Academics Resuscitation Shock 
RebelEM
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Background: Cardiogenic shock develops in up to 10% of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and carries a 30 day mortality rate around 50%. Extracorporeal Life Support in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock. Many centers have attempted ECLS to achieve hemodynamic stabilization in this group of patients. Control: 53.4%
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
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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Taming the SRU
JULY 24, 2024
National campaigns to improve sepsis care, namely the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ introduction of “Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Early Management Bundle”, have faced many challenges in physician and provider adherence. Importantly, only patients triaged to resuscitation bays were enrolled.
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
MARCH 1, 2016
On arrival, he was in compensated shock, with tachycardia. Resuscitative Pearls Our goal here is damage control. Otherwise, resuscitate, identify the bleeding source, and slow or stop the bleeding with blood products or surgery. He decompensates and needs blood. Apply pressure whenever possible.
PHEM Cast
APRIL 10, 2016
It is worth noting, that with “Sepsis 3” many of these terms will become out-of-date – but validation work is required… The Rivers’ paper can be accessed here: [link] It was a single centre study which compared standard care with protocolised resuscitation packaged together as early goal-directed therapy (EGDT).
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
DECEMBER 7, 2018
You are the first provider on scene with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and start high-quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). He is unsuccessfully shocked. We reviewed the Cournoyer et al cohort study as part of the #SGEMHOP series with Academic Emergency Medicine ( AEM ). published in Resuscitation 2011.
EM SIM Cases
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Dominique Piquette, academic Intensivist at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Ontario with updates from Dr. Sameer Sharif (Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario) and Dr. Sophie Ramsden (Emergency Medicine Resident, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario) Why it Matters Major trauma patients sometimes decompensate after initial resuscitation.
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