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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

James Broselow, a family medicine-turned-emergency medicine physician from Hickory, North Carolina , recognized that his team spent a lot of time trying to calculate doses of medications rather than spending their mental energy on the actual medical decisions for the resuscitation. Heyming 2012] How Do You Use The Broselow-Luten System/Tape?

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ECG Blog #388 — Why Does Lead V1 Look Funny?

Ken Grauer, MD

The ECG in Figure-1 was obtained from an 18-year old woman — who moments before been resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. How would YOU interpret her post-resuscitation ECG? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case — obtained following resuscitation from cardiac arrest of an 18-year old woman. About A RVC/ A RVD.

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The Pause- a recognition of a life

Don't Forget the Bubbles

These unprocessed emotions can lead to vicarious trauma , especially in resuscitation providers. Rather, immediately after an unsuccessful resuscitation attempt, there should be an opportunity for those involved to partake. 2016) “Implementation of a Post-Code Pause: Extending Post-Event Debriefing to Include Silence”.

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Carbon Dioxide As A Resuscitative Gas

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

This is the fourth part of our series on "Early Modern Resuscitation." " Part I: Oral Airways, early resuscitation, and recognition of airway care. The select bibliography will provide ample links to extend your reading. “Carbon Dioxide Resuscitation?” You think to yourself, “ What could that be?” In 1927, H.W.

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Debriefing in the ED

Northwestern EM Blog

It is well-documented that ED physicians have historically high rates of burnout compared to other specialties as well as a high incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to the general population. Any team member of the resuscitation may lead the hot debrief. No potential resuscitation cases were formally excluded.

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Intubation

PHEM Cast

Guidance documents College of Paramedics Statement on Intubation, available here. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2012; Volume 60, Issue 6, Pages 749–754.e2 Resuscitation. Resuscitation. AAGBI Safer Prehospital Anaesthesia 2017, available here. Tracheal intubation. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine. 20(12);681-686.

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Journal Club - Tranexamic Acid in Trauma

Downeast Emergency Medicine

Trauma patients between the ages of 18-90 years had to have either had one documented episode of hypotension (defined as a systolic BP <90 mmHg) or tachycardia (>100 beats/minute) to be included in the study. Military application of tranexamic acid in trauma emergency resuscitation (MATTERs)study. Arch Surg 2012; 147:113-119.[