EMDocs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

2016 Oct;29(5):433-9. State of the art of diagnosis of rickettsial diseases: the use of blood specimens for diagnosis of scrub typhus, spotted fever group rickettsiosis, and murine typhus. Curr Opin Infect Dis. Perera P, Mailhot T, Riley D, Mandavia D. The RUSH exam: Rapid Ultrasound in SHock in the evaluation of the critically lll.

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Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 1, 2025

Hemodynamic instability and ongoing cardiac arrhythmias are a strong contraindication as chest access for cardiopulmonary resuscitation is limited (Koulouras et. Proning makes the heart rest against the sternum, and the diaphragm is displaced inferiorly. Should we prone non-intubated patients in the ED? 2020; Koulouras et.

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PHEM Cast

MARCH 17, 2016

Preoxygenation and Prevention of Desaturation During Emergency Airway Management. 2016: 28(1); 67-72. Effects of face mask ventilation in apneic patients with a resuscitation ventilator in comparision with a bag-valve-mask. 2016; 193(3): 273-280. 2016 [cite Date Accessed]. Annals of Emergency Medicine.

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Taming the SRU

JANUARY 1, 2024

Establishing reliable vascular access is absolutely critical for ED patients requiring resuscitation, airway management, or medication administration. IOs can be used both for resuscitation, medication administration, and for laboratory testing, but there are a few important considerations. 2016 Dec 14;20(1):102.

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PHEM Cast

APRIL 21, 2021

Positioning From: [link] Recommended Rich Levitan resources Podcast 70 – Airway Management with Rich Levitan Airway axes From: McGuire B, Hodge K. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016, Issue 11. Resuscitation. Resuscitation. AAGBI Safer Prehospital Anaesthesia 2017, available here. 2011.06.028.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It is particularly useful in cases of physically difficult airway management, such as in patients with obesity, limited neck mobility, or cervical spine immobilization. Incidence and factors associated with cardiac arrest complicating emergency airway management. Resuscitation 2013; 84(11): 1500 – 4. 2021): e12373.

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Taming the SRU

MARCH 3, 2025

Upper Airway Injury to the upper airway, defined as airway structures proximal to the glottis (i.e. Because inhalational injuries often co-occur with large cutaneous burns, aggressive fluid resuscitation can rapidly worsen upper airway edema making airway management especially challenging.

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