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Awake, and Paralysed: A Never Event

Don't Forget the Bubbles

You are the Paediatric doctor on call and receive a call for an incoming patient to the emergency department. Tragically, several attempts at resuscitation upon arrival at the emergency department were unsuccessful. This is referred to as CPR I nduced C onsciousness ( CPRIC ). Am J Emerg Med. Am J Emerg Med.

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Riding the Waves: End-Tidal CO2 Monitoring

Taming the SRU

End-Tidal CO2 monitoring has a variety of uses in the Emergency Department. Cardiac Arrest As mentioned before, tidal CO2 is a function of metabolic rate and cardiac output, so capnography can be utilized during CPR to monitor the effectiveness of chest compressions. The Journal of emergency medicine 53.6 2014): 247-258.

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The ‘Hidden C’

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Introduction: Civility Matters Healthcare environments, particularly emergency departments, are characterised by high levels of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity ( VUCA ). A third RCT demonstrated that even brief low-level incivility could increase the risk of major error during CPR by up to 66%.

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The 70th Bubble Wrap – DFTB x MSc in PEM

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This single-centre academic urban institution in the United States (US) undertook a 10-year retrospective observational study of paediatric intubation and bougie use in their emergency department (ED). Reviewed by: Roberto Segura and Mel Ranaweera Article 3: Does hand position affect CPR quality in young children? Resuscitation.

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Looking At the First 10 Years of Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine

ACEP Now

These initiatives aim to equip physicians with an evidence-based approach and effective management strategies for common emergency-department scenarios. ESEM hosted the second Global Network Collaborative Conference on Emergency Medicine in 2013 and organized its first large scientific conference in Dubai in December 2014.

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What Is the Best Defibrillation Strategy for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation?

ACEP Now

A 67-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) in cardiac arrest. 1 Overall, survival is poor following cardiac arrest, and is affected by factors including age, comorbidities, witnessed arrest, early CPR, early defibrillation, and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Circulation. 2014;129(3):e28-e292.

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Is there a role for Hypnosis in Emergency Care?

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

We had only first aid, oxygen, and CPR to offer. In my opinion, hypnosis is a little-understood but potentially valuable technique for the emergency department. Why isn't hypnosis used more in emergency departments? An hypnotic suggestion: review of hypnosis for clinical emergency care. PMCID: PMC2417820.