EMDocs

JUNE 25, 2024

Today on the emDOCs cast with Brit Long, MD ( @long_brit) , we cover the evaluation and management of the patient with a burn injury. Episode 103: Thermal Burn Injury Initial evaluation of thermal burns Range of burn severities and types: minor sunburns to full thickness burns and severe inhalation injury.

Burns 73

Burns Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Poisoning 73

ALiEM

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Bruccoleri RE, Burns MM. 2016 Mar;12(1):121-9. Author information Timothy Harmon, MD Emergency Medicine Resident Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, George Washington University | The post ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Salt, not Shock appeared first on ALiEM. Acute Card Care. 2013 Dec;15(4):90-2. doi: 10.3109/17482941.2013.841949.

Shock 73

Shock EKG/ECG Poisoning Burns 73

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Up to 5% of burns occur secondary to electrical injuries, and this rises to 27% in developing countries. Significant injuries can occur even in the absence of extensive burns or other signs of external injury. Was the patient thrown from the source (suggestive of DC shock and may result in further blunt force trauma)?

Burns 80

Burns Fluid Resuscitation Shock Resuscitation 80

ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

Per EMS, the patient was found at the bottom of a high voltage line with diffuse burns and amputation of his left forearm. FIGURE 1: Electrical burns of the patient’s bilateral feet. FIGURE 2: Traumatic amputation and electrical burn of the patient’s left arm. He was intubated by EMS due to the extent of his injuries.

Burns 52

Burns Fluid Resuscitation EKG/ECG EMS 52

Taming the SRU

JUNE 24, 2024

Follow this algorithm in patients with unstable bradycardia with acute heart failure, change in mental status, or concern for shock, physicians should start with atropine, 1 mg and may be continued every 3 to 5 minutes if effective. Skin burns and irritation can also result from the pacing pads and cause pain. Circulation , vol.

Advances Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) 89

Advances Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) CPR Burns Resuscitation 89

RebelEM

APRIL 29, 2024

2016 PMID:27075364 13 Astasio-Picado Á et al. Studies have compared IO to peripheral intravenous (PIV) and central venous (CVC) access for resuscitation. Impact of intraosseous versus intravenous resuscitation during in-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective study. Resuscitation. 2021 PMID: 34273470 12 Petitpas F et al.

Resuscitation 105

Resuscitation Administration Emergency Department Hospitals 105

Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Written by: Elizabeth Stulpin, MD (NUEM ‘23) Edited by: Aaron Wibberly, MD (NUEM ‘22) Expert Commentary by : Joshua Zimmerman, MD (NUEM ‘17) Non-Response to Vasopressors Shock is defined as a state of cellular and tissue hypoxia resulting in end organ dysfunction. And for most forms, EM physicians are not typically shocked by shock.

Anaphylaxis 52

Anaphylaxis Shock Sepsis Resuscitation 52