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Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, Volume 1, Issue 4 (2017)
A 40-year-old commercial fisherman presented with a blistering second degree burn to the right arm after handling a dredged and undetonated World War I-era sulfur mustard artillery shell. He sustained isolated second degree cutaneous injury requiring wound care and skin grafting. Sulfur mustard, or dichlorethylsulphide, is a vesicant chemical warfare agent that causes significant cutaneous chemical burn and is managed with burn wound care. Long-term effects include cosmetic disfigurement and increased risk of developing cancer. Sulfur mustard exposure is a rare but devastating injury when discarded artillery shells are encountered in coastal waters.
    Cover page: Sulfur Mustard Exposure from Dredged Artillery Shell in a Commercial ClammerCreative Commons 'BY' version 4.0 license
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    Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, Volume 21, Issue 4.1 (2020)
      Cover page: Impacting Care of Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department Through Resident EducationCreative Commons 'BY' version 4.0 license
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      Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, Volume 4, Issue 4 (2020)

      Introduction: As over 130 people die daily from opioid overdose in the United States, harm reduction strategies have become increasingly important. Because public restrooms are a common site for opioid overdose, emergency department waiting room restrooms (EDWRR) should be considered especially high-risk areas.

      Case Report: We present the case of a patient found after a presumed opioid overdose in our EDWRR. Staff were alerted to his condition by a reverse motion detector (RMD), and rapidly treated him with naloxone.

      Conclusion: The RMD is a novel intervention that can save lives and should be considered in EDs with a high incidence of opioid overdose.

        Cover page: A Case Report of a Novel Harm Reduction Intervention Used to Detect Opioid Overdose in the Emergency DepartmentCreative Commons 'BY' version 4.0 license
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