Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Apr 2015
Comparative StudyParacetamol poisoning in adolescents in an Australian setting: Not quite adults.
To describe and compare the characteristics of paracetamol poisoning in adolescent and adult patients. ⋯ Adolescents ingested comparable amounts of paracetamol to adults, when presenting with deliberate self-poisoning. However, there were significant differences in co-ingested medications and the reason for ingestion of paracetamol. Histamine reactions to NAC were more common in adolescents; however, most were mild. Overall, outcome was favourable in both cohorts.
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Emerg Med Australas · Apr 2015
Comparative Study Observational StudyComparison of the C-MAC video laryngoscope with direct Macintosh laryngoscopy in the emergency department.
To investigate the first pass success rate, airway grade and complications in two tertiary EDs with the C-MAC video laryngoscope (VL), when compared with standard direct laryngoscopy (DL). ⋯ This is the first observational study of airway management comparing the C-MAC VL with DL blades in an Australian ED population. Our findings revealed that although the C-MAC VL overall did not provide an enhanced view of the larynx over the Macintosh DL, it was superior to DL when the grade was at least grade III. Currently we are unable to reliably predict the grade by any algorithm prior to intubation. Findings from this study suggest that the C-MAC VL should be considered as the first line laryngoscope in all ED intubations not just the ones predicted to be difficult.