Taming the SRU

JUNE 3, 2024

Use checklists for complex procedures, such as airway management. Get a blood gas when possible to help guide your ventilation. glenn, haffner, and jackson In Flight Emergencies: As a responding physician to an in-flight emergency, you may recommend diverting the plane, however, the captain (lead pilot) will make the final decision.

Shock 91

Shock Seizures Airway Management Stroke 91

RebelEM

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

benzocaine) Consider the diagnosis in any patient with cyanosis and hypoxia that doesn’t respond to oxygen administration Administer methylene blue to any patient with abnormal vital signs, metabolic acidosis, end organ dysfunction or, a serum level > 25% References: Price DP. Chapter 127. Read more

Seizures 52

Seizures Administration Airway Management COPD 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

1 , 2 The most common non-iatrogenic cause is spontaneously due to increased intraesophageal pressure, Boerhaave syndrome, from forceful retching, coughing, straining, seizures, or even childbirth (15% of cases). PPI administration to decrease gastric acid secretion. 5 Consider antifungal administration.

Operations 86

Operations Radiology Radiology Fluid Resuscitation 86

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

First described in 1970, RSI with the near-simultaneous administration of a sedative agent and NMBA has been shown to have increased first-pass success compared with intubation facilitated by a sedative alone (6,7). Contraindicated seizures or porphyria. Minimal histamine release. Cons: Short duration of action. Pain upon injection.

Emergency Department 84

Emergency Department Soft Tissue Injuries Airway Management Operations 84

EMDocs

JUNE 7, 2023

Airway management should not be delayed. 7 Airway management: consider early airway management. Used for treatment of acutely symptomatic anxiety, muscle fasciculations, and seizures. Millions are poisoned, and hundreds of thousands die each year worldwide. 7 May lead to respiratory failure.

Poisoning 97

Poisoning Airway Management Seizures PPE 97