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Dr. Nick Clarridge reviews the "low and slow" overdoses: calcium channel blocker and b-blocker toxicity recognition and management in this EM Cases Rapid Reviews Video... The post Rapid Reviews Video – Low and Slow Part 1: Calcium Channel Blocker and B-blocker Overdose appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

Dr. Nick Clarridge reviews the "low and slow" overdoses: calcium channel blocker and b-blocker toxicity recognition and management in this EM Cases Rapid Reviews Video... The post Rapid Reviews Video – Low and Slow Part 1: Calcium Channel Blocker and B-blocker Overdose appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

Best Tourniquet Holding and Strap Pulling Technique Wall PL, Buising CM, Donovan S, McCarthy C, Smith K, Renner CH. 19(2). 48 - 56. (Journal Article) ABSTRACT Background: Appropriate strap pressure before tightening-system use is an important aspect of nonelastic, limb tourniquet application. Methods:Using different two-handed techniques, the strap of the Generation 7 Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T7), Tactical Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet (Tac RMT), Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet (TMT), Parabelt, and Generation 3 SOF® Tactical Tourniquet-Wide (SOFTTW) was secured mid-thigh by 20 appliers blinded to pressure data and around a thigh-sized ballistic gel cylinder by gravity and 23.06kg. Results: Pulling only outward...

Ease of Use of Emergency Tourniquets on Simulated Limbs of Infants: Deliberate Practice Kragh JF, Wright-Aldossari B, Aden JK, Dubick MA. 19(2). 41 - 47. (Journal Article) Abstract Background: To investigate questions about application of emergency tourniquets in very young children, we investigated practices of Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T) use on a simulated infant-sized limb to develop ways to improve readiness for caregiving.. Methods: This study was conducted as investigations of C-A-Ts used by two individuals in deliberate practice. The practice setup simulating a limb of infants aged 3-5 months included a handrail (circumference, 5.25 in.). This setup needed a...

Sore throat accounts for a whopping 7.3 million outpatient pediatric visits. Group A Streptococcus (GAS) accounts for 20-30% of pharyngitis cases with the rest being primarily viral in etiology. However, clinically differentiating viral versus bacterial causes of pharyngitis is difficult and we, as providers, often don’t get it right. In addition, antimicrobial resistance is increasing.. So who do we test and when do we treat for strep throat? The 2012 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guideline on GAS pharyngitis helps answer these questions.