Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

One such study of 263 patients without hypertensive emergencies treated in a resuscitation unit found that 40% of patients had a MAP difference ≥ 10 mmHg between IABP and NIBP measurements. A recent observational study was performed to pragmatically assess clinically meaningful differences in BP in a diverse critically ill cohort with shock.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MAY 3, 2014

Although told several times, the story of the development by Henning Ruben of the prototypical modern manual resuscitator, the self-refilling bag with unidirectional non-rebreathing valves which now dominate the world of resuscitation, is still not well-known. Czech Military resuscitation kit, 1969, mfr.

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PHEM Cast

APRIL 16, 2018

It might be better to consider traumatic cardiac arrest as a completely different disease eg LOST: Low Output State due to Trauma The 2015 European Resuscitation Council and UK Resuscitation Council Algorithms for Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: To read the whole ERC guideline on special circumstances cardiac arrest including trauma, click here.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Resuscitative Thoracotomy in Children In a 40-year review of ED thoracotomy, Moore et al. REBOA If you have access to resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta or REBOA, this may be an option to temporize the child to get him to the relative control of the operating room. 2013 Sep;184(1):352-7. Brenner et al.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 9, 2023

1 Though hydrocortisone is often included in ‘crash carts,’ the most recent consensus on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has a weak recommendation against the use of corticosteroids during CPR. 6 However, due to the vasoconstrictive effects, hydrocortisone may be useful in refractory shock. Published 2013 Aug 15.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

MARCH 1, 2016

On arrival, he was in compensated shock, with tachycardia. Resuscitative Pearls Our goal here is damage control. Otherwise, resuscitate, identify the bleeding source, and slow or stop the bleeding with blood products or surgery. 2013 Sep;184(1):352-7. 2013 Nov;206(5):655-60. 2013 Jun;48(6):1377-83.

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

Critical Care Medicine 41(12):p A191, December 2013. 2013 Jan-Mar;16(1):91-5. Epub 2013 Aug 7. -smoke, high ozone levels, smog) Asthma/reactive airway disease (RAD) Diagnostic criteria 7,8 Respiratory symptoms +/- fever (at least 38.0 C or 100.4 mg/kg, max 4 mg per dose q20-30min) or hydromorphone (0.01-0.02 mg/kg, max 0.4

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Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Limited availability of radiology-performed US services in certain hospitals, especially overnight Can avoid unnecessary anticoagulation in patients Reduce time in ED to disposition In terms of workflow, when there is suspicion for a DVT, you need to first calculate a Wells’ Score for a DVT If low/moderate risk, can start with a D-dimer prior to committing (..)

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PHEM Cast

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Prehospital Blood Product Resuscitation for Trauma. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 21(Suppl1):S27, 2013. In patients with penetrating trauma permissive hypotension may remain useful for longer or at least until a patient can be differentiated and the bleeding controlled. Lots to think about! 2016 Jul;46(1):3–16.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

An elderly man with sudden cardiogenic shock, diffuse ST depressions, and STE in aVR Literature 1. ST elevation (STE) in lead augmented vector right (aVR), coexistent with multilead ST depression, was endorsed as a sign of acute occlusion of the left main or proximal left anterior descending coronary artery in the 2013 STEMI guidelines.

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Taming the SRU

MARCH 30, 2023

Diastolic shock index and clinical outcomes in patients with septic shock. O: There was an association between increased diastolic shock index score and mortality at 90 days and performed similarly to more advanced measures of morbidity and mortality in septic shock including lactate levels and SOFA scores.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

JANUARY 26, 2015

Holbrook MD September 01, 2013 Umbilical Cord Prolapse and Other Cord Emergencies Marybeth Lore, MD Complications of Labor and Delivery by Jeanie Ward Pulmonary Embolism: Evaluation in the pregnant patient Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 3(1), 39. Emergency medicine international, 2013. Phelan MD, Bradley D.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Goal-directed resuscitation for patients with early septic shock. link] Published June 30, 2013. 2022;53(7):e282-e361. ARISE Investigators; ANZICS Clinical Trials Group; Peake SL, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014;371(16):1496-506. The adventure of the cardboard box. EMCrit website. Accessed September 17, 2023. Spiegel R.

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PHEM Cast

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Qvigstad et al showed in again in Resuscitation in 2013, confirming inter-individual variation in effectiveness of CPR using ETCO2 as a surrogate for CO Trauma Deakin et al. A comparison of the height of spontaneous breaths compared to the mechanical breaths is useful to assess spontaneous ventilation during weaning process.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 26, 2023

But, they may present postnatally with cyanosis/hypoxaemia due to insufficient pulmonary blood flow, cardiogenic shock due to insufficient systemic blood flow, or both. The team start CPR, and this is emergently converted to extra-corporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation via the open sternotomy wound. 2014;129(20):2013-2020.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The latter 1950s and 1960s, quested for nerve gas defense studying expired air resuscitation and modern resuscitology; developing intensive care units. To me, it harkens a new scientific renaissance of resuscitation science, emergency care, and creating systems for care. 1950s & 1960s Resuscitation Research. 10/20/2013.

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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, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4,

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ACEP Now

APRIL 3, 2024

Targeted temperature management (TTM) for patients following cardiac arrest resuscitation has gone through several dosing iterations in the past two decades. Recent Clinical Evidence on Post-Arrest TTM The accumulated post-arrest care literature makes clear that careful fever avoidance following resuscitation is essential.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

The FPS-R uses more neutral and realistic faces and, unlike the Wong Baker scale, does not use smiling or crying faces to anchor the extremes of pain ( Tsze 2013 ). Ibuprofen may be more effective than acetaminophen (paracetamol) for odontogenic pain ( Bailey 2013 ). Unexplained tachycardia may be the early signs of shock.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 25, 2023

Late findings Fever Abdominal distension (+) LR: 5.64 – 16.8 (-) LR: 0.34 – 0.43 Absent bowel sounds Peritoneal signs (i.e. rebound and guarding) Diagnostics Laboratory Tests Commonly ordered lab tests (i.e. 2.3 – 5.4) (-) LR: 0.18 (0.09 – 0.35) Ultrasound Findings Dilated loops of bowel (diameter > 2.5

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EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Jeff: Do note, however that 2013 guidelines do not recommend one procedure over another and leave that decision up to local surgical expertise, patient specific risk factors, and treatment goals. Consider performing a RUSH exam (that is rapid ultrasound for shock and hypotension) to identify the cause.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Given her tachycardia and episodes of syncope, the patient was judged to be in compensated obstructive shock with very high risk of imminent decompensation. 2013 Sep;26(9):965-1012.e15. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.06.023. 2013.06.023. PMID: 23998693. Appleton C, Gillam L, Koulogiannis K. Cardiac Tamponade.

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PHEM Cast

APRIL 10, 2016

It is worth noting, that with “Sepsis 3” many of these terms will become out-of-date – but validation work is required… The Rivers’ paper can be accessed here: [link] It was a single centre study which compared standard care with protocolised resuscitation packaged together as early goal-directed therapy (EGDT).

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2016

There are two main reasons for an elevated lactate: the stress state and the shock state. The shock state is due to tissue hypoxia, seen in septic shock. We should use lactate to detect occult shock. Children compensate so well for shock, that subtle tissue hypoxia may not be detected until later. 23: 353–360.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2017

2013; 95(6): 474-477. 2013; 48:1789-1793. Mercer AE, Phillips R. Can a conservative approach to the treatment of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis with atropine be considered a real alternative to pyloromyotomy? Arch Dis Child. Pandya S, Heiss K, Pyloric Stenosis in Pediatric Surgery.Surg Clin N Am. 2012; 92:527-39. Peters B et al.

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EB Medicine

AUGUST 6, 2019

Jeff: That is simply shocking! Jeff: For all agents, regardless of the DOAC, the initial resuscitation follows the standard principles of hemorrhage control and trauma resuscitation. It may be given as a part of of a balanced massive transfusion resuscitation, but otherwise, at this time, there doesn’t seem to be a clear role.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

In addition, the patient received 750 mL of fluid resuscitation with transient improvement of blood pressure. Authors' commentary: Cardiogenic shock in the setting of severe aortic stenosis. Fundamentally, cardiogenic shock is an issue of decreased cardiac output. In the cath lab, the patient’s blood pressure remained low.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 5, 2024

You should also consider the possibility of quote unquote spinal shock. than it is spinal shock. Resuscitate with volume and blood. And hypotension, bradycardia, or temperature instability can result from hemorrhagic and or spinal shock. Cervical spine injury patterns in children. Pediatrics. 2014 May;133(5):e1179-88.

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Rural Doctors Net

AUGUST 30, 2013

Whilst we’ve ‘re-discovered’ balanced resuscitation (first described by Cannon back after WWI), there remains some limited controversy – listen to this 2013 take from Simon Carley at St. An ideal resuscitation would allow parallel processing with a designated team leader and teams devoted to various tasks.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 5, 2022

Fluid resuscitation was initiated. ST elevation in aVL with reciprocal ST depression in the inferior leads Shock, bradycardia, ST Elevation in V1 and V2. Physician also reads it as normal) Severe shock, obtunded, and a diagnostic prehospital ECG. On arrival in the ED, he was hypotensive with a systolic blood pressure in the 70s.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

The combination of abnormalities determines the category of pathophysiology: respiratory distress, respiratory failure, CNS or metabolic problem, shock, or cardiopulmonary failure. Does this child look volume depleted? Endocrine Emergencies - Could this be congenital adrenal hyperplasia with low sodium, high potassium, and shock?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 9, 2019

Here is another proven left main occlusion in a young woman who presented with sudden pulmonary edema, had this ECG recorded, then arrested and was resuscitated after 30 minutes of CPR: This has sinus tachycardia with RBBB and LAFB, and STE in V2-V6 as well as I, aVL This pattern could just as easily be seen in LAD occlusion. Which artery?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

COMPARE ECG #1 with ECG #2: I think the easiest way to make the case for Pleomorphic VT is to compare the 2 tracings in Figure-3: I took ECG #2 in Figure-2, from the October 12, 2013 post in Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog. He could not be resuscitated. — WHY CARE about QRS Morphology with VT?

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

Hemodynamically labile children should be resuscitated and a stat transesophageal echocardiogram obtained. The infant in shock after a ‘cold’: myocarditis Beware of the poor feeding, tachycardic, ill appearing infant who “has a cold” because everyone else around him has a ‘cold’. 2013; 34(3):489-491. 2013; 34(4).

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Pathogens ( Gudiol 2013 ) : The pathogens responsible for neutropenic fever have changed over time. Clin Microbiol Infect 2013; 19:474 Klastersky J. Antibiotics are effectively the only thing standing between these patients and overwhelming sepsis. Give appropriate fluids, vasopressors, and antibiotics. Why empirical therapy?

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EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

This corresponds nicely to a 2013 retrospective study demonstrating a bHCG threshold for the fetal pole to be just below 1400. Nachi: All unstable patients or those with suspected or proven ectopic or heterotopic pregnancies should be immediately resuscitated and taken for surgical intervention. Generally 1500 is used as the cutoff.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It shocked me how big an effect this expert had on the teams, especially given the studied teams usually worked together and had an average of seven years of neonatal experience. I was shocked by the way I had been spoken to, scared about breaking the baby, and felt out of my depth. That was the end of the conversation. and Ramsel D.

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