PulmCCM

JUNE 12, 2023

Induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest is also called “active temperature control” or “targeted temperature management.” Many oncologists had already begun using DOACs as secondary prevention in VTE associated with cancer, and this study will likely widen the practice.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 105

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Academics Documentation/Coding Outcomes 105

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

MARCH 1, 2016

The Trauma Death Spiral Lethal triad of hypothermia, acidosis, and coagulopathy. Fox et al in Academic Emergency Medicine found a sensitivity of 52%; with a 95% confidence interval [CI] = 31% to 73%. Do everything you can to support perfusion and avoid the death spiral of hypothermia, coagulopathy, and acidosis.

Resuscitation 40

Resuscitation Pediatrics Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Operations 40

Mind The Bleep

JULY 8, 2023

That might reflect a number of factors, for instance, candidates being further into their medical training, and the exam being more focussed on what they are actually doing on the job rather than theoretical basic sciences & physiology.

EKG/ECG 52

EKG/ECG Wellness Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Poisoning 52

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Brief Summary of Life Acheivements by Safar : Too numerous to count ; consider the following: Established academic departments of anesthesiology, independent of Surgery. Research into post-arrest after-care, therapeutic hypothermia, reanimatology. Founded first ICU that was multi-disciplinary.

Resuscitation 40

Resuscitation CPR Emergency Nursing Basic Life Support 40

RebelEM

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If you work in a tertiary academic center with a catheterization lab and/or ECMO immediately available, the application of a second defibrillator may not be immediately needed. The above resource limitation applies in the opposite setting and requires a clinical judgement call to be made.

EMS 52

EMS CPR Shock Resuscitation 52

Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

mg/kg of IBW Seek to match a patient's minute ventilation with TV and RR after intubation Intentionally match patient's intrinsic RR noted prior to intubation Note that healthy lungs can handle 8 mL/kg, based on IBW, if that is useful for compensation Secure your ETT Thomas Tube Holder is a new ETT holder on Air Care for ETT down to size 6.5

Documentation/Coding 64

Documentation/Coding Seizures Psychiatric Wellness 64

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 6, 2025

Samuels-Kalow, Inaccuracy of temporal thermometer measurement by age and race, Academic Pediatrics, (2024) doi:[link] Whats it about? Discordance was defined as one measurement method detecting a fever (>38C) or hypothermia (<36C for patients 28 days or 35C for patients >28 days) while the other method did not.

Dislocations 59

Dislocations CPR Ultrasounds Resuscitation 59