Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In trauma patients, the primary sources of bleeding are external haemorrhage (blood on the floor), chest, abdomen, pelvis, and long bones in paediatrics brain is also included (infants with open sutures can bleed a significant amount intracranially) Shock The most common cause in trauma is haemorrhage.

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Fluid Resuscitation Domestic Violence Head Injuries Sexual Assault 59

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.

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Anaphylaxis Shock Sepsis Resuscitation 52

RebelEM

MARCH 30, 2023

PMID: 35675081 What They Did: National, multicenter, randomized control, open-label parallel trial performed at 22 centers in FrancePatients enrolled from January 19, 2017 – November 23, 2020. Secondary Outcomes: Shock, ventricular tachycardia, and/or fibrillation within 48 hours after hospital admission. Bougouin, W., Varenne, O.,

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Hospitals Outcomes EKG/ECG Resuscitation 66

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

Ranulf went white with the shock. Traditionally thought to result from the dilutional effects of massive transfusion, acidaemia or hypothermia, trauma-induced coagulopathy is now known to be triggered at the time of injury, long before these factors have developed or any medical intervention has taken place. 2017 Dec;83(6):1136-1141.

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Resuscitation Operations Sepsis Pediatrics 139

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

3,950 children were recruited between September 2014 to May 2017. These were presented as hazard ratios and included fever at presentation, previous transfusion ever, haemoglobinuria, malaria, sickle cell disease on enrolment, HIV, evidence of sepsis, malnutrition, shock, hypothermia, and dehydration. Do you believe the results?

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Blood Transfusions Research Outcomes Hospitals 78

EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Heat stroke can lead to end-organ dysfunction such as rhabdomyolysis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, cardiogenic shock, liver failure, and cerebral edema. Broad-spectrum antibiotics (A) for septic shock are not inappropriate given the hyperthermia, tachycardia, and hypotension. Hyperthermia. Heatstroke.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EMS Stroke Seizures 94

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Drug toxicity , especially diphenhydramine , which has sodium channel blocking effects, and also anticholinergic effects which may result in sinus tachycardia, hyperthermia, delirium, and dry skin. This is based on the Sieira et al, 2017, risk calculator , which gives a borderline risk score (2). Hyperkalemia 2.

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EKG/ECG Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Seizures Documentation/Coding 52