The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 24, 2017

Induction of Therapeutic Hypothermia During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using a Rapid Infusion of Cold Saline
The RINSE Trial (Rapid Infusion of Cold Normal Saline). Induction of Therapeutic Hypothermia During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using a Rapid Infusion of Cold Saline
The RINSE Trial (Rapid Infusion of Cold Normal Saline).

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ACEP Now

APRIL 3, 2024

Early work on TTM in 2002 showed benefit to cooling to 33 degrees Celsius, which subsequently influenced international resuscitation guidelines to recommend mild hypothermia at 32 degrees to 34 degrees Celsius in 2005. degrees Celsius. 5,6 In 2021, the TTM2 trial was published. degrees Celsius for 72 hours. Click to enlarge.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 8, 2021

CPR is initiated and a hospital rapid response team is called. Background: Cardiac arrests have high morbidity and mortality rates both in-hospital cardiac arrests (IHCAs) and out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs). The resuscitation team arrives and ACLS protocols are continued. I have not seen a validation study published.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 26, 2023

Staged reconstructions are a topic in itself (click here for a nice summary by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia), but here we focus on Stage 1. The JET is treated by deepening sedation (to minimise exogenous and endogenous catecholamines), optimizing electrolytes and active mild hypothermia. 2014;129(20):2013-2020.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

Severe anaemia is a common and life-threatening cause of hospital admission in children in sub-Saharan Africa. 8% die in hospital, with a further 12% dying in the six months following discharge. Population 6171 children from three hospitals in Uganda and one in Malawi were assessed for eligibility. Do you believe the results?

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Mind The Bleep

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In cases of hypothermia, re-warming can be done passively (with blankets), or active techniques can be implemented in severe cases. Retrieved from The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne : [link] ISPAD. Diabetic Ketoacidosis. 2018, November ). ISPAD Guideline for Diabetes in Childhood and Adolescence. Marcdante, R. Tasker, R.

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Rural Doctors Net

AUGUST 30, 2013

James and Casey are used to this kind of stuff (although Casey’s mostly in-hospital and has even got a CT scanner…James is used to working out of a tent wearing just rabbit skins). Allocate someone to activate ambulance, other clinical personnel, notify local hospital and give retrieval services a head’s up. The CAT will hurt.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 5, 2022

A few days later an ECG was repeated which showed normal sinus rhythm with no further hyperkalemia findings: After a 3-week hospitalization for acute renal failure, hyperkalemia, and compartment syndrome, the patient was discharged to acute rehab. He went emergently to the OR for fasciotomy due to compartment syndrome.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

It is a 11:39 minute film, by Walter Reid Army Institute of Research Production of experimental research done by Peter Safar, MD, and associates, at Baltimore City Hospital's Department of Anesthesiology. Research into post-arrest after-care, therapeutic hypothermia, reanimatology. October 20, 2013. " Nickson, Chris. [No

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

768: Epidemiology of Hospital Based ED Visits due to Sickle Cell Crisis and Acute Chest Syndrome in Kids. Critical Care Medicine 41(12):p A191, December 2013. This series provides evidence-based updates to previous posts so you can stay current with what you need to know. C or 100.4 mg/kg, max 0.4 C or 100.4 mg/kg, max 0.4

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 4, 2024

The Bubble Wrap Plus is a monthly Paediatric Journal Club reading list from Professor Jaan Toelen (University Hospitals Leuven) and Dr Anke Raaijmakers (Sydney Children’s Hospital). Morris and colleagues investigated the efficacy of refrigerated gel packs for therapeutic hypothermia in neonatal retrieval. Brewster RCL, et al.

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Camargo, Clinical Trial: Comparative Effectiveness of Cephalexin Plus Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Versus Cephalexin Alone for Treatment of Uncomplicated Cellulitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 56, Issue 12, 15 June 2013, Pages 1754–1762, [link] Liu C, Bayer A, Cosgrove SE, et al. So what causes it?

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 4, 2025

The Bubble Wrap Plus is a monthly paediatric Journal Club reading list from Professor Jaan Toelen (University Hospitals Leuven) and Dr Anke Raaijmakers (Sydney Childrens Hospital). Viral Codetection and Clinical Outcomes of Infants Hospitalized With Bronchiolitis: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Pediatrician Work Hours: 2013-2022.

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