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EM@3AM: Endometritis

EMDocs

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(2000)8:2<77::AID-IDOG3>3.0.CO;2-6. The post EM@3AM: Endometritis appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. Prevalence and clinical significance of postpartum endometritis and wound infection. 2000;8(2):77-82.

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Very fast regular tachycardia: 2 ECGs from the same patient. What is going on?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This was written by Magnus Nossen, from Norway, with comments and additions by Smith A 50 something smoker with no previous medical hx contacted EMS due to acute onset chest pain. Upon EMS arrival the patient appeared acutely ill and complained of chest pain. Resuscitation efforts were undertaken. How do you interpret the ECG?

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Brain Trauma Guidelines for Emergency Medicine

ACEP Now

This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007. The GCS should be measured after airway, breathing, and circulation are assessed, after a clear airway is established, and after necessary ventilatory or circulatory resuscitation has been performed.

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REBEL Cast Ep116: The CLOVERS Trial – Restrictive vs Liberal Fluids in Sepsis-Induced Hypotension

RebelEM

Background: IV fluids are part of the standard resuscitation bundle in septic shock, however it is unclear if they provide a significant benefit. Liberal: 14.9% Estimated Difference: -0.9%; 95% CI 04.4 Liberal: 14.9% Estimated Difference: -0.9%; 95% CI 04.4 Liberal: 14.9% Estimated Difference: -0.9%; 95% CI 04.4 Liberal: 14.9%

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Episode 14: Thoracotomy

PHEM Cast

pdf Equipment required for resuscitative thoracotomy: Surface anatomy: Appearance of pericardial clot A foley catheter being used to fill a cardiac wound – note how easily this could be pulled out. An open chest with aortic compression Simulation of resuscitative thoracotomy by London HEMS team. J Am Coll Surg; 2000.

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Beyond Ketamine: When to use Facilitated Intubation in the ED

EMDocs

Personal take: While discussing this approach with many EM physicians whom we respect, one recurring critique was “We fought so hard to get the right to use paralytics in the ED, why would you want to go backwards.” Resuscitation 2013; 84(11): 1500 – 4. Chest 2000; 117(1): 260 – 7. 2000 Jan-Mar;4(1):14-8.

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SGEM#197: Die Trying – Intubation of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

You are the first physician to respond and you begin to resuscitate the patient. SGEM#64 : Classic EM Papers (OPALS Study) * SGEM#136 : CPR – Man or Machine? The survival rate for IHCA has almost doubled from the year 2000 when it was only 13.7%. The survival rate for adults to hospital discharge is 24.8%.