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Adjunctive Methylene Blue in Septic Shock?

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septic shock). Limited, small studies on its use in septic shock do not make a clear argument for use. Early Adjunctive Methylene Blue in Patients with Septic Shock: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Background: Sepsis can induce numerous physiologic derangements. Paper: Ibarra-Estrada, M et al. Crit Care 2023. 95% CI 15.4

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Major Burns in Children

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Bedside Escharotomies for Burns Classic Paragraph Selected References Mahar PD et al. Clinical differences between major burns patients deemed survivable and non-survivable on admisssion. Pediatric Thermal Burns and Treatment: A Review of Progress and Future Prospects. 2017; 4:91. 2017; 50(1):60-65.

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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Salt, not Shock

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2017 Jul;17(3):260-266. Bruccoleri RE, Burns MM. 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. Valentino MA, Panakos A, Ragupathi L, Williams J, Pavri BB. 2019.158356.

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Electrical injuries

Don't Forget the Bubbles

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)?

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52 in 52 – #41: The CENSER Trial

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mL/kg/hr for 2 consecutive hours OR Decrease in serum lactate by more than 10% from initial level Primary outcome – Early norepinephrine group vs. the control group demonstrated higher rates of shock control at 6 hours: 76.1% vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4,

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Major Trauma – Injuries by Assault

Don't Forget the Bubbles

E.g. burns, neurosurgery, interventional radiology. Fluid Resuscitation in Trauma In trauma where the cause of shock is most likely to be haemorrhagic, fluid resuscitation should ideally be with blood products – replacing losses. Question 2 At what threshold of blood loss do children begin to show signs of haemorrhagic shock?

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Case Report: a High-Voltage Victim

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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.

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