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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

James Broselow, a family medicine-turned-emergency medicine physician from Hickory, North Carolina , recognized that his team spent a lot of time trying to calculate doses of medications rather than spending their mental energy on the actual medical decisions for the resuscitation. Academic Emergency Medicine, 14: 500-501.

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"Sepsis bundles": No good evidence of benefit

PulmCCM

It appears the agency did so in 2020 for the PCORI-funded CLOVERS randomized trial comparing fluid strategies in septic shock, in which patients were routinely exempted from receiving crystalloid resuscitation if they were improving. But the equipoise of data (and its general absence) does not support these concerns.

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ECG Blog #389 — A Quote from Sherlock Holmes

Ken Grauer, MD

Exceptions may occur (ie, during cardiopulmonary resuscitation ) — but even then, there will usually be a recognizable pattern of ventricular regularity. L addergram I llustration : Academically — I was fascinated by today's rhythm. I know that this is a trivial detail, only of academic interest, but I do find it interesting!

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Very fast regular tachycardia: 2 ECGs from the same patient. What is going on?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Resuscitation efforts were undertaken. ECG#3 Resuscitation efforts were ongoing. The patient required resuscitation for recurrent polymorphic VT — but fortunately was successfully transferred to the PCI center, where reperfusion was achieved. Of academic interest — are the arrhythmias that developed. Is there OMI?

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How Long Should EM Residency Be? New Studies Shed Light

ACEP Now

2,3 In the 2021-2022 academic year, categorical (non-combined) EM residency lengths included 221 (80 percent) PGY 1-3 and 55 (20 percent) PGY 1-4 programs. A fourth year of EM training offers additional supervised clinical and academic experience. Residency length has varied since the inception of the specialty of emergency medicine.

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Sniffing out Sepsis - Vibes vs Scoring Systems?

Taming the SRU

Population Patients were adult (18 or older) patients at a single academic emergency department who were triaged to a resuscitation bay and were not classified as a trauma, STEMI, stroke, cardiac arrest, or active labor. Importantly, only patients triaged to resuscitation bays were enrolled.

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AHA and Red Cross Life Support Certifications Should Both Be Accepted

ACEP Now

Scientific Rigor Red Cross resuscitation courses closely align with the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) recommendations. Major resuscitation organizations worldwide meet in this forum to share knowledge and best practices. All three leverage the latest educational methodologies.