EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Author: Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) // Reviewed by Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK) The American Heart Association 2023 Guideline for managing cardiac arrest or life-threatening toxicity due to poisoning was recently released. We recommend rapid external cooling for life-threatening hyperthermia from sympathomimetic poisoning.

Poisoning 115

Poisoning Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Seizures Administration 115

Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to avoid secondary contamination. 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. Updated 2023 Jul 17]. Updated 2023 Jul 17]. Assess pupillary reaction to light.

Burns 52

Burns Fluid Resuscitation PPE Resuscitation 52

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

1 By the end of 2023, 117.3 4,5 Of particular concern is the Sudanese conflict, which began in April 2023, and which has caused the largest internal displacement of a population in documented history. 43% of refugees admitted into the US in the first 8 months of the 2023 fiscal year were from Africa. Accessed June 11, 2023.

Infectious Diseases 75

Infectious Diseases CDC PPE Rapid Diagnostic Testing 75