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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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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 98: Post ROSC Mental Model

EMDocs

Check the pulse RSI= Resuscitation Sequence Intubation Hypoxia, Hypotension, and Acidosis are the reason patients code during/post intubation These patients are super high risk for all 4 Optimize first pass success – Induction agent + paralytic Unconscious patients will still have muscle tone Induction Ketamine or Etomidate at half doses (i.e.,

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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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Early Modern Resuscitators

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

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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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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Proning for ARDS

Northwestern EM Blog

Hemodynamic instability and ongoing cardiac arrhythmias are a strong contraindication as chest access for cardiopulmonary resuscitation is limited (Koulouras et. Document thorough skin assessment every nursing shift, and inspect weight-bearing ventral surfaces. Pelosi P, Brazzi L, Gattinoni L. European Respiratory Journal. Samanta, S.,

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Ballistic Follies

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

It is critically important to document the physical findings in a plain-seeing, plain-speaking, non-judgmental manner that will not color or taint future investigations. Accurate time entries are important to document. Spinal Cord (2014) 52, 504–510; doi:10.1038/sc.2014.56; de Barros Filho, T. Cristante, A. Marcon, R.