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Episode 7: Sepsis

PHEM Cast

[link] We hope you enjoyed our sepsis podcast. St Emlyns Induction podcast on Sepsis. A great summary of what to do when a patient with suspected sepsis first arrives in the ED. A great summary of what to do when a patient with suspected sepsis first arrives in the ED. March 2016.

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Reference ranges of paediatric heart rate and respiratory rate

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Heart rate (HR) and respiratory rate (RR) are THE major vital signs used in Advanced Paediatric Life Support ( APLS) guidance , sepsis guidelines , and Paediatric Early Warning Scores (e.g., The controversy around what is ‘normal’ in infants’ and children’s vitals was demonstrated in a 2011 systematic review by Fleming et al.

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The 80th Bubble wrap x DFTB MSc in PEM

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Reviewed by: Tasnim Ransome and Spyridon Karageorgos Article 3: Which Sepsis Scoring Tools Perform Best? Organ Dysfunction in Children With Blood Culture-Proven Sepsis: Comparative Performance of Four Scores in a National Cohort Study. Each patient was scored using the four sepsis tools. Schlapbach, L.J., Hagenbuch, N.,

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The Pediatric Surgical Abdomen

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

2011; 364(3):255-264. 2011; 29:1136-1140.:205-211. 2011; 523-527. 2011; 24: 552-561. 2011; 146(6):660-665. Necrotizing Enterocolitis. N Eng J Med. Niño DF et al. Necrotizing enterocolitis: new insights into pathogenesis and mechanisms. Management of childhood intussusception after reductiion by enema. J Emerg Med.

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Back to the BaSICS: does the infusion rate of a fluid bolus affect mortality?

PulmCCM

Sylvia Plath Background Implicit in resuscitation is speed. Yet in 2011 a landmark randomized, controlled trial measured the effect that an intravenous bolus had on mortality in children with severe febrile illness in 3 African countries. sepsis – defined as suspected or confirmed infection plus acute organ dysfunction; d.]

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Adventures in RSI

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Case 1: Sepsis Laura is a 2-month-old baby girl born at 32 weeks gestational age who today has been “breathing fast” per mother. She is in respiratory failure from bronchiolitis and likely viral sepsis. We have a few minutes to optimize, to resuscitate before we intubate. She needs her airway taken over. Relax, it’s a myth.

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Approach to Shock

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Distributive Shock The most common cause of distributive shock is sepsis, followed by anaphylactic, toxicologic, adrenal, and neurogenic causes. Children with sepsis come in two varieties: warm shock and cold shock. Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2012.

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