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Posts about Emergency Medicine

SNOT this Season RSV

If you’re on the frontlines of the emergency department, you’ve probably noticed the uptick in respiratory infections and viruses in the early kick-off to 2023’s respiratory season.

As we brace for fall and winter, it looks like we’ll have additional tools in our arsenal to decrease complications and hospitalizations from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): adult vaccines and a monoclonal antibody for all infants.

Three different vaccines...

Jen Swisher, PA-C
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Fentanyl Test Strips: Coming to an ED Near You

We are all learning how to be good stewards of prescription opioids which has resulted in a significant downward trend in dispensing rates over the past decade. However, the number of fatal overdoses due to fentanyl continues to rise. ​​

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The Fentanyl Crisis: What Clinicians Can Do

By Ashley Greer PA-C and Vicky Pittman PA-C

As clinicians, many of us have been touched personally as well as professionally by the opioid crisis and overdose deaths. According to the CDC, over 107,000 people in the U.S. died of drug overdoses from January 2021-January 2022, and 67% of those deaths involved synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. Fentanyl is especially terrifying because many people who overdose on it may have had no...

Ashley Greer PA-C
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Drowning Myths, Missteps, and Pro-Tips: The Truth about Submersion Events

By Jen Swisher, PA-C and Geoff Comp, DO

Summer is here - and we know all too well that drowning and water-related medical emergencies rise during this time of year. As emergency medicine providers, we all have one degree of separation from a tragic story of a submersion event. While we’re well-versed in the in-hospital care of a drowning victim, it’s possible that we may also have to play the part of first responder at home, the pool,...

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EEM 2023 Recap

That’s a wrap on Essentials of Emergency Medicine 2023! 

Melissa Orman, MD
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EM: Beyond Burnout

After nearly two years, the EM world is more exhausted than ever.

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Everything you need to know about MyEMCert

And how to crush it your first time

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COVID-19 and Essentials of EM 2020

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