The Case A 2 year old male presents to the Emergency Department with his parents immediately after ingesting an unknown amount of Pina Colada e-cigarette (electronic cigarette) refill liquid (18mg/mL of nicotine). It is a 30mL bottle and there is still some liquid inside. His breath smells of Pina Colada. Topic Overview This case is becoming more and more familiar in Emergency Departments across North America and around the world. E-cigarettes and other …
Boring Question: Which low risk C-spine rule is best?
A Case: A 32-year-old female was the driver in a simple rear-end motor vehicle collision at about 40km/h. She was wearing a seatbelt and her airbags did not deploy. She extricated herself from the car. When EMS arrived, she was walking. On examination by paramedics, the young woman denied paraesthesias. She did complain of midline C-spine tenderness; as a result, she was boarded and collared prior to transport. She is now on a …