EMDocs

JANUARY 11, 2025

If sepsis or septic shock is present, aggressive fluid resuscitation and empiric antibiotics covering intra-abdominal flora should be administered. A 75-year-old woman who is bedridden after a stroke presents to the ED from a nursing facility with abdominal pain and constipation. Cureus, 15(7), e41705. DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001600

EMS 94

EMS Sepsis Shock Fluid Resuscitation 94

RebelEM

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Of course, there are other methods of assessing fluid tolerance : Capillary refill evaluation, passive leg raise, central venous pressure measurement, pulmonary artery wedge pressures, stroke volume variation, pulse pressure variation, etc. J Invest Surg Sept 2018; PMID: 28952826 Robb J. Intensive Crit Care Nurs.

Ultrasounds 74

Ultrasounds Shock Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation 74

Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This should include early identification of life-threatening injuries, targeted fluid resuscitation using blood products, pain management, then eventual safeguarding and psychological support. Establish IV access for potential fluid resuscitation. You feel the patient needs fluid resuscitation.

Domestic Violence 59

Domestic Violence Fluid Resuscitation Head Injuries Sexual Assault 59

Taming the SRU

APRIL 3, 2023

Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy 1 in 30,000 pregnancies 800 maternal deaths globally Rates have nearly doubled between 1989 and 2009 Survival to hospital discharge after maternal in-hospital cardiac arrest 58.9%

Blood Transfusions 40

Blood Transfusions Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Stroke 40

Taming the SRU

MARCH 31, 2023

of emergency medicine residents report 1 or more dimensions of burnout (Lin Annals Emerg Med 2019) Moral Injury with COVID “We pushed aside our fear and frustration to focus on saving the patients in front of us; we kept our eyes open, and our feelings closed.

Allergic Reactions 40

Allergic Reactions Seizures Anaphylaxis Leadership 40

EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In total, they pulled references from 1966 until 2018. Nachi: Additionally, for those with severe electrical injuries, an IV should be placed and fluid resuscitation should begin. Nachi: Fluid resuscitation with isotonic fluids is the standard -- again -- with a goal urine output of 1-1.5

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Burns EKG/ECG Shock 40