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Crafting And Refining Your Massive Transfusion Protocol – Part 2

The Trauma Pro

MTP logistics include details such as who will be delivering the blood, what actually goes in each cooler, what ratios should be used, limitations imposed by the use of frozen plasma, and documentation. Documentation is critically important, both in the trauma bay and the blood bank. And there are plenty around all the time!

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The Pause- a recognition of a life

Don't Forget the Bubbles

These unprocessed emotions can lead to vicarious trauma , especially in resuscitation providers. Rather, immediately after an unsuccessful resuscitation attempt, there should be an opportunity for those involved to partake. 2016) “Implementation of a Post-Code Pause: Extending Post-Event Debriefing to Include Silence”.

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Brain Trauma Guidelines for Emergency Medicine

ACEP Now

1 The practice guidelines were written by a multi-disciplinary group of experts and went through an extensive peer review process. This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007. The GCS must be obtained through interaction with the patient (i.e.,

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Daily Reviews on the ICU

Mind The Bleep

It is worth looking through previous documentation to see whether the patient’s team or senior intensivists have set any individual cardiovascular targets. Heart rate / rhythm Best practice to check in all 4 limbs. C Assessment BP and MAP Invasive reading (via an arterial line) or non-invasive (via a BP cuff)?

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Episode 30 - Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery

EB Medicine

Vitamin D, B12, Calcium, foate, iron, and thiamine deficiencies are all well documented complications. But bear in mind that ultrasound will undoubtedly be more difficult if the patient has a large body habitus, so don’t be disappointed if you’re not getting the best views. ASMBS pediatric committee best practice guidelines.

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Acute Scrotum

Mind The Bleep

and (2022), A BURST-BAUS consensus document for best practice in the conduct of scrotal exploration for suspected testicular torsion: the Finding Consensus for Orchidopexy in Torsion (FIX-IT) study. Khadhouri, S., Driver, C.P., Johnston, M.J., Parnham, A., Shabbir, M., Summerton, D.J., Williams, A., MacLennan, S.,