platelets.

Critical Care

GEDC

MARCH 3, 2025

GEDCs mission is made possible through collaboration with like-minded organizations. In our new Collaborator Spotlight Series, were highlighting the work that our partner organizations are doing to improve emergency department care for older adults. Since its beginning in 1970, the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) has supported emergency nurses in providing the highest quality of care.

Emergency Department

AAAM

MARCH 3, 2025

AAAM is excited to announce the launch of its new online learning platform , now the central home for all AIS courses and AAAM webinars. This new system, which was officially launched at the end of January, offers a streamlined and user-friendly experience, making it easier than ever to access AAAMs educational content. Whether youre enrolling in your first AIS course or revisiting one of AAAM’s educational webinars, all course materials and webinar recordings will now live in one convenie

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EM Board Bombs

MARCH 3, 2025

-Case- A 45-year-old man with a history of IV drug use presents to the ED with persistent fevers, night sweats, and malaise over the past two weeks. He mentions some weight loss and recently noticed painful nodules on his fingertips. On exam, he has a new systolic murmur that wasn’t documented in previous visits.

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AAAM

MARCH 3, 2025

Meet Kathryn Loftis, PhD, CAISS. Kathryn is a Biomedical Engineer and Injury Biomechanics Research Analyst for DEVCOM Analysis Center at the University of Louisville Hospital in Maryland, USA. How long have you been using AIS ? Since about 2006-2007. I started with AIS 98, then moved to AIS 2005 update 2008, then helped with developing AIS 2015. I’ve also been a faculty with AIS since about 2015.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 3, 2025

With millions of journal articles published yearly, it is impossible to keep up. This month, the team from Royal Manchester Childrens ED highlights the diversity of current paediatric literature, ranging from air pollution, wheeze, trauma, surgery, to sadly but inevitably, child death. Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital (RMCH) is a tertiary and major trauma centre in the North-West of England.

Emergency Department

AAAM

MARCH 3, 2025

Dear AAAM Members, Greetings! I hope this message finds you well and energized for the year ahead. As we enter 2025, I am honored to continue serving as President of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. It is a privilege to work with such an exceptional community dedicated to improving road safety and saving lives worldwide. Reflecting on 2024, I am deeply grateful for the remarkable efforts of our committee chairs, members, volunteers, and staff.

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AAAM

MARCH 3, 2025

Join your road safety peers at these upcoming road safety events and conferences: 2025 Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety March 9 March 11, 2025 in Long Beach, California, USA The 2025 Lifesavers Conference provides a national platform with approximately 70 workshops, ten tracks, plenary sessions, and an extensive exhibit hall. The Lifesavers Conference program is designed to engage federal, state, and local government, law enforcement, public health, injury prevention, advocacy, and non-

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