How To Remove Incarcerating Metallic Penile Hardware
The location of our emergency department in the greater Palm Springs, California, area has likely contributed to…
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How To Remove Incarcerating Metallic Penile Hardware
The location of our emergency department in the greater Palm Springs, California, area has likely contributed to... -
How Propofol Compares with Dexamethasone, Sumatriptan for Treating Migraines
Migraines remain a common presenting complaint in the emergency department. Accounting for 2.1 million visits annually, they... -
Use End-Tidal Capnography for Placing Orogastric, Nasogastric Tubes, and CPR
In the last “Tricks of the Trade” column (November 2016), we reviewed how to use end-tidal capnography...
How Propofol Compares with Dexamethasone, Sumatriptan for Treating Migraines
Migraines remain a common presenting complaint in the emergency department. Accounting for 2.1 million visits annually, they…
Use End-Tidal Capnography for Placing Orogastric, Nasogastric Tubes, and CPR
In the last “Tricks of the Trade” column (November 2016), we reviewed how to use end-tidal capnography…
End-Tidal Capnography Can be Useful for Detecting Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Monitoring COPD
End-tidal capnography has gained momentum over the years as a standard for monitoring patients undergoing procedural sedation…
Emergency Medicine Techniques, Equipment List for Removing Fishhooks Lodged in Patients
“Foreign body–fishhook.” We commonly see these injuries in our emergency departments and think, “This could be a…
Emergency Department Management of Extensor Tendon Lacerations
The hand is an intricate structure that provides us with the dexterity needed for our everyday lives….
Emergency Interventions for Treating Cardiac Electrical Storms
You are down by five, and there are only three seconds left in the game with 80…
How to Use End-tidal Capnography to Monitor Asthmatic Patients
The clinical exam is inherently subjective from one provider to another, but it has even been shown…
Use Bolt Cutters to Remove a Constricted Titanium Ring
A pair of bolt cutters proved to be a simple and quick tool for removing a constricted…
Bougienage Good Alternative for Treating Retained Esophageal Coins
Children, for whatever reason, have a predilection for swallowing coins. Perhaps it’s the taste or that they’re…