The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 10, 2024

He is an assistant professor in Emergency Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at the School of Medicine at the University of Washington. Case: A 65-year-old man is brought into the emergency department (ED) by emergency medical services (EMS) after his family saw him slump over at the dinner table.

Stroke 70

Stroke Airway Management Outcomes Documentation/Coding 70

PHEM Cast

APRIL 21, 2021

Positioning From: [link] Recommended Rich Levitan resources Podcast 70 – Airway Management with Rich Levitan Airway axes From: McGuire B, Hodge K. Emergency tracheal intubation: complications associated with repeated laryngoscope attempts. 2004 Aug;99(2):607-13, Hasegawa K et al. Tracheal intubation.

Airway Management 52

Airway Management Resuscitation EMS Hospitals 52

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Consider other indicators of need for airway management, such as gag reflex. Interrater reliability of Glasgow Coma Scale scores in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. Systematic review showed 85% of studies with substantial reliability with kappa statistic >0.6 It’s complicated. A practical scale.

Head Injuries 246

Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Resuscitator : Wikipedia general article Emergency Care Research Institute [ECRI] Gas-Powered Resuscitators Hazard [Health Devices Nov 1988;17(11):352-4] **Good review of concerns re Demand Valves, then and now. Prehospital endotracheal intubation: rationale for training emergency medical personnel. Grainge, C. Noordergraaf, G.

Resuscitation 40

Resuscitation CPR Documentation/Coding EMS 40