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Las Vegas FOAM Blog is dedicated to sharing cutting edge learning with anyone, anywhere, anytime.  We hope to inspire discussion, challenge dogma, and keep readers up to date on the latest in emergency medicine. This site is managed by the residents of Las Vegas’ Emergency Medicine Residency program and we are committed to promoting the FOAMed movement.

Grand Round Pearls: December 30, 2015

4/27/2016

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yths about EMS
Dr. Bledsoe


1. Merit Badges (ACLS,BCLS,ATLS,etc): Good for initial education and updates, but they do not represent the standard of care, they are not always current, and are not at a higher level of education than your training as an EP.
2. Epinephrine and Cardiac Arrest:  Will increase ROSC, but no demonstrable increase in survival to hospital discharge compared to patients who did not receive epinephrine.
3. AEDs: save very few lives in residential units and private homes. 
4. Response times: Survival advantage if 4minutes or less.  Best response time in LV is in the casinos. Trauma patients saw no increase in survival with shorter response time
5. Prehospital IVs in trauma patients: Increase mortality.


Pediatric Adrenal Emergencies
Dr. Fox
1. Pheochromocytoma: Treatment is first alpha blockade (phenoxybenzamine, prazosin, doxazosin, nifedipine, nicardipine) followed by BB for dysrhythmias and then surgery once stable.
2. Congenital Adrenal Hypertrophy: Usually presents within first 2-3 weeks of life- hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, acidotic, hypotension.  Management with hydrocortisone 60-80mg/m^2 (until hemodynamically stable) potassium-free saline fluids with dextrose, ICU admission, endocrine consult, serial labs.
3. Causes of adrenal insufficiency: Addison’s disease, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, chronic exogenous steroid use, etomidate (one time bolus is safe), Sheehan syndrome, pituitary tumor, sepsis, trauma, apoplexy, empty sella.


​Pediatric Head Trauma

Dr. John Turner
 
1. Life time risk of cancer after CT scan in pediatric patients: CT abdà 1:550, CT headà 1:1500
2. Role of ultrasound in localizable head trauma in pediatric patient population: high specificity and moderate sensitivity for identifying skull fracture. But absence of skull fracture does not exclude clinically significant TBI
3. Pediatric concussions: Recommend a graduated return to activity over the course of 7 days. Strict rest has no added benefit.
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