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Understanding Traumatic Dissociation in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Emergency Live

Emotional Management During Resuscitation: A Crucial Aspect for Operators and Rescuers A Different Perspective on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a vital skill for emergency workers and lay rescuers.

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Cerebral Edema and Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Rebaked

Pediatric EM Morsels

The exact mechanism is not known… It was previously believed that it was due to rapid changes in serum osmolality during initial fluid resuscitation. 2004 Jul;27(7):1541-6. Glucose > 200 mg/dL Moderate or Large Ketonuria The severity of DKA is categorized by the degree of acidosis Mild : venous pH < 7.3 Lesson = treat early!

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Oxygen Powered Resuscitators

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

This is the fifth part of our series on "Early Modern Resuscitation." " Part I: Oral Airways, early resuscitation, and recognition of airway care. It was not a practical resuscitative aid until production could be commercially successful (~1895) and made portable in compressed form. Pulmotor is 1907. Beecher, M.

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SGEM#450: Try Again – Andexanet for Factor Xa Inhibitor–Associated Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Background: In hemorrhagic stroke, the ABCs for resuscitation remain the same, but can also be categorized as: Airway Management: This is an important aspect for patients with a poor neurologic exam or those who are not protecting their airways. Reversal of Warfarin: Freeman et al.

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Peri-Intubation Hypotension – Dose Induction Dose Matter?

RebelEM

This approach has been shown to benefit patients when agents like propofol and midazolam are used. ( Russotto 2022 , Choi 2004 ). There are many reasons for post-intubation hypotension including inadequate/incomplete resuscitation and ongoing hemorrhage. Paper: Driver BE et al.

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Frank Pantridge

Life in the Fast Lane

Lorcan Oliver and Mike Cadogan Frank Pantridge Frank Pantridge (1916-2004) was a Northern Irish cardiologist who created pre-hospital coronary care through the invention of the portable defibrillator

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Adjunctive Methylene Blue in Septic Shock?

RebelEM

Judicious fluid resuscitation is indicated in patients with signs of hypo perfusion but is often inadequate necessitating the administration of vasoactive medications. Crit Care 2004. septic shock). NaCl over 6hrs once daily x3 doses Placebo: 500mL of 0.9% 95% CI 15.4 vs 0.5% (Range 0.4 vs 0.5% (Range 0.4 Crit Care Med 2023.

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