SplintER Series: 2-Minute Knee Exam | Leg Day #3 | MSK Exam Series

Welcome to Leg Day #3 of the SplintER Series! Performing a fast and focused history and physical examination of a patient with an acute knee injury is an important skill that has the potential to be overlooked in our busy Emergency Departments. Our hope is that after reviewing this post and with enough practice you will be able to complete your exam within 2 minutes! These are can’t-miss points and expert tips on the knee exam for your next shift in the ED.

By William Denq, MD CAQ-SM|2019-12-02T10:07:06-08:00Mar 28, 2019|Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Orthopedic, SplintER, Trauma|

Significance of a traumatic pneumothorax or hemothorax found only on CT imaging

A 32 year old woman arrives in your emergency department after being in a motor vehicle collision where she was the seat-belted driver. She undergoes chest CT imaging despite a negative chest x-ray because of her ongoing anterior chest wall diffuse tenderness. You discover a small 10% pneumothorax (PTX), but no other associated thoracic injuries. Should you place a tube thoracostomy (chest tube)? Should this patient be admitted to the hospital? A 2019 Annals of Emergency Medicine paper by the NEXUS Chest research group tackles these questions.¹

(more…)

By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-03-28T21:36:39-07:00Jan 23, 2019|Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Radiology, Trauma|

SplintER Series: Hip Dislocation | Leg Day #2

Welcome to Leg Day #2 of the SplintER Series. Following up with the Leg Day #1’s primer on tibial plateau fractures, another key orthopedic injury of the leg is hip dislocation. A hip dislocation occurs when there is separation of the head of the femur from the acetabulum of the pelvis in either an anterior or posterior direction.¹

(more…)

By William Denq, MD CAQ-SM|2019-03-28T21:40:37-07:00Jan 14, 2019|Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Orthopedic, SplintER, Trauma|

SplintER Series: Complications & Discharge Care Plans | Splint Principles 103

The SplintER Series is back with its third installment! In this series, we review splinting fundamentals, introduce advanced concepts, and highlight ways to implement these into your next shift. In SplintER 102, we reviewed the materials used in splinting and a general approach to applying a splint. Today’s post puts the spotlight on some of the potential complications of splinting, discharge care plans, and pharmacological adjuncts to aid in recovery.
(more…)

By Austin Smith, MD|2018-03-07T09:39:55-08:00Mar 7, 2018|Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Orthopedic, SplintER|

Prochlorperazine, Metoclopramide, and Diphenhydramine for Acute Migraine Headache

The 2016 American Headache Society (AHS) released recommendations on managing adults with acute migraine headaches.¹ In the November 2017 EM:RAP LIN Sessions podcast episode that I recorded, I realized that I overgeneralized several statements about anti-dopaminergic agents and the use of concurrent diphenhydramine for akathisia risk reduction. So I wanted to clarify things and share a deeper-dive on the topic, thanks to the constructive feedback and help of headache guru Dr. David Vinson and EM pharmacists Dr. Curtis Geier, Dr. Bryan Hayes, and Dr. Zlatan Coralic. Below summarizes the nuanced thought processes in the anti-dopaminergic treatment of migraines.

(more…)

By David R Vinson, MD|2019-05-02T14:33:39-07:00Jan 10, 2018|Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Tox & Medications|

SplintER Series: Splint Principles 101

Why do we splint? Splinting is one of the fundamental procedures of the Emergency Department (ED). How well-versed are we with it? Why do we even splint? By the end of this post, you will know the reason why we splint, when to splint, and just as importantly — when NOT to splint in the ED.
(more…)

By William Denq, MD CAQ-SM|2018-03-07T01:13:06-08:00Sep 19, 2017|Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Incubators, Orthopedic, SplintER|

Team-Focused CPR: Bringing Pre-hospital Success to the ED

High-quality chest compressions and early defibrillation are the cornerstones of effective cardiac arrest care.¹ When implemented correctly these two interventions enhance patient outcomes and improve overall survival.² However, despite simplified advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) algorithms and extensive training of providers, cardiac arrest scenarios in the emergency department (ED) are still high-stress and mortality rates remain high.^3,4

(more…)

By Blake Johnson, MD|2017-09-07T21:23:14-07:00Aug 13, 2017|Cardiovascular, Critical Care/ Resus, Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical)|

Previous 1 234 5 6 7 8 9···17 Next