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Preventing ICU Infections: An Effective Application of An Old Public Health Strategy
Despite better compliance with hand hygiene and screening, use of isolation, and other techniques, ICUs remain notorious breeding grounds for hospital-acquired infections. A universal decolonization strategy reduces the total number of ICU bloodborne infections. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full January 1, 2013 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Pediatric Foreign Body Ingestions
I started my emergency medicine practice prior to the widespread availability of pediatric-sized fiberoptic endoscopes. At that time, esophagoscopy using rigid endoscopes was a therapeutic option, but the availability of trained practitioners was limited in many communities. -
Skin and Soft-tissue Infections
Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) are very common in children, and during the past decade the incidence has been increasing dramatically, especially infections secondary to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). -
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports - Full August 2013 Issue in PDF
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports Rapid Access Guidelines Supplement
Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Skin and Soft-tissue Infections -
Evaluation of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Acute HIV in the ED in PDF
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Critical Care Alert - Full January 2014 Issue in PDF
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Burnout Syndrome Among Critical Care Professionals: A Cause for Alarm
While burnout occurs in any occupation, this paper will focus on ICU nurses and physicians. -
The Vexing Problems of Lung-Protective Ventilation: Asynchrony, Work of Breathing, and Sedation
This single-center, prospective, observational study examined the effects of clinician adjustments in ventilator settings or sedation/analgesic dosing on breath stacking (an inspiratory effort that causes the ventilator to deliver two consecutive breaths without an intervening expiratory phase).