RebelEM

MAY 25, 2023

I recently gave a talk on the initial management of trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock. Ann Emerg Med 2017 [6] This was a retrospective database review of 7521 traumatic brain injury patients SBP target ≥90mmHg resulted in a mortality of 7.8% vs SBP target <90mmHg which resulted in a mortality of 33.4% NEJM 1994. [2]

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Pediatric adjusted reverse shock index multiplied by Glasgow Coma Scale as a prospective predictor for mortality in pediatric trauma. Fun fact for animal lovers!- cats and dogs have their own GCS scores [Lapsley 2019, Ash 2018] Moral of the Morsel Modified can make it Merrier! 2008 Apr;39(4):1347-8. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.498345.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 17, 2023

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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ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

However, between four and five percent of cases of VT or VF will be refractory to standard management, with nonperfusing arrhythmia persisting despite repeated shocks. Initial guidelines defined “refractory” as VT or VF occurring despite three shocks from a cardiac defibrillator. amiodarone or lidocaine). Resuscitation. Sakai T, et al.

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AED Leader

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Effective January 1, 2017, the state’s Health and Safety Code 19300 mandates that certain high-occupancy buildings must install Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). AEDs are portable devices designed to diagnose and treat SCA by delivering a controlled electric shock to restore normal heart rhythm.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 9, 2023

6 However, due to the vasoconstrictive effects, hydrocortisone may be useful in refractory shock. Corticosteroids in septic shock: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Published 2017 Mar 28. Published 2017 Oct 12. 8 Prednisone is a prodrug and is converted in the liver to prednisolone. 2015;116(6):960-975.

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PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

SCCM Guideline Update: Steroids for Community-Acquired Pneumonia, ARDS, Septic Shock Steroids are good medicine in the ICU, U.S. The new advisement comes in the wake of randomized trials published since 2017. It’s an expansion of the 2017 guidance in which SCCM/ESICM suggested steroids for moderate or severe ARDS.

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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. General Medical Council.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Was the patient thrown from the source (suggestive of DC shock and may result in further blunt force trauma)? Children, especially toddlers, may insert objects into outlets, leading to shocks or burns. Electrical devices used near water sources can cause severe shocks. Was the voltage high or low (as below)?

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PHEM Cast

APRIL 27, 2023

– Wiles – 2017 – Anaesthesia Blood pressure management in trauma: from feast to famine? : Anesthesia & Analgesia Blood pressure in trauma resuscitation: ‘pop the clot’ vs. ‘drain the brain’?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

AslangerE A 65-year-old gentleman presented to the emergency department after experiencing two recent ICD shocks in the preceding hours. The subsequent ECG, taken 5-10 minutes post-shock, depicted a soothing of ST deviation. This was contributed by Co-editor Emre Aslanger, an interventional cardiologist in Turkey.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

2017; 4:91. 2017; 50(1):60-65. Mathis E et al. Pediatric Thermal Burns and Treatment: A Review of Progress and Future Prospects. Osuka A et al. Glycocalyx shedding is anhanced by age and correlates with increased fluid requirement in patients with major burns. Sebastian R et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: November 11th, 2017 Reference: Sundén-Cullberg et al. Fever in the Emergency Department Predicts Survival of Patients With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Admitted to the ICU. Critical Care Medicine 2017. display_podcast] Date: November 11th, 2017 Reference: Sundén-Cullberg et al.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 23, 2024

They shocked him twice before return of spontaneous circulation. This is a critically important determination because of the 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guidelines for Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death. His daughter immediately started CPR and another family member called EMS.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 9, 2024

Except for patients with poor gut absorption or those with critical infectious processes such as septic shock or necrotizing fasciitis, this belief appears to be unfounded. Pneumonia 2017. This feels intuitive as the IV route seems like it would be stronger, faster, and fix the patient better than the oral route.

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RebelEM

JUNE 26, 2023

Lancet Haematol 2017. Reversal of Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy Using First-Line Coagulation Factor Concentrates or Fresh Frozen Plasma (RETIC): A Single-Centre Parallel-Group, Open-Label Randomised Trial. PMID: 28457980 Jehan F et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2018.

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PHEM Cast

APRIL 16, 2018

The outcomes from different resuscitative interventions in a haemorrhagic shock model in porcine model: From: Watts et al. EMJ 2017; 34: 860-900. Epidemiology and aetiology of TCA in England… Resuscitation; 110 (2017): 90-94. Use of CPR in hemorrhagic shock, a dog model. 2012; 73: 102-10. Resuscitation. 2016; 105: 52-58.

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EB Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This month, we’ll be talking Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock. And sepsis-3 redefined septic shock as “hypotension not responsive to fluid resuscitation” with the added requirement of vasopressors to maintain a MAP greater than or equal to 65 and with a lactate > 2. That’s where we’re at.

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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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Northwestern EM Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The ATHOS-3 trial in 2017 explored the efficacy of angiotensin II as a vasopressor for severe vasodilatory shock. Severe shock is defined as persistent hypotension requiring vasopressors to maintain a mean arterial pressure of 65mmHg and serum lactate <2 despite adequate volume resuscitation.

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Taming the SRU

MAY 5, 2023

doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2212663 BACKGROUND Sepsis, including severe sepsis and septic shock, is a frequently encountered condition in the emergency department and carries a high mortality rate. Each subsequent one-hour delay in antimicrobial administration increases mortality by 35% in patients with septic shock (Im, Kang et al.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 21, 2024

The patient in today’s case presented in cardiogenic shock from proximal LAD occlusion, in conjunction with a subtotally stenosed LMCA. In this study — Procainamide was superior to Amiodarone for terminating monomorphic VT, as well as having fewer adverse effects than Amiodarone ( Ortiz et al — Eur Heart J 1;38 (17): 1329-1335, 2017 ).

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EMDocs

JANUARY 4, 2024

Cardiogenic shock and hypotension can occur (systolic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.) 10,12 Refractory shock or malignant arrhythmias occur in < 5% of patients. Eds (2017). Cardiotoxicity: Overdose can cause prolonged QRS and QTc intervals. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2014;52(9):969-72. Wu P, Juurlink D.

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Critical Care Now

APRIL 7, 2022

Notable is the patient’s feeling that their “heart stopped” or the sensation of an “electric shock”. The large benefit with using diltiazem is that there is no association with the “electric shock” or “heart stop” feeling that is synonymous with adenosine. Published 2017 Oct 12. What is the Alternative? 2017;10(10):CD005154.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 14, 2018

The Lancet 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Nick Papalia completed his MD at Western University. The Lancet 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Nick Papalia completed his MD at Western University. This trial showed TXA is safe and effective treatment in patients with hemorrhagic shock from trauma in reducing mortality.

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ALiEM

OCTOBER 30, 2024

We did not use clonidine, despite its known alpha agonist utility in opioid withdrawal, due to the undifferentiated nature of our patients receiving the pathways, not wanting to give an antihypertensive agent to patients who sometimes are experiencing shock and other critical illness. 2017 Jun;32:660-6.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 26, 2023

For anyone approaching a structured ABC would be a priority to establish whether shock was present or not. Typical features include: HR >220bpm Narrow complex regular tachycardia P waves difficult to identify In this case there is no shock present so we can proceed to the right branch of the ALSG guideline.

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Emergency Medicine Ireland

JULY 3, 2023

Type 1 is the acute deterioration in kidney function seen in cardiogenic shock from ACS. Eur Heart J 38, 1872–1882 (2017). Type 1 is the acute deterioration in kidney function seen in cardiogenic shock from ACS. To start with there are apparently 5 types of cardiorenal syndrome. I’ll let that sink in. – Mullens, W.,

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

21, 2017 ). Smith's book : Learning points: 1) OMI can be very subtle and RV infarction may manifest poorly on the standard ECG. 2) Typical persistent chest pain with a sigificantly elevated troponin is OMI until proven otherwise, regardless of the ECG. Our THANKS to Dr. Magnus Nossen for sharing this case with us.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 4, 2024

This study retrospectively identified 1,414 children, presenting to 15 UK EDs (2016 -2017), who had been screened for malaria. International Consensus Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock. The aim of this paper was to update and evaluate the criteria for sepsis and septic shock in children. Paediatr Int Child Health.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 28, 2018

December 2017. December 2017. Background: There have been a large number of trials on steroids for a variety of conditions in the last year and we have covered some of them on the SGEM: * The ADRENAL trial on steroids in septic shock demonstrating no all-cause mortality benefit at 90 days ( SGEM#208 ). December 2017.

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ACEP Now

JUNE 8, 2023

In 2017, the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) stated, “We suggest the use of corticosteroids for 5–7 days at a daily dose <400 mg intravenous hydrocortisone or equivalent in hospitalized patients with CAP,” citing moderate-quality evidence. Intensive Care Med. Andre C.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 7, 2018

He is unsuccessfully shocked. You are the first provider on scene with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and start high-quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). A cardiac defibrillator is hooked up and the patient is in ventricular fibrillation. JAMA 2009, Hagihara et al. JAMA 2012 and Cournoyer et al.

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RebelEM

AUGUST 14, 2023

in both groups Mean APACHE II score was 12 in both groups Almost half of the patients had septic shock at enrollment Mean time from sepsis identification to randomization was 1.4 The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). 1,817 enrolled and randomized 911 randomized to the XBJ cohort.

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EMDocs

MARCH 30, 2024

Intervertebral disks lie between vertebrae and act as shock absorbers. September 30, 2017. Answer : Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Trauma Epidemiology: Approximately half of the vertebral injuries that are seen in the emergency department are thoracic and lumbar injuries. 2 Males experience injuries to this region at an incidence of 3:1.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 5, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: July 13th, 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Ian Stiell is Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa. display_podcast] Date: July 13th, 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Ian Stiell is Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa.

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Mind The Bleep

AUGUST 5, 2023

Complications Short bowel syndrome (following significant resection, and more common following removal of the ileocaecal valve) Intestinal stricture Sepsis / shock DIC Intestinal perforation Mortality (1, 3) References Ginglen JG, Butki N. fetalneonatal-2017-313113 (2017). Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Updated 2022 Aug 8].

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