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		<title>&#8230; but shouldn&#8217;t we start transfusing him?</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2013/01/02/but-shouldnt-we-start-transfusing-him/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2013/01/02/but-shouldnt-we-start-transfusing-him/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sgschauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://emdose.org/?p=1174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was initially going to do something on chest pain but that will be pushed back for a quick discussion on when to transfuse patients in the ED.  While most of this information can be generalized to any patient actively &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2013/01/02/but-shouldnt-we-start-transfusing-him/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1174&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anterior Shoulder Dislocation Complications/Reduction Complications</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/12/29/anterior-shoulder-dislocation-complicationsreduction-complications/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/12/29/anterior-shoulder-dislocation-complicationsreduction-complications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orthopedics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shoulder Dislocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shoulder Reduction]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://emdose.org/?p=1166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Anterior shoulder dislocations are very common and we all have our favorite ways to reduce them.  I&#8217;ve noticed lately, however, that many residents don&#8217;t know what complications to look out for and what to do if they find them.  The &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/12/29/anterior-shoulder-dislocation-complicationsreduction-complications/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1166&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Calling STEMI</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/12/27/calling-stemi/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/12/27/calling-stemi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cardiology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://emdose.org/?p=1163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How good are physicians at calling STEMI? After reading Dr. Smiths &#8220;Can&#8217;t miss ECGs&#8221; in EM Resident Dec/Jan 2013 vol. 39, issue 6, I decided to look further into the accuracy of physicians to call STEMI. Jayroe et al presented &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/12/27/calling-stemi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1163&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Outpatient Treatment Pulmonary Embolism</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/12/20/outpatient-treatment-pulmonary-embolism/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/12/20/outpatient-treatment-pulmonary-embolism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cardiology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hematology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulmonology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://emdose.org/?p=1152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It might be time to start treating patients with pulmonary embolism as outpatients. Over 6 years ago two papers were published by the same authors that presented similar prediction rules to identify patients with pulmonary embolism who are at low &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/12/20/outpatient-treatment-pulmonary-embolism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1152&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tranexamic Acid in Trauma</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/12/17/transexamic-acid-in-trauma/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/12/17/transexamic-acid-in-trauma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 03:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tranexamic acid is a medication that has been around for a while, but it has just started to gain momentum recently in the treatment of traumatic hemorrhage.  It is relatively cheap, and the data so far looks pretty promising.  You &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/12/17/transexamic-acid-in-trauma/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1146&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Treatment of Croup</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/10/08/treatment-of-croup/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/10/08/treatment-of-croup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pediatrics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Croup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glucocorticoids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humidified Oxygen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Racemic Epinephrine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://emdose.org/?p=1140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Croup is a very common upper respiratory infection in children characterized by stridor, hoarseness, and a barking cough.  The age range is 6 months to 6 years of age, with one to two years old being the most common range.  &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/10/08/treatment-of-croup/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1140&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brown Recluse Spider Bites/Loxoscelism</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/09/11/brown-recluse-spider-bitesloxoscelism/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/09/11/brown-recluse-spider-bitesloxoscelism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toxicology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://emdose.org/?p=1135</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Brown recluse spiders (Loxosceles reclusa) are common in the U.S., mostly in the Midwest and South.  The venom of the brown recluse spider can result in a necrotic lesion, which is usually the question asked on most standardized tests.  However, &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/09/11/brown-recluse-spider-bitesloxoscelism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1135&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Calcium in Digoxin Toxicity</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/08/17/calcium-in-digoxin-toxicity/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/08/17/calcium-in-digoxin-toxicity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toxicology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calcium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digoxin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://emdose.org/?p=1132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The use of calcium for digoxin toxicity has long been reported to cause fatal arrhythmias and possibly stone heart (contraction band necrosis), but the origin of this theory has been based on sporadic case reports.  A recent retrospective article by &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/08/17/calcium-in-digoxin-toxicity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1132&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fresh Whole Blood Transfusion</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/08/03/fresh-whole-blood-transfusion/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/08/03/fresh-whole-blood-transfusion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hematology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trauma]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://emdose.org/?p=1124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What would you do if placed in an environment or situation in which laboratory prepared blood components such as packed red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma and platelets were unavailable when a trauma patient needed it? Fresh whole blood transfusion &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/08/03/fresh-whole-blood-transfusion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1124&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Asthma &#8211; Does the steroid matter?</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/07/30/asthma-does-the-steroid-matter/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/07/30/asthma-does-the-steroid-matter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sgschauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulmonology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://emdose.org/?p=1119</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Adults and children present to emergency departments on a regular basis with exacerbation of their condition for a variety of reason.  Anecdotally, the standard treatment for run-of-the-mill asthma is nebs followed by a 5 day prednisone burst.  However, does it &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/07/30/asthma-does-the-steroid-matter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1119&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spontaneous Cervical Artery Dissection</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/07/13/spontaneous-cervical-artery-dissection/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/07/13/spontaneous-cervical-artery-dissection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Imaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vascular]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cervical artery dissection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://emdose.org/?p=1112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spontaneous cervical artery dissection is likely a misnomer, as only 20 to 35% of these patients truly have no mechanical event reported.  Traumatic dissections occur with large trauma such as hanging, MVC, etc, but mechanical triggers such as sneezing, chiropractic &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/07/13/spontaneous-cervical-artery-dissection/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1112&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Myocarditis</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/07/10/myocarditis/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/07/10/myocarditis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cardiology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the heart frequently resulting from viral infections and post-viral immune-mediated responses. The immune reaction in all forms of myocarditis causes structural and functional abnormalities in cardiomyocytes, which causes regional or global contractile impairment, chamber &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/07/10/myocarditis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1107&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>STEMI equivalents</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/07/06/stemi-equivalents/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/07/06/stemi-equivalents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all know the classic STEMI.  When we see ST segment elevation greater/equal to 1 mm in two contiguous leads, activation of the cath lab is not far behind.  What other EKG findings should you look for that indicate acute &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/07/06/stemi-equivalents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1100&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Refractory AFib with RVR</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/06/29/refractory-afib-with-rvr/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/06/29/refractory-afib-with-rvr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Atrial fibrillation (AFib) with rapid ventricular response (RVR) can be very simple to treat, or you may have try many different treatments in order to successfully control either the rate or convert to sinus rhythm.  I recently came across a &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/06/29/refractory-afib-with-rvr/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1095&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stress Hyperglycemia in Children</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/06/26/a-previously-he-3-2/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/06/26/a-previously-he-3-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Endocrinology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A previously healthy 3 year old is brought to the ED with 2-3 days of febrile illness (maximum temp 102.9 rectally), decreased activity and frequent urination without other focal complaints.  The patient is PO tolerant and has been asking for &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/06/26/a-previously-he-3-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1089&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ramsay Hunt Syndrome</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/06/22/ramsay-hunt-syndrome/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/06/22/ramsay-hunt-syndrome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Neurology]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://emdose.org/?p=1062</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, also known as herpes zoster oticus, is a VZV infection involving the ear and auditory canal with associated pain and ipsilateral facial paralysis.  The VZV virus lies dormant in the geniculate ganglion, and when it is reactivated, &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/06/22/ramsay-hunt-syndrome/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1062&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/06/22/arrhythmogenic-right-ventricular-dysplasia/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/06/22/arrhythmogenic-right-ventricular-dysplasia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cardiology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVD) is an autosomal dominantly inherited heart-muscle disease caused by mutated desmosomal proteins. The myocardium of the right ventricle is replaced with fibrofatty tissue leading to wall thinning/aneurysm and abnormal electrical impulse. Fibrofatty change can also involve &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/06/22/arrhythmogenic-right-ventricular-dysplasia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1053&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/06/21/pediatric-urinary-tract-infections/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/06/21/pediatric-urinary-tract-infections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Genitourinary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nephrology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pediatrics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The clinical presentation of urinary tract infections (UTI) are nonspecific in the febrile child (&#62;100.4). The prevalence of UTIs in the 2-24 month old febrile infant without another source is approximately 5%.  Uncircumcised boys &#60; 60 days of age have the &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/06/21/pediatric-urinary-tract-infections/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1048&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Body Packers</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/06/17/body-packers/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/06/17/body-packers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toxicology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Body packers are those who ingest large amounts of drugs in the forms of packets, usually with intention to cross a border.  The drugs are usually in well made packets.  This is in contrast to body stuffers, who consume smaller &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/06/17/body-packers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1045&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hydrofluoric Acid Burns</title>
		<link>http://emdose.org/2012/06/09/hydrofluoric-acid-burns/</link>
		<comments>http://emdose.org/2012/06/09/hydrofluoric-acid-burns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2012 02:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hydrofluoric acid burns can be very painful and cause serious injury.  Hydrofluoric acid is a weak acid as there is a low affinity for the hydrogen ion to the fluoride ion.  The main issue with this acid is not the &#8230; <a href="http://emdose.org/2012/06/09/hydrofluoric-acid-burns/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emdose.org&#038;blog=27850554&#038;post=1040&#038;subd=emdose&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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