The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Date: February 1, 2023 Reference: Wolfrum et al. You are tidying your things […] The post SGEM#391: Is it Time for a Cool Change (Hypothermia After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest)? Date: February 1, 2023 Reference: Wolfrum et al. You are tidying your things in anticipation of the arrival of the dayshift when a code blue is called.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 52

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Hospitals Documentation/Coding CPR 52

PulmCCM

JUNE 12, 2023

Induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest is also called “active temperature control” or “targeted temperature management.” Read in Nature Don’t forget to register for the Hospitalist and Resuscitationist 2023 conference Sepetmber 27-30 in Montreal.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Academics Documentation/Coding Outcomes 105

Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Exposure Expose the patient in a systematic manner while keeping remaining body areas covered e.g. 1 limb at a time, to reduce the risk of hypothermia. Provide detailed documentation of the initial assessment, treatment provided, and the patient’s response to interventions. Updated 2023 Jul 17]. Updated 2023 Jul 17].

Burns 52

Burns Fluid Resuscitation PPE Resuscitation 52

PulmCCM

JANUARY 29, 2024

AHA Updates its Cardiac Arrest Guidelines In December 2023, the American Heart Association published a “focused update” to its landmark guidelines for the management of cardiac arrest. Read the document for all the details (it’s not long). PulmCCM is not affiliated with the American Heart Association. °C/hour).

Seizures 115

Seizures CPR Documentation/Coding Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 115

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In April 2023, the third edition of the Brain Trauma Foundation’s evidence-based guidelines for the prehospital management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) was published in Prehospital Emergency Care. This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007. References Lulla A, et al.

Fluid Resuscitation 98

Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Resuscitation EMS 98

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2023

This discussion comes from this previous post: Hyperthermia and ST Elevation Discussion Brugada Type 1 ECG changes are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the occurrence of ventricular dysrhythmias. Our patient had a Brugada Type 1 pattern elicited by an elevated core temperature, which is also a documented phenomenon.

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EKG/ECG Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Documentation/Coding Wellness 92

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 23, 2022

Code STEMI was called." This repeat ECG is not available in the chart, but sounds similar to the presenting ECG, and it was excellent care that the code "STEMI" was activated despite no evidence of STEMI criteria. The pain resolved again before cath, which found a 80% RCA occlusion.

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EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Research 52