The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The nurses started CPR immediately and place pads before you even arrived. The patient is in ventricular fibrillation, and you achieve return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) on the second shock. Since 2002, we have seen several larger trials that have raised questions about the value of hypothermia.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 52

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Hospitals Documentation/Coding CPR 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 26, 2023

For anyone approaching a structured ABC would be a priority to establish whether shock was present or not. Typical features include: HR >220bpm Narrow complex regular tachycardia P waves difficult to identify In this case there is no shock present so we can proceed to the right branch of the ALSG guideline.

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EKG/ECG Hospitals Shock Documentation/Coding 98

ACEP Now

APRIL 3, 2024

Early work on TTM in 2002 showed benefit to cooling to 33 degrees Celsius, which subsequently influenced international resuscitation guidelines to recommend mild hypothermia at 32 degrees to 34 degrees Celsius in 2005. degrees Celsius. 5,6 In 2021, the TTM2 trial was published.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 40

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Resuscitation Outcomes Hospitals 40

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

OCTOBER 1, 2015

He is in compensated shock. The main thing for us is to suspect it, detect it, control it, and if the child arrests, to do vigorous CPR to mechanically disrupt the bubbles. Pediatr Surg Int (2002) 18: 50-53 DiBaise JK, Scolapio JS. The Huber needle is not a resuscitative line. Vascular devices are notoriously troublesome.

Pediatrics 40

Pediatrics Fractures Resuscitation Burns 40