George Washington University Emergency Medicine Blog
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Crowd Control Devices – Initial Evaluation and Management in the ED
By Arman Hussain
/ May 8, 2024
The article emphasizes the crucial role emergency medical programs play in managing injuries from crowd control devices. Highlighting the necessity…
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Hypothermia Recap and Resources
By Arman Hussain
/ November 1, 2023
Take Home Points DC’s Cold Emergency Plan goes into effect when temp+windchill drops to 15F or 20F with any meteorological…
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Phenobarbital: The Sobering Truth
By Kirsten Boone
/ October 18, 2023
Phenobarbital may be a viable option for treating alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) as both monotherapy and in combination with benzodiazepines….
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Picture This: Imaging in Renal Colic
By Arman Hussain
/ August 9, 2023
Take Home Points For young adult patients with a high suspicion of an uncomplicated kidney stone (typical presentation) and adequate…
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A Bone to Pick: Diagnosing Osteomyelitic Foot Infections
By Taylor Peter-Bibb
/ July 26, 2023
Take Home Points Osteomyelitis is hard to diagnose, it takes multiple modalities (exam, labs, gestalt) to have enough sensitivity/specificity to…
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The Other Pancreatitis
By Jordan Feltes
/ July 12, 2023
Take Home Points Consider this diagnosis in patients who don’t have clear gallstone or ETOH etiologies of pancreatitis Check serum…
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CHILL OUT, BRO!: ED Management of Hypothermia
By Michael West
/ July 1, 2023
Whether it’s someone who spent too much time bobsledding in front of the Capital (a tradition protected by the official…
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Tuning In: An Intro to the Radio
By Arman Hussain
/ May 4, 2023
Most EM residents don’t get much of a primer on the two way radios used to communicate with our EMS…
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Rise of the Macrolide Resistance: Community Acquired Pneumonia Treatment Update
By Jordan Feltes
/ April 25, 2023
The last update to the IDSA guidelines on treatment of community acquired pneumonia was more than a decade ago, and…
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Tick Talk: It’s Not All Lyme Disease
By Arman Hussain
/ January 15, 2023
Lyme disease makes up the majority of reported tickborne disease in the US, and although it overshadows the other tickborne…
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Latest Posts
- Crowd Control Devices – Initial Evaluation and Management in the EDThe article emphasizes the crucial role emergency medical programs play in managing injuries from crowd control devices. Highlighting the necessity of appropriate PPE and stress on scene safety, it details treatment protocols involving the P-ABCD²E method for managing effects of pepper spray, tear gas, and kinetic impact projectiles like rubber bullets. The essence of management involves supportive care and vigilance for severe respiratory or cardiac symptoms, ensuring thorough evaluation and quick decontamination to mitigate complications.
- Hypothermia Recap and ResourcesTake Home Points Michael West, one of my favorite senior residents (back when he was a PGY-4), wrote an incredible review article on the management… Read more: Hypothermia Recap and Resources
- Phenobarbital: The Sobering TruthPhenobarbital may be a viable option for treating alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) as both monotherapy and in combination with benzodiazepines. Studies suggest that phenobarbital may be superior to benzodiazepines in terms of adverse outcomes such as ICU admissions. However, more research is needed to make definitive recommendations.
- Picture This: Imaging in Renal ColicTake Home Points Case A 20 year old male with no past medical history comes back from the waiting room in excruciating pain in his… Read more: Picture This: Imaging in Renal Colic
- A Bone to Pick: Diagnosing Osteomyelitic Foot InfectionsTake Home Points Osteomyelitis is a diagnostic term used to describe the destruction of bone via inflammatory processes, often associated with pathogenic infection. Osteomyelitis exists… Read more: A Bone to Pick: Diagnosing Osteomyelitic Foot Infections
- The Other PancreatitisTake Home Points Case “Any recent scorpion encounters?” What is the etiology of this patient’s pancreatitis? We’ll start with question one above. There are many… Read more: The Other Pancreatitis
