Thinking Critical Care

MAY 18, 2023

In 1983 I was an Englishman abroad, the London anaesthetist who was appointed to be the English anaesthetist on the Shock Team only because the outstanding candidate from Oxford had preferred to take up a job doing muscle relaxant research with Kitz and Katz in the USA. 4] The research agenda at the time was broad.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

OCTOBER 1, 2015

He is in compensated shock. The Huber needle is not a resuscitative line. Vascular Devices: assume the line is not functional, and use another to resuscitate, especially in port-a-caths. Pediatr Clin N Am 55 (2008) 1343–1358 Garton HJ. Pediatr Clin N Am 55 (2008) 1299–1314 Munck A et al. Hydrocephalus.

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Pediatrics Fractures Resuscitation Burns 40

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

From the 80’s to 2008, the worldwide prevalence of obesity nearly doubled! Consider performing a RUSH exam (that is rapid ultrasound for shock and hypotension) to identify the cause. From the 80’s to 2008, the worldwide prevalence of obesity nearly doubled! Additionally, back in 2010, it was estimated that 6.6% million adults!!

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2024

Symptoms of heart failure and cardiogenic shock may develop in more severe cases. Answer: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy 1-18 Background: Also known as transient apical ballooning syndrome, apical ballooning cardiomyopathy, stress-induced cardiomyopathy, stress cardiomyopathy, Gebrochenes-Herz syndrome, and broken-heart syndrome.

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EMS Fluid Resuscitation Shock EKG/ECG 102

RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

2008 Sep;1138:329-50. Give appropriate fluids, vasopressors, and antibiotics. Application of the MASCC and CISNE Risk-Stratification Scores to Identify Low-Risk Febrile Neutropenic Patients in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Jun;69(6):755-764. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.11.007. 2016.11.007. Epub 2016 Dec 29. Freifeld, A.

Infectious Diseases 101

Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 101

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Topical ethyl chloride vapo-coolant offers transient pain relief due to rapid cooling and may be used just prior to an IV start ( Farion 2008 ). Needleless lidocaine injectors may facilitate IV placement without obscuring the target vein ( Spanos 2008 , Lunoe 2015 ). Unexplained tachycardia may be the early signs of shock.

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Pediatrics Soft Tissue Injuries Burns Emergency Department 40

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Sepsis There has been much controversy over the last two decades around the various nuances of volume resuscitation in ED patients with suspected sepsis, much of which goes beyond the scope of this limited review. Patients were enrolled in these trials if they had signs of shock, with mortality ranging from 18-29%. Andrews et al.

Dehydration 75

Dehydration Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis Resuscitation 75

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

When: The patient needs airway control for resuscitation of mother or child, emergent surgery for maternal or fetal indications; block cannot be effected or would be unsafe. The concept of post-mortem caesarian delivery is being supplanted by ante -mortem resuscitative uterine extraction to save both mother and child. Chandrasekhar, S.,

Airway Management 40

Airway Management Resuscitation Critical Access Emergency Nursing 40

EMDocs

MARCH 11, 2024

The clinical picture of this patient was consistent with hypovolemic shock secondary to acute cholera infection. Rehydration therapy for patients with cholera should include volume resuscitation and electrolyte repletion. Laboratory testing was not immediately available. How is this condition diagnosed and treated in the ED?

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