Surviving an Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Associated with Patients’ Floor in High-Rise Buildings
Case: A 49-year-old man calls 911 complaining of chest pain and then collapses while on the phone….
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Surviving an Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Associated with Patients’ Floor in High-Rise Buildings
Case: A 49-year-old man calls 911 complaining of chest pain and then collapses while on the phone.... -
Urine Tests Unreliable for Assessing Dehydration in Older Adults
Urine tests should not be used to indicate hydration status in older people because their diagnostic accuracy... -
Radiation Therapy Overuse Spikes in the Emergency Department
Can you remember the last time you worked a shift in the emergency department and ordered zero...
Urine Tests Unreliable for Assessing Dehydration in Older Adults
Urine tests should not be used to indicate hydration status in older people because their diagnostic accuracy…
Radiation Therapy Overuse Spikes in the Emergency Department
Can you remember the last time you worked a shift in the emergency department and ordered zero…
Non-Operative Management Effective in Severe Splenic Injury
In patients with high-grade splenic injury, non-operative management (NOM) can be as effective as immediate splenectomy (IS),…
Obese Women May Need Double Dose of LNG-based Emergency Contraception
Obese women may need a double dose of levonorgestrel-based emergency contraception (LNG EC), a new study hints….
Aggressive TIA Therapy May Cut Serious Stroke Risk by Half
New data from centers that aggressively treat transient ischemia attacks (TIAs) offer new evidence that quick action…
Increased Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Risk With Psoriasis
Patients with psoriasis have an increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) that is greater with more…
U.S. Researchers Estimate Microcephaly Risk from Zika Infection
U.S. researchers are estimating a wide range of potential risk for the birth defect microcephaly following Zika…
Emergency Medicine Foundation-Funded Research Focuses on Reducing Pulmonary Complications in Sepsis
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of an ongoing series highlighting researchers sponsored by the Emergency…
Guidance on Cerebrospinal Fluid Sterilization in Pediatric Meningitis, Carotid Injury Risk after Palatal Wound in Children
The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love—and are always humbled—by those…