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SGEM#426: All the Small Things – Small Bag Ventilation Masks in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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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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Neonatal Resus for the Pre-Hospital Non-Neonatologist

Greater Sydney Area HEMS

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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SGEM#231: You’re So Vein – IO vs. IV Access for OHCA

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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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Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Paediatrics

Mind The Bleep

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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emDOCs Revamp: Alcohol Withdrawal

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Management of drug and alcohol withdrawal. This series provides evidence-based updates to previous posts so you can stay current with what you need to know. fold higher risk of NSTI than the control group 12 For those without comorbidities , AUD exhibited a 15.2-fold

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SGEM#247: Supraglottic Airways Gonna Save You for an OHCA?

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Effect of a Strategy of a Supraglottic Airway Device
vs. Tracheal Intubation During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest on Functional Outcome. The AIRWAYS-2 Randomized Clinical Trial. Effect of a Strategy of a Supraglottic Airway Device
vs. Tracheal Intubation During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest on Functional Outcome.