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Heat-Related Illness

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Pediatrics 2011; 128:e741. Hyperthermia. Casa DJ et al. The Inter-Association Task Force for Preventing Sudden Death in Secondary School Athletics Programs: Best-Practices Recommendations. J Athl Train. 2013 Jul-Aug; 48(4): 546–553. DeFranco MJ et al. Environmental issues for team physicians. Am J Sports Med. 2008 Nov;36(11):2226-37.

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SGEM#314: OHCA – Should you Take ‘em on the Run Baby if you Don’t get ROSC?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

CPR is currently in progress with a single shock having been delivered. This has included things like therapeutic hypothermia ( SGEM#54 , SGEM#82 , SGEM#183 and SGEM#275 ), supraglottic devices ( SGEM#247 ), crowd sourcing CPR ( SGEM#143 and SGEM#306 ), and epinephrine ( SGEM#238 ).

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Coffee and Cases Snippets: Don’t Leave Me In Suspense

Greater Sydney Area HEMS

In contrast, shock (leading to syncope and rarely cardiac arrest) from ST can occur well before mechanisms of crush injury come into play, with low-flow states described as early as within 6 minutes (2). . 2011, 22:77-86. Nope they’re different. May be exacerbated by preceding exertion (5). Get them down, right? . 10.1016/j.wem.2010.10.008

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EM@3AM: Hyperthermia

EMDocs

Heat stroke can lead to end-organ dysfunction such as rhabdomyolysis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, cardiogenic shock, liver failure, and cerebral edema. Broad-spectrum antibiotics (A) for septic shock are not inappropriate given the hyperthermia, tachycardia, and hypotension. Hyperthermia. Heatstroke.

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Going beyond the surface material: A podcast episode on cellulitis

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2011 Mar;127(3):e573-80. Epub 2011 Feb 21. Clin Infect Dis 2011; 52:e18. Full blown sepsis and toxic shock syndrome. So fever or hypothermia, extreme tachycardia, tachypnea, altered consciousness, a very unwell appearance, or even hypotension. Pediatrics. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-2053. Pallin, William D.

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Referring to the Intensive Care Unit

Mind The Bleep

The ICU team are aware that this patient may require therapeutic hypothermia, continuous cardiac monitoring and may deteriorate to the point of arrest. Circulation Is there evidence of shock – think hypoperfusion; confusion, chest pain, rising lactate, low BP.What is the most likely cause of this? 2011 Dec;11(6):601-4.

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Acute Hyperthermia in the Emergency Department

Taming the SRU

First aid cooling techniques for heat stroke and exertional hyperthermia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Mil Med 2011. Classification of sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock: the impact of minor variations in data capture and definition of SIRS criteria. April 26, 2023) Acute Hyperthermia in the Emergency Department.