EMDocs

JUNE 25, 2024

Fluid resuscitation target and fluid Fluid resuscitation is one of the most important parts of management; goal is to increase intravascular volume and ensure end organ perfusion. Calculating fluid resuscitation: Parkland formula: 4 mL X % TBSA X weight in kilograms. Total amount over 24 hours.

Burns 73

Burns Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Poisoning 73

Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Establish IV access and begin fluid resuscitation with 250ml boluses of 0.9% Exposure Expose the patient in a systematic manner while keeping remaining body areas covered e.g. 1 limb at a time, to reduce the risk of hypothermia. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 32 , 155–158 (2009). Assess pupillary reaction to light.

Burns 52

Burns Fluid Resuscitation PPE Resuscitation 52

EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Broad-spectrum antibiotics (A) for septic shock are not inappropriate given the hyperthermia, tachycardia, and hypotension. As you attempt to examine the patient, he has a generalized, tonic-clonic seizure. What is your diagnosis, and what are your next steps in evaluation and management? 1 Fever is usually < 40C.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 68

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EMS Stroke Seizures 68