EMDocs

AUGUST 17, 2023

mL/kg/hr for 2 consecutive hours OR Decrease in serum lactate by more than 10% from initial level Primary outcome – Early norepinephrine group vs. the control group demonstrated higher rates of shock control at 6 hours: 76.1% vs 48.4% (OR 3.4,

Sepsis 86

Sepsis Shock Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation 86

RebelEM

APRIL 29, 2024

2012 PMID: 21893125. Comparison of intraosseous versus central venous vascular access in adults under resuscitation in the emergency department with inaccessible peripheral veins. Resuscitation. 9 Zhang W et al. Intravenous vs intraosseous adrenaline administration in cardiac arrest: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Resuscitation 105

Resuscitation Administration Emergency Department Ultrasounds 105

PHEM Cast

MARCH 17, 2016

Taken from Weingart & Levitan 2012. References Wilmalasena Y, Burns B, Reid C, Ware S., 2012; 59(3): 165-175. In this position the patient’s tragus is lined up with their sternal notch to make the airway as straight as possible. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015; 65(4): 371-376. Weingart SD, Levitan RM.

Airway Management 52

Airway Management Burns Emergency Department Resuscitation 52

RebelEM

JULY 20, 2023

EMS radios in for a burn patient and to anticipate a difficult airway. The patient is horribly burned. She was smoking with her home O2 on and has severe mixed partial and full thickness burns to the chest, neck, face, and airway. INTRODUCTION You’re moonlighting in a remote access hospital. They’re rolling up now.

EMS 74

EMS Burns Airway Management Wellness 74

PEMBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Quinlan, Michele Burns Ewald, Beth E. Pediatrics November 2012; 130 (5): e1416–e1423. 2012-2481 Haasz, M., Garry Gardner, Kyran P. Ebel, Richard Lichenstein, Marlene D. Melzer-Lange, Joseph O’Neil, Wendy J. Pomerantz, Elizabeth C. Powell, Seth J. Scholer, Gary A. 10.1542/peds.2012-2481 Beidas, R.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Wellness Poisoning Burns 52

PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

More health care professionals are burned out or disengaged. Patients have become more complex, hospitalists’ workload frequently exceeds what they consider safe, and nonphysician providers are seeing more (and sicker) patients with no physician involvement. Nursing shortages mean fewer staffed beds and more patients per nurse.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Resuscitation Burns Documentation/Coding 52

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

However, PCT can be elevated in severe trauma, such as burns or surgery [5,25]. Raised inflammatory markers BMJ 2012; 344 :e454 doi:10.1136/bmj.e454 Gabay C, Kushner I. 2012 Jul 23;2(1):32. Notably, PCT is not elevated in noninfectious inflammatory conditions including most rheumatological diseases, gout, SLE, and IBD.

Infectious Diseases 89

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89