EMDocs

MARCH 9, 2024

. #1: Epinephrine or Airway First in OHCA? Spoon Feed In adults presenting to EMS after OHCA, those receiving epinephrine prior to advanced airway management (AAM = supraglottic airway, SGA, or endotracheal tube) experienced better outcomes and prehospital ROSC than those receiving AAM before epinephrine.

Head Injuries 83

Head Injuries Airway Management Outcomes EMS 83

RebelEM

AUGUST 7, 2023

Background: Getting a definitive airway in a critically ill trauma patient can be a stressful situation. Re-oxygenation with BMV can increase airway-related adverse events (i.e. Traditional RSI entails preoxygenation followed by near-simultaneous administration of an induction agent followed by a neuromuscular blocker.

Head Injuries 98

Head Injuries Outcomes Airway Management Burns 98

Emergency Medicine Cases

AUGUST 24, 2021

Camilla Wong and Dr. Bourke Tillman answer questions such as: why are older patients under-triaged to trauma centers and how does that affect outcomes? How should we adjust airway management for the older trauma patient? Which older patients do not require head or c-spine imaging after a ground level fall? and many more.

Resuscitation 52

Resuscitation Head Injuries Airway Management Shock 52

Pediatric EM Morsels

JUNE 9, 2023

Maybe injuries to the spleen or kidney come to mind. Perhaps thoughts of pelvic injuries or severe head injury dominate our considerations. Multimodal management can help avoid variceal bleeding. Prepare airway management tools (hoping to avoid needing them). Keep patient comfortable. Semin Liver Dis.

Pediatrics 152

Pediatrics Head Injuries Airway Management Administration 152

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

We have mentioned the Glasgow Coma Scale in multiple delicious morsels: Minor closed head injuries in <3 month olds and in the rebaked morsel , Blunt cerebrovascular injury , Cerebral edema in DKA , Pediatric Trauma Pitfalls , and Carbon monoxide poisoning.

Head Injuries 246

Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246