Surgery
Ketofol an alternative deep sedative
Australian emergency medicine researchers have successfully trialled an alternative deep sedative for patients in the emergency department.
Nov 9, 2016
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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Medications
Team finds ketamine alleviates acute pain during ambulance rides
Dr. Gary Andolfatto didn't anticipate that furthering his pain management research would become a personal mission—but he didn't expect to injure himself either.
Apr 26, 2019
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Health
Many non-emergency medicine trained physicians in ER care
(HealthDay)—The emergency medicine workforce comprises many non-emergency medicine trained physicians, according to a study recently published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Jul 13, 2018
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Other
Repeat CT scan urged for head trauma patients on warfarin
(HealthDay) -- Minor head trauma patients taking warfarin should have a repeat computed tomography (CT) scan prior to discharge to detect delayed hemorrhage, particularly in those with an initial international normalized ...
May 31, 2012
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Surgery
Reducing aeromedical transport for traumas saved money and lives
Changes to the trauma triage protocol in Maryland resulted in decreased use of helicopter transport for trauma patients and improved patient outcomes, saving lives and money. The results of a 11-year study of the impact of ...
Oct 2, 2015
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Medications
Droperidol is safe for agitated ER patients, despite black box warning
Droperidol is safe and effective for calming violent and aggressive emergency patients, and the negative effects that garnered a black box warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are actually quite rare. A new ...
Apr 17, 2015
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Other
ER docs can pick your nose
The range of options for medicating emergency patients intranasally has greatly expanded in recent years and can even be preferable for certain patients, including children, according to the results of a paper published online ...
Apr 4, 2017
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Health
Kaiser Permanente emergency department intervention for adult head trauma reduces CT use
Implementing a decision support tool for the use of computed tomography for adult head injuries resulted in reduced CT use and allowed for better identification of injuries, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published ...
Jul 24, 2017
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Medications
Street Norco looks like the real thing but really, really isn't
A paper published online yesterday in Annals of Emergency Medicine warns that a new street drug combining fentanyl and a novel synthetic opioid is being marketed illicitly as Norco but is much stronger and much more dangerous.
Jul 28, 2016
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Cardiology
Is it Bell's palsy or a stroke? Emergency physicians have the answer
Emergency physicians correctly identified nearly 100 percent of patients with Bell's palsy, the symptoms of which are nearly identical to potentially life-threatening diseases such as stroke and brain tumors. The results ...
Jul 26, 2013
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