July 2022

Frostbite | Spoon Feed Version – In a Heat Wave :)

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The incidence of frostbite is shifting from exploration to urban environments and requires prompt recognition and often presents with other disease processes. Standard treatment is supportive and conservative, but new therapies including direct and systemic thrombolysis, and anticoagulation may be the future.

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Frostbite. NEJM. 2022;386(26):2213-2220. Doi:10.1056/NEJMra1800868

A Real Pain in the Neck – C-Collar Adherence in Children After PED Discharge

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Many children discharged from the emergency department with minor traumatic cervical spine injury do not adhere to recommendations for cervical immobilization or outpatient follow-up, with no significant clinical consequences observed.

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The Fate of the Cervical Collar: An Observational Pilot Study Investigating Follow-up Care After Emergency Department Discharge in Children With Mild Traumatic Neck Injuries. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 May 25. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002755. Online ahead of print.

NOR-TEST 2 – What’s the Right Dose of Tenecteplase for Stroke?

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Tenecteplase, at a dose of 0.4 mg/kg, is not safe for patients with moderate to severe ischemic stroke.

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Tenecteplase versus alteplase for the management of acute ischaemic stroke in Norway (NOR-TEST 2, part A): a phase 3, randomised, open-label, blinded endpoint, non-inferiority trial. Lancet Neurol. 2022 Jun;21(6):511-519. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00124-7. Epub 2022 May 4.

New RCT – Does Uttering the “Q” Word Wreak Havoc in the Emergency Department?

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Using the word “quiet” in the emergency department (ED) did not increase patient volumes nor did staff perceive there were increased volumes, unless the staff were already superstitious about the word “quiet.”

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The use of the word “quiet” in the emergency department is not associated with patient volume: A randomized controlled trial. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Jun;56:10-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.03.020. Epub 2022 Mar 16.

Don’t Offend the Highly Sensitive Troponin

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A single high sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) measurement less than the limit of quantitation (the lowest reportable concentration) appears to be sufficient in ruling out acute MI in a low risk population.

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Rapid Exclusion of Acute Myocardial Injury and Infarction With a Single High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T in the Emergency Department: A Multicenter United States Evaluation. Circulation. 2022 Jun 7;145(23):1708-1719. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.059235. Epub 2022 May 10.

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