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Early Modern Resuscitators

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Although told several times, the story of the development by Henning Ruben of the prototypical modern manual resuscitator, the self-refilling bag with unidirectional non-rebreathing valves which now dominate the world of resuscitation, is still not well-known. Czech Military resuscitation kit, 1969, mfr.

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Rethinking the Role of TXA: Are We Asking Too Much?

RebelEM

We should expect TXA to help in immediate stabilization and allow trauma teams the time to intervene (whether that be continued resuscitation, interventional or operative procedures). This should continue to make TXA part of standard trauma resuscitation while additional studies are performed. Lancet 2010; 376(9734): 23-32.

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Single ventricle defects and the hunt for the best shunt

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Whilst waiting for an operation, they need to be managed medically. The underlying heart defect determines the precise operation performed – you might have heard of the Norwood procedure , an example used for HLHS specifically. Six hours post-operatively, they become more mottled, with weak pulses – signs of poor systemic perfusion.

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Multisystem Trauma in Children, Part Two: Massive Transfusion, Trauma Imaging, and Resuscitative Pearls

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Resuscitative Pearls Our goal here is damage control. Otherwise, resuscitate, identify the bleeding source, and slow or stop the bleeding with blood products or surgery. How Children are Different in Trauma In adults, we speak of “permissive hypotension” (also called “balanced resuscitation” or “damage control resuscitation”).

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Episode 19: Surgical Airway

PHEM Cast

Cricothyrotomy performed with the Melker set or the QuickTrach kit: procedure times, learning curves and operators’ preference. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine , 21 , 43. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine , 21 , 59. Sottile, D., Del Vecchio, L.,

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Arterial Lines and Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring

Taming the SRU

One such study of 263 patients without hypertensive emergencies treated in a resuscitation unit found that 40% of patients had a MAP difference ≥ 10 mmHg between IABP and NIBP measurements. Arterial or cuff pressure: clinical predictors among patients in shock in a critical care resuscitation unit. Gelmann, D., Raffman, A., Gelmann, D.,

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Episode 25: Tension pneumothorax 2

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Pleural decompression and drainage during trauma reception and resuscitation. Journal of Special Operations Medicine : a Peer Reviewed Journal for SOF Medical Professionals , 13 (4), 53–58. Initial Management and Resuscitation of Severe Chest Trauma. Wyrzykowski, A. Kirkpatrick, A. Nicholas, J. Salomone, J. link] Fitzgerald, M.,