Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Ben has a possible skull fracture and has been intubated, but his oxygen requirement is minimal. Tragically, several attempts at resuscitation upon arrival at the emergency department were unsuccessful. Key take-home points While Ben’s case is tragic, we can learn important points about airway management. His name is Ben.

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Airway Management Emergency Department Resuscitation Psychiatric 135

Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 1, 2025

Absolute contraindications of prone positioning are severely increased intracranial pressure as positioning of the head in prone position can partially obstruct cerebral venous drainage, as well as unstable spinal fractures because the manipulation while repositioning a patient may lead to further injury (Guerin et. 2020; Koulouras et.

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Emergency Department Fractures EKG/ECG Wellness 52

Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

ultrasound grand rounds: bedside dvt studies - family presence in the ed/icu - r1 clinical knowledge: aicd - r3 small groups: difficult airway management Ultrasound grand rounds: DVT studies WITH Dr. minges Why should we perform bedside DVT studies in the ED? ETT onto a fiberoptic scope.

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CPR Burns Airway Management Wellness 90

RCEM Learning

APRIL 9, 2024

Ensure that you have a solid understanding of the core subjects, including emergency medicine, clinical skills, critical care, resuscitation, and trauma management. Review the Exam Syllabus: Carefully go through the exam syllabus to identify the key topics and areas that will be tested.

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Infectious Diseases Airway Management Dislocations Poisoning 52

Taming the SRU

JANUARY 1, 2024

Establishing reliable vascular access is absolutely critical for ED patients requiring resuscitation, airway management, or medication administration. IOs can be used both for resuscitation, medication administration, and for laboratory testing, but there are a few important considerations.

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Emergency Department Ultrasounds Administration Burns 92

Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Through this role, as an observer, I was able to experience various pre-hospital emergencies; the most common scenarios I attended were cardiac arrests, but I also attended trauma patients at the scene of road traffic accidents, fractures in a wilderness medicine setting, anaphylaxis, and many others.

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Ambulance Services Anaphylaxis Hospitals Airway Management 52

EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Thankfully, that gentleman was successfully resuscitated despite no bystander CPR, and if you listen carefully, we hope to arm you with the tools to do so similarly. As always, it’s ABC and IV, O2, monitor first with early airway management in those with head and neck burns being a top priority.

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Emergency Department Burns EKG/ECG Shock 40