Mind The Bleep
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Assessment A code of practice for confirmation of death exists, however, each hospital may have its own protocols which you must familiarise yourself with. If there are family are present, greet them and offer your condolences.
Ken Grauer, MD
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Figure-2: I've color-coded P waves from Figure-1 according to P wave morphology ( See text ). NOTE: For clarity — I've color-coded P waves in the long lead II rhythm strip according to morphology. The September 30, 2019 post in Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog — for an example of “MAT”, but without the tachycardia.
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EMDocs
AUGUST 22, 2024
13 Interventions may include: Ascertaining a patient’s preferred language early in the clinical encounter (during registration, for instance), and clearly documenting this preference in a place that is visible to all providers. Utilizing certified interpreters and documenting their use. Educating patients on their rights. 45:446-458.
EMDocs
JULY 25, 2024
The nurse completes the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) and documents that the patient’s recent thoughts of killing himself and his detailed plan makes him “High Risk” for suicide. There is no documented handoff to the on-coming emergency physician (EP) who assumes care. Medscape, January 08, 2019.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2023
4,5] We have now formally studied this question: Emergency department Code STEMI patients with initial electrocardiogram labeled ‘normal’ by computer interpretation: a 7-year retrospective review.[6] 2019 ; 54 : 79 - 81. have published a number of warnings about the previous reassuring studies.[4,5] J Electrocardiol. Am J Emerg Med.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 2, 2025
In the middle of the night, a "code" was called, and multiple rhythms like this were recorded. Applying my method to the March 19, 2019 case that I show in Figure-1 the rhythm in this Figure-1 ECG is regular, with an R-R interval just under 4 large boxes. LBBB, ventricular pacing, etc.)." CASE CONTINUED She was admitted to the ICU.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
AUGUST 23, 2023
2016) “Implementation of a Post-Code Pause: Extending Post-Event Debriefing to Include Silence”. 2012) “Implementation of a Rapid Post-Code Debrief Quality Improvement Project in a Community Emergency Department Setting”. Please watch this video for a beautiful explanation from Jonathan Bartels of this initiative. & Liska, H.
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