Practical Emergency Medicine

Abdominal trauma accounts for approximately 10% of all trauma-related deaths and represents the largest proportion of potentially preventable fatalities. Blunt trauma is the most common mechanism in Europe (80% of cases), often presenting with associated injuries (polytrauma).

Trauma burns require urgent ABCDE assessment, fluid resuscitation, and airway protection for inhalation injury. Rapid stabilization is key. This is a brief review of the protocols for assessment and treatment

Hypothermia presents a critical challenge in emergency medicine, demanding prompt recognition and intervention to prevent severe complications. For emergency physicians and medical students alike, understanding the risks associated with hypothermia is essential to improving patient outcomes and advancing clinical proficiency in acute care settings.

Explore Chagas disease: a stealthy parasite driving cardiac and digestive complications. This is an overview of the illness, the diagnose the approach and treatment

a set of guidelines and an associated training course for healthcare professionals who manage critically ill infants and children experiencing life-threatening emergencies such as respiratory failure, shock, arrhythmias, and cardiac arrest. This is a summary of the latest AHA protocols

Los inhibidores de la bomba de protones (IBP) son ampliamente utilizados, su uso prolongado se asocia a potenciales efectos adversos.

Especial DANA El cumplimiento de las medidas es fundamental para prevenir enfermedades infecciosas, proteger la salud individual y colectiva

ACS, acute coronary syndrome; involves performing an electrocardiogram (ECG) to assess for Abnormalities. Those are ERC guidelines

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is estimated to affect 32 million persons in the United States and is the fourth...

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association These are some of the highlights of the guidelines without analysis or...