Author: Daniel Johnson, DO, FACEP; Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Life Lion EMS & Critical Care Transport, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Editors: Alex Blau, DO; Michael DeFilippo, DO, Assistant Professor of EM & EMS, WashU School of Medicine Clinical Case The day after a snowstorm you are working for a …
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Author: Rachel O’Dell, MD; Washington University Emergency Medicine Residency Editor: Michael DeFilippo, DO As first-responders, EMS personnel are in a unique position to observe and categorize the setting and behaviors of children presenting with possible non-accidental trauma (NAT). However, children, and especially infants, pose a particular difficulty in identifying trauma due to their subtle presentation. …
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Summary of NAEMSP Position Statement about the care of agitated or combative patients
Summary of NAEMSP Position Statement about the care of agitated or combative patients
