A 52 year old male with a history of type 2 DM presented to the ED with right shoulder pain after a fall while stepping off a bus. The patient noted that he was unable to range the shoulder. Vitals were significant for HR of 104, otherwise unremarkable. On examination, the patient had a flattened shoulder with a “squared-off” appearance, a prominent acromion with the elbow flexed, and the arm held in slight abduction…
Read MoreWe hypothesized that groups of ED HCPs with differences in workplace risks might view the benefits of vaccine differently and that vaccine hesitancy would higher in people of color.
The COVID‐19 Evaluation of Risk in Emergency Departments (COVERED) project is a multicenter, prospective cohort surveillance project for SARS‐CoV‐2 infection among ED HCPs at 20 geographically diverse, high‐volume urban U.S. academic medical centers
Read MoreA 53-year-old male with a PMH of GERD presents to the emergency department with eye pain, photophobia, and vision loss after getting popped in the eye by a broken bungee cord. He believes the tip of the cord came around “like a whip” and struck him directly on the eye…
Read MoreWhat prompted her emergency department visit was the onset of a right sided facial droop which began about eight hours prior to arrival. She was unable to fully close her right eye and noticed drooping at the corner of her lip. She denied shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. The patient noted that she had a diarrheal illness several weeks prior to the onset of the symptoms. …
Read MoreShe goes to see the patient, a 27 year old male with no past medical history who spent the afternoon surfing. He was walking back to his car barefoot and stepped on something that made him jump. He has no idea what it could be but “it’s still in there doc!” …
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