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Carbon Dioxide As A Resuscitative Gas

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Even after no longer having a role in resuscitation, CO2 was advocated for accelerating clearance of carbon monoxide poisoning into the 1950s and 1960s. This is a cased kit of a Sparklet Resuscitator (J size), with pressure chamber, regulator, tubing, reservoir bag, flow stopcock, and funnel mask, with associated documents.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Clinical Course The paramedic activated a “Code STEMI” alert and transported the patient nearly 50 miles to the closest tertiary medical center. 2 The astute paramedic recognized this possibility and announced a CODE STEMI. 2) Hypoxia, including poisons of oxidative phosphorylation such as HS, CO, CN. What do you see?

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Popular Antiobesity Medications Bring New Challenges to Emergency Physicians

ACEP Now

There have been documented cases of overdose, and of note, there is no known antidote. Poison centers see nearly 1,500% increase in calls related to injected weight-loss drugs as people accidentally overdose. Deerfield, Illinois: Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc; 2014. Diabetes Care. 2018;41:258–66. CNN website.

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Child Safety Seats for At-Risk Children

Pediatric Education

No specific documentation regarding the duration of the car seat testing could be identified in the medical records. Bull MJ, Engle WA, The Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention and the Committee on Fetus and Newborn. 2014-3527 Davis NL, Shah N. The pertinent physical exam showed the patient was now 3.34 Pediatrics.

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The Nose: the other route to the lungs

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Introduction: My first professional ambulance call was for three victims of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Confirming endotracheal placement: In addition to the usual required methods and documentation, remember that, most likely, your patient will still be breathing. Before the romantic portion could begin, the cat became ill. Saldien, V.,