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• Use of Mechanical CPR Devices has Increased 1,511% – What You Need to Know

  Image – Bigstock Author: Jake Toy, OMS IIWestern University of Health SciencesCollege of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, CAAAEM/RSA Publications Committee Member This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Introduction There are an estimated 424,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) among Americans annually.[1] Survival rates for OHCA are low, ranging from 10.6% […]
• Drowning in your own Blood: Managing Massive Hemoptysis

  Bigstock Author: Jonathan Morgan, MSIV Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Bradenton Case: EMS calls; they are 5 minutes out with a 50-year-old female patient in cardiac arrest with massive airway bleeding. She began coughing up blood and collapsed several minutes prior to EMS arrival. She is currently intubated with a 7.0 ETT, 3 doses of […]
• Synthetic Cannabinoids, a NEW Problem

  Image Credit: Image from Lance Cpl. Damany S. Coleman This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more.    Author: Nishma Sachedina, MD    Emergency Medicine Resident    University of Chicago    AAEM/RSA Publications Committee Member In the 1980s, scientists developed synthetic cannabinoids as a means to study the endocannabinoid system.[1,2] While some earnest chemists characterized […]
• Ocular Emergency: Chemical Burns, A Non-Ophthalmologist Approach to Initial Treatment and Referral

  Image from Maxxl2 – Wikimedia Commons This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Author: Fernando Pellerano, MS-V Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) School of Medicine Chemical burns represent potentially blinding ocular injuries and constitute a true ocular emergency requiring immediate assessment and initiation of treatment. The sequelae of an ocular burn can be severe and particularly challenging […]
• Diphenhydramine Overdose in the ED

  Image Credit: Flickr Andrew Ranta Author: Kaylinn Dokken, OMSIVWestern University of Health Sciences You are just at the beginning of your shift when paramedics call in and notify you that they are bringing in a 35 year old female who reports that she took 3,000 mg of diphenhydramine in a suicide attempt. Her BP is […]
• Clonidine Toxicity: A Brief Review

  Image Credit: Flickr Pranjal Mahna Author: Matt Rosen, MSIVGeorgetown School of Medicine This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Background: Clonidine was once a popular antihypertensive agent, and while its use as a primary blood pressure agent has declined, it continues to have a role in hypertension management for some patients. Clonidine is also […]
• Top 10 Most Read Posts of 2015

  Flickr: Epic Fireworks I would like to take a moment to recognize our Top 10 articles of 2015 and congratulate the authors (see below). Additionally, I would like to thank each of the AAEM/RSA Blog authors, reviewers, mentors, and editorial staff members for a wonderful and successful 2015. We are accepting articles for 2016 and […]
• Retinal Detachment: What You Need to Know

  Image Credit: Subhadra Jalal – Flickr Author: Stephanie Cihlar, MSIIIMedical StudentLoyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineAAEM/RSA Publications Committee Member This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Introduction Retinal detachment is one of the most common ophthalmic emergencies, affecting approximately 1 in 10,000 people per year.[1] Because of the risk of permanent vision loss, […]
• Board Review: Hypothermia/Cold Water Submersion

  Author: Kevin P. Beres, DO PGY-1UTHealth Emergency Medicine Resident Originally Published: Modern Resident, April/May 2015  Growing up in Wisconsin, one of the beloved New Year’s traditions was the polar bear plunge, which translates to a group of people jumping into the cold lakes on New Year’s Day. This event brings up two important concepts: cold […]
• Maisonneuve Fracture – A can’t miss diagnosis!

  Author: Benjamin Lindquist, MD This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Chief Resident Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency A 50 year-old male pedestrian presented to the emergency department by ambulance after having his left foot struck by a bicyclist while the foot was firmly planted on the ground. He complained of severe pain to his […]

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