Ketamine's love story with the heart: A Takotsubo twist.

Introduction: Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic with N-methyl-d-aspartate and glutamate receptor antagonist properties. It has been the most popular agent to facilitate emergency department procedures for three decades. Considered a safe and effective option for procedural sedation, ketamine has rapid onset, short effective sedation time, and a low risk profile.

Case Report of Malignant Hyperthermia in the Emergency Department.

Introduction: Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare but deadly condition that may be encountered in the emergency department (ED). This report highlights a case of a patient who initially presented for acute agitation with hypertension and tachycardia and provides explanation for how to manage MH.

Case Report: A 44-year-old male presented to the ED with altered mental status, eventually requiring intubation with etomidate and succinylcholine.

Data linkage for crash outcome assessment: Linking police-reported crashes, emergency response data, and trauma registry records.

Introduction: Traffic crash reports lack detailed information about emergency medical service (EMS) responses, the injuries, and the associated treatments, limiting the ability of safety analysts to account for that information. Integrating data from other sources can enable a better understanding of characteristics of serious crashes and further explain variance in injury outcomes. In this research, an approach is proposed and implemented to link crash data to EMS run data, patient care reports, and trauma registry data.

Opioid Overdoses for Recently Incarcerated Individuals: Toxicology Results and Risk Evaluations.

The opioid epidemic continues to challenge the United States, fueled by illicitly manufactured fentanyl. All stakeholders involved in fighting the opioid epidemic, from medical providers to policy makers, will benefit from understanding what contributes to overdoses. Recently incarcerated individuals represent a particularly vulnerable population.