The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 13, 2024

Association of small adult ventilation bags with return of spontaneous circulation in out of hospital cardiac arrest. Association of small adult ventilation bags with return of spontaneous circulation in out of hospital cardiac arrest. Case: You are dispatched to an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Resuscitation 2023.

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Greater Sydney Area HEMS

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Sydney HEMs is proud of its commitment to excellence in airway management. In 2022, we achieved: 95% overall first pass success rate (first pass of laryngoscope into mouth results in successful intubation, from both prehospital and inter hospital cases, including cold tube and RSI. The patient went on to have a surgical airway.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

MAY 21, 2019

Maria Ivankovic discuss dozens of pearls and pitfalls in the management of both pediatric and adult burn and inhalation injuries management with a special appearance by airway master George Kovacs to talk about awake intubation in the burn and inhalation injuries patient.

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

JANUARY 19, 2023

Should EMS place an advanced airway in out of hospital cardiac arrests? Current studies suggest that advanced airway management is not sup. Click to view the rest

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Greater Sydney Area HEMS

APRIL 15, 2023

It is a rare but confronting situation where a pre-hospital and retrieval medicine team are presented with a sick newborn. As a pre-hospital and retrieval service, it’s rare for us to even be around in the first few minutes of a baby’s life, but as our colleagues described, not impossible. Chest rise is the best guide.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Treatment significantly shortens the duration of illness, and early initiation of therapy can prevent severe complications and reduce the length of hospitalization. However, some experts recommend doxycycline even in pregnant patients. pregnant patients).

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The Trauma Pro

JANUARY 10, 2024

Airway assessment and protection are of paramount importance during trauma care. Airway management is even more challenging in the prehospital environment, where lighting and patient positioning may be suboptimal, and injuries or policies may prohibit orotracheal intubation.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 27, 2024

Reference: Tanner et al, A retrospective comparison of upper and lower extremity intraosseous access during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation. Reference: Tanner et al, A retrospective comparison of upper and lower extremity intraosseous access during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation. Prehospital Emergency Care.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 12, 2024

However, hospitals vary in their use of corticosteroids, with different formulations and strengths used. We’re not going to cover the management of life-threatening croup (which can be recognised in children with severe chest wall retractions, stridor at rest, or signs of respiratory failure).

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EMDocs

MARCH 9, 2024

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. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Feb 5;7(2):e2356863. 2023.56863. #2:

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PHARM

JULY 12, 2023

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PHARM

MAY 31, 2023

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Thinking Critical Care

MAY 20, 2023

Montreal – both at the Heart Institute (core days) and my shop, Santa Cabrini Hospital (pre/post courses). Doc Procedure Course , aimed at trainees but truly good for anyone entering the hospital arena, regardless of age or training status. September 27-30 with the core being 28-29 and the pre/post stuff on either side.

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JournalFeed

JUNE 1, 2024

Thursday Spoon Feed : In a large retrospective review of patients with out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest (OHCA) there was a very small, and probably clinically insignificant, association with favorable neurological outcome and survival in those who underwent early as opposed to late advanced airway management.

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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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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Intraosseous Vascular Access Is Associated With Lower Survival and Neurologic Recovery Among Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. His primary interests are resuscitation, prehospital critical care, airway management, and point-of-care ultrasound. [display_podcast] Date: September 21st, 2018 Reference: Kawano et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 11, 2023

A Retrospective Nationwide Comparison of the iGel and King Laryngeal Tube Supraglottic Airways for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation. A Retrospective Nationwide Comparison of the iGel and King Laryngeal Tube Supraglottic Airways for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation. Reference: Smida et al.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

MARCH 1, 2017

How much force is required to dislodge an alternate airway? An update on out-of-hospital airway management practices in the United States. Successful tracheal intubation through an intubating laryngeal airway in pediatric patients with airway hemorrhage. Carlson JN, Mayrose J, Wang HE. Prehosp Emerg Care.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

JANUARY 22, 2024

This month’s update is by the Academic Department of Military Emergency Medicine and University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. We used a multimodal search strategy, drawing on free open-access medical education resources and literature searches.

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Taming the SRU

JUNE 3, 2024

Myth: Some patients are “too sick to transport” Myth Part B: The receiving hospital gets to decide if a patient is too sick to transport. Use checklists for complex procedures, such as airway management. What drives the concern? Routines are also helpful when applied to intentional, on-shift teaching.

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RebelEM

AUGUST 7, 2023

What They Did: Prospective randomized clinical trial Patients randomized to: Delayed Sequence Intubation (DSI): IV ketamine 1.5mg/kg in 0.5

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EM Curious

AUGUST 5, 2015

Onto the FOAMed RICH LEVITAN AIRWAY MANAGEMENT [VIDEO LECTURE]: A fantastic airway lecture discussing novel ideas about management of the difficult airway. REGIONAL WALL MOTION ABNORMALITIES [VIDEOCAST]: EM/CC LITERATURE OF INTEREST Community-Acquired Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization among U.S.

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PHEM Cast

APRIL 21, 2021

Positioning From: [link] Recommended Rich Levitan resources Podcast 70 – Airway Management with Rich Levitan Airway axes From: McGuire B, Hodge K. Airway management by physician-staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Services – a prospective, multicentre, observational study of 2,327 patients. 20(12);681-686.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Authors: Katey DG Osborne, MD (EM Attending Physician; Tacoma, WA), Rachel Bridwell, MD (EM Attending Physician; Tacoma, WA) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK, EM Attending Physician, UTSW / Parkland Memorial Hospital) and Brit Long, MD (@long_brit, EM Attending Physician, San Antonio, TX) Welcome to emDOCs revamp!

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The Injectable Orange

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

This post captures some of the resources discussed in the ED Nurses Vent and Haemodynamic Monitoring workshop at Redcliffe Hospital. These resources are high quality FOAM and can help with expanding upon the learning and piqued curiosity from the workshop. Happy self-directed learning.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 25, 2020

His primary interests are resuscitation, critical care, airway management, and point-of-care ultrasound. His primary interests are resuscitation, critical care, airway management, and point-of-care ultrasound. Case: A 60-year-old male is in your emergency department with sepsis from pneumonia.

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EM SIM Cases

DECEMBER 13, 2022

These cases can help individuals and teams prepare to identify and manage these patients who become newly, and sometimes unexpectedly, unstable. Clinical Vignette EMS has brought a direct transfer to Neurosurgery from surrounding hospital for SAH. The patient had severe headache for 5 days and was initially treated by GP as migraine.

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EM SIM Cases

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Most hospitals have a critical care outreach or rapid response team that can be activated in these cases. Case Summary 57-year-old female with known history of myasthenia gravis and thymoma is admitted to hospital 48 hours prior for CAP and started on Ceftriaxone and Azithromycin.

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Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

JANUARY 25, 2024

This swift response is instrumental in stabilizing patients before they reach the hospital, significantly improving their chances of recovery. Advanced cardiac monitors, cutting-edge defibrillators, and high-tech airway management tools have been integrated into the ambulances.

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ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

A total of 400 mL of blood was suctioned throughout the procedure The SALAD Approach to Airway Management The presence of contaminants in the airway has been shown to decrease first-pass success at intubation, regardless of whether direct or video laryngoscopy is employed. References Prekker ME, et al. Crit Care Med.

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Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 1, 2025

Relative contraindications are several, including difficulty with airway management, facial trauma, ventricular assist device, intra-aortic balloon pump, severe chest wall lesions or rib fractures, massive hemoptysis, unstable pelvic or long bone fractures, and open abdominal wounds. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 136(2): 259-261.

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RebelEM

MARCH 27, 2023

2 Finally the settings initiated early in a patient’s care are often carried forward unchanged into their hospital and ICU stay. Hospitals should focus on both systemic factors and bedside physician and/or respiratory therapist interventions to increase LPV utilization in times of ED boarding and crowding for all patients. J Crit Care.

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RebelEM

JULY 20, 2023

INTRODUCTION You’re moonlighting in a remote access hospital. EMS radios in for a burn patient and to anticipate a difficult airway. She was smoking with her home O2 on and has severe mixed partial and full thickness burns to the chest, neck, face, and airway. You can hear the tension in their voice. Human Performance.

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University of Maryland CC Project

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Rajiv Sonti, Assistant Professor and Assistant Program Director of the Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital presents a discussion on current research and guidelines for ARDS.

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University of Maryland CC Project

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Eduardo Leite Vieira Costa MD, PhD, Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Brazil and Researcher at Hospital Sirio Libanes, Brazil presents Critical Care Grand Rounds with a lecture entitled "Mechanical Power and Lung Protection." ”

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Mind The Bleep

DECEMBER 19, 2023

patient is becoming drowsy), seek anaesthetic assistance straight away for airway management. The patient’s blood capillary glucose and ketones must be measured to confirm the diagnosis and DKA and guide management. BSPED Guideline for the Management of Children and Young people under the age of 18 with DKA.

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University of Maryland CC Project

MAY 25, 2023

Matthew Schreiber, the associate director of the Medical ICU and an attending physician in Pulmonary Disease/Critical Care Medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center presents a talk entitled "Airway Pressure Release Ventilation or Inverse Ratio Ventilation" as part of the DC5 lecture series.

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