Annals of emergency medicine
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A model curriculum for the implementation and training of physicians in emergency medicine ultrasonography is described. Widespread use of limited bedside ultrasonography by emergency physicians will improve diagnostic accuracy and efficiency, increase the quality of care, and prove to be a cost-effective technique for the practice of emergency medicine.
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To determine the effects of standard spinal immobilization on a group of healthy volunteers with respect to induced pain and discomfort. ⋯ Standard spinal immobilization may be a cause of pain in an otherwise healthy subject.
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Case Reports
Pneumocephalus following an epidural blood patch procedure: an unusual cause of severe headache.
Pneumocephalus is a rare complication of anesthetic procedures involving the epidural space. We report the case of a 36-year-old woman who developed a severe headache due to pneumocephalus that occurred during an epidural blood patching procedure. This report reviews the blood patch procedure and its attendant complications. Emergency physicians should be aware of the potential complications of this commonly performed procedure and include iatrogenic pneumocephalus in the differential diagnosis of severe headache in the proper clinical scenario.