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Family Presence During Pediatric Resuscitations and Invasive Procedures
ACEP, AAP, and several other prominent pediatric and critical care organizations have endorsed the practice of offering parents the choice about being present during invasive procedures and resuscitations. The majority of the literature supports providing the parents the choice to be able to remain with their children during procedures, including resuscitative efforts. There have also been psychological benefits with family members who remained present during resuscitations by lowering their anxiety and depression scores, having fewer disturbing memories, and lowering degrees of intrusive imagery and post-traumatic avoidance behavior. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full February 9, 2014 Issue in PDF
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Tick-borne Illness in the ED: Part I
Lyme disease is the most common vector disease. It often presents with erythema chronicum migrans in its earliest and most treatable stage.
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To Transfuse or Not Transfuse
In 1818, James Blundell performed the first successful human blood transfusion in a woman with postpartum hemorrhage. Nearly 200 years later, about 15 million red blood cell (RBC) units are transfused annually in the United States. Many of these transfusions occur in the intensive care unit (ICU), where up to 30-50% of patients are transfused. Despite the frequency of RBC transfusions, there is little evidence that transfusions benefit patients. -
Reducing Antibiotic Overuse: An Intervention with Positive Outcomes
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Effects of ICU Capacity Strain on Patient Outcomes and ICU Discharge Timing
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Massive Transfusion: Part I
This is a two-part article on the treatment of massive hemorrhage, which is something that can be seen in any emergency department, small or large, rural or urban. There have been recent changes in the use of blood and adjuvant therapies, in part from our military advances. These articles will review the current recommendations for massive transfusion. Part II of the article will review adjunct therapies, scoring systems, and complications of massive transfusion. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full March 9, 2014 Issue in PDF
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Diagnosis and Management of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the Emergency Department
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports - Full March 2014 Issue in PDF