The Emergency Department After the Fall of Roe: Are You Prepared?

Abortion is one of the safest and most common outpatient procedures performed in the United States. One in four women have an abortion in their reproductive lifetime.1 Yet restrictive abortion laws have skyrocketed, making access limited for many despite abortion being legal.

 EM@3AM: Uterine Perforation

Uterine perforation is rare and usually occurs as a complication of intrauterine procedures such as IUD placement, D&C, or hysteroscopy.

 Management of an obstetric emergency

In a complete review of obstetric emergencies, it would be prudent to consider management of internal podalic version and breech extraction, obstetric haemorrhage, neonatal resuscitation, maternal collapse and perimortem caesarean section, amniotic fluid embolism, management of the obstetric trauma patient, eclampsia and epidural or spinal anaesthetic complications. Many of these topics deserve their own focused attention, so we focus here on ‘snack-sized’ refreshers of less common, specifically obstetric, emergencies with a procedural element.

 POTD - Trauma Tuesday - Pregnant trauma

What's good for mommy is good for baby!! Resuscitate mom!

An Introduction to Obstetrical Emergencies

Understanding of Common OB emergencies and Anesthetic Implications for each.

Beyond the Basics: Obstetric Emergencies

Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy can occur at any time and may be due to a variety of conditions.

EMS Protocol of the Week - Obstetric Emergencies

The EMS protocol for obstetric emergencies basically goes down one of two paths – is baby coming out or not? If so, it’s all about positioning and referring to the protocol for emergency childbirth (stay tuned!) But if not, the focus shifts to hemorrhage/shock management and close monitoring with a high index of suspicion for maternal hypertension and pre-eclampsia/eclampsia.

Guide for the Care of the Most Relevant Obstetric Emergencies

Most deaths are due to antepartum and postpartum bleeding, complications of abortion, pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders, sepsis, protracted or obstructed labor, uterus rupture and ectopic pregnancy. Some of these complications cannot be prevented; they are of acute onset, and may occur even in patients free of any risk factors. Hence the importance of recognizing these complications in a timely manner...

Obstetric Emergencies

Common delivery emergencies...

Preparing Emergency Medicine Residents for Obstetrical Emergencies

This is just one example of a patient encounter that a physician who works in the ED might face.