Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH)
If only a condom was used initially…
Now the same condom will save this mother’s life from Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) (a leading cause of maternal mortality)
Precipitous Delivery and Postpartum Haemorrhage in the ED
Diagnosing PE in Pregnancy
EM #FOAMed
Intimate Partner Violence
Universal Screening for Intimate Partner Violence Start with a normalizing statement “Because violence is so common in many women’s lives and because there’s help available for women being abused, I now ask every patient about domestic violence.” The Partner Violence Screen Have you been hit, kicked, slapped, punched or otherwise hurt by someone in the […]
Rh-D Alloimmunization Prevention in the Emergency Department
Tranexamic Acid in PPH – WOMAN Trial
Death due to bleeding was significantly reduced in women given tranexamic acid (155 [1·5%] of 10 036 patients vs 191 [1·9%] of 9985 in the placebo group, risk ratio [RR] 0·81, 95% CI 0·65–1·00; p=0·045), especially in women given treatment within 3 h of giving birth (89 [1·2%] in the tranexamic acid group vs 127 [1·7%] […]
New Born Life Support Algorithm
Acute PID
Diagnostic criteria; Minimum criteria for clinical diagnosis (one or more of the following minimum clinical criteria should be present) are as follows: Bilateral lower abdominal (uterine) tenderness (sometimes radiating to the legs) Cervical motion tenderness – Positive cervical motion tenderness is defined as increased discomfort from a normal pelvic examination, as stated by the patient. […]
