j:ema2008_20_4
EMA Vol 20, Number 4, August 2008
brought to you by Oz E Medicine Journal Club
see also EMA index
see also Volume 20, Number 3, June 2008
Review article: Hypertonic saline use in the ED
- hypertonic saline is recommended as an alternative to mannitol in Rx of raised intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury.
- it is also recommended for Rx of severe and symptomatic hyponatraemia & is worth considering for both recalcitrant tricyclic antidepressant toxicity and for cerebral odema complicating paediatric DKA.
- it is NOT recommended for hypovolaemic resuscitation.
Review article: Leaving the ED without being seen (LWBS or DNW = did not wait)
- review of literature but unable to draw firm conclusions but there are suggestive patterns of behaviour.
- ideally requires cross-sectoral data mapping (comparing attendance data at regional EDs) to truly detect re-attendance and admission rates.
Research: Re-presentation and suicide rates in ED patients who present as self-harm
- NZ-based study
- 1.1% (ie. 8 patients) of the 754 patients who attended ED with deliberate self-harm went on to commit suicide within 12 months of discharge
- 18% re-attended with 12 months of index presentation.
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