scholarly journals 73-year-old Female with Syncope and Motor Vehicle Collision

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-376
Author(s):  
Kevin Flanagan ◽  
Zachary Dezman ◽  
Karl Dachroeden ◽  
Laura Bontempo
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Collision ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Traumatic Injuries ◽  
Vehicle Collision ◽  
Attending Physician ◽  
Suspected Diagnosis

Introduction: Patients with traumatic injuries can be difficult to assess, and their evaluation often evolves in the emergency department (ED). We describe how an ED attending physician member developed a differential diagnosis for this presentation, arrived at a suspected diagnosis, and what test he proposed to prove his hypothesis. Case Presentation: This clinicopathological case presentation details the initial assessment and management of a 73-year-old female who presented to the ED following a motor vehicle collision precipitated by a syncopal episode. Conclusion: The final surprising diagnosis is then revealed.

scholarly journals Unusual airway injury following a motor vehicle collision

CJEM ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 569-570
Author(s):  
Christopher Sampson
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Collision ◽  
Pickup Truck ◽  
The Road ◽  
Airway Injury ◽  
Vehicle Collision

A 16-year-old male presented to the emergency department following a single-truck motor vehicle collision. The patient was the driver of an older model pickup truck that he lost control of while driving and went off of the road. He was restrained with a lap belt only, given the age of the vehicle. His only complaint at the presenting hospital was left-sided neck pain and hoarseness.

Straining the Strain Diagnosis

2020 ◽  
pp. 263-270
Author(s):  
Pat Croskerry
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Implicit Bias ◽  
Correct Diagnosis ◽  
Motor Vehicle Collision ◽  
Plain Radiographs ◽  
Vehicle Collision ◽  
Bony Injury

In this case, a woman in her late 30s was brought to the emergency department (ED) following a motor vehicle collision. She was a passenger in a car that was T-boned on the passenger side. Her principal complaint was neck pain. After plain radiographs showed no bony injury, she was discharged with cervical strain. She presented again to the same ED on three further occasions before her correct diagnosis was made. Aspects of implicit bias are highlighted in her care.

Is an emergency department encounter for a motor vehicle collision truly a teachable moment?

2012 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. S258-S261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Gittelman ◽  
Wendy J. Pomerantz ◽  
Mona Ho ◽  
Richard Hornung ◽  
Nicole McClanahan
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Collision ◽  
Teachable Moment ◽  
Vehicle Collision

scholarly journals Just the facts: Hypertonic saline is just as good as (and probably better than) mannitol

CJEM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurel Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Medical History ◽  
Hypertonic Saline ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Collision ◽  
Past Medical History ◽  
Significant Past Medical History ◽  
Vehicle Collision ◽  
Level Of Consciousness ◽  
Better Than

A 27-year-old female is brought to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance following a motor vehicle collision at highway speed. She was the belted driver. She has no significant past medical history and is on no medications. Following a prolonged extrication, she is intubated due to decreased level of consciousness before transport.

scholarly journals Motor Vehicle Collision-related Emergency Department Visits by Older Adults in the United States

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 821-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy F. Platts-Mills ◽  
Katherine M. Hunold ◽  
Denise A. Esserman ◽  
Philip D. Sloane ◽  
Samuel A. McLean
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
The United States ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Motor Vehicle Collision ◽  
Vehicle Collision

scholarly journals The Tired Pregnant Woman

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 494-498
Author(s):  
Katie VanNatta ◽  
Nicole Yuzuk ◽  
David Trotter ◽  
Brandon Wisinski
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Pregnant Woman ◽  
Hyperemesis Gravidarum ◽  
Correct Diagnosis ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Pregnant Patient ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Intermittent Bleeding

Introduction: Many pregnant women develop hyperemesis gravidarum. There are numerous gastrointestinal, genitourinary, neurologic, and metabolic causes to consider in this patient population. Case Presentation: This clinicopathological case presentation details the initial assessment and management of an 18-year-old pregnant patient who presented to the emergency department with a complaint of nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and intermittent bleeding. Discussion: This case takes the reader through the differential diagnosis and evaluation of the patient and the signs and symptoms, including her agitation and tachycardia, that led us to the correct diagnosis.

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