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Caustic Skin Injuries
Diagnostics Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed Diagnostics Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed

Caustic Skin Injuries

Chemical burns are also an evolving pathology, with thousands of new chemicals added to the market each year (4). Since 2000, both assault and warfare with chemical weapons have increased, although these pathologies vary based on practice location (1). For instance, chemical burns can comprise up to 14% of burns in the developing world, compared to 3% in the US and Europe (2, 5). It is therefore important to understand your local chemical burn patterns, in much the same way providers learn local patterns of antibiotic resistance.

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Grand Rounds Recap 11.04.2020
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Grand Rounds Recap 11.04.2020

This was a jam packed week that started with an EMS lecture from one our fellows, Dr. Morgan, about community paramedicine and mobile integrated healthcare. Dr. Mand’s case follow up focused on how to cope with grief in the emergency department. Dr. Kletsel gave us a literature based update on treatments of dental infections. Drs. Betz and Goff faced off in a CPC. Finally Drs. Gottula, Jensen, and Lane gave an intense simulation.

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