Emergency Department Emergency Medical Services Overdose 
EMDocs
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Questions: What are the symptoms of second-generation antipsychotic overdose? How is second-generation antipsychotic overdose diagnosed? What is the treatment for patients who have overdosed on second-generation antipsychotics? 4 The specific incidence of second-generation antipsychotic drug overdose is unknown, however, 4.7%
JEMS
JUNE 16, 2025
Consider also the self-defeating fantasies that hospitals and healthcare systems do not care about Mobile Medicine; that they don’t care whether fire and ambulance services stay in business; and that prehospital data is seen as extraneous. End of life medical orders. Implanted medical devices. They may have fallen.
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JEMS
JUNE 12, 2025
Patients who use emergency medical services have greater severity of illness or injury compared to those who present to the emergency department via other means: A retrospective cohort study. Retrieved March 24, 2025, from [link] 2. Peters, G. Goldberg, S. & Cash, R. JACEP Open , 4(4), e13017. Leyenaar, M.
ACEP Now
JUNE 4, 2025
Drug overdoses are a leading cause of accidental death in the United States, representing a persistent and escalating health crisis. 1 Even in nonfatal opioid overdose cases, there is a significant increase in both short- and long-term mortality. One study found a 5.5 percent occurred within just two days of discharge.
Pediatric EM Morsels
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Broselow-Luten Color-Coded Length-Based Weight-Estimation System: History of [Emergency Medical Services for Children] Designed by Dr. James Broselow. Dr. Broselow was family medicine but switched to emergency medicine. Emergency Medical Services for Children] “Red to Head.” One end of the tape is red with an arrow.
EMDocs
JUNE 2, 2023
Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents (BETA) in the Emergency Department: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. The articles included a prospective observational study, three retrospective observational studies, and two case reports. mg/kg IN; 0.1-0.15
International Journal of Paramedicine
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Background: Frequent callers of emergency medical services comprise a disproportionate percentage of emergency department visits. This study aims to describe reasons for calling 911 and healthcare services among frequent callers in Ontario. Methods: Cross-sectional research design.
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