Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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Trauma Reports May 2006
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Pediatric Anaphylaxis: Critical Aspects of ED Management
Anaphylaxis is a true life-threatening emergency that may occur following a variety of exposures. Foods, such as peanuts and tree nuts, antibiotics, and more recently, latex have all been implicated as potential triggers of a severe analpylactic reaction. -
Full May 1, 2006 Issue in PDF
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Full March 2006 Issue in PDF
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Airway management skills: Is your staff well trained?
When things go wrong in airway management, they do so with a vengeance. Critical airway skills are a must in emergency medicine because intubations tend to occur in less than ideal circumstances. Along with those less than ideal circumstances come less than ideal risks for errors. Errors during endotracheal intubations have serious to devastating consequences for the patient. Hence, a prudent emergency provider anticipates potential problems during the process of airway management. -
Managing the Airway of the Pediatric Trauma Patient: Meeting the Challenge
Accidental injury is the number one cause of death and disability in all children between 1 and 18 years of age. In 2002, trauma accounted for 33-39% of mortality in children aged 1-14 years. -
Full March/April 2006 Issue in PDF
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Full February 20, 2006 issue in PDF
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An Update on the Emergency Department Management of Asthma Part II: Management Strategies and Special Populations
Part I of this series examined the pathophysiology of asthma and emergency department management strategies such as beta agonists, steroids, and magnesium. Part II will continue with management strategies and will also discuss asthma in special populations. -
Full February 2006 issue in PDF