Blood Transfusions CDC Shock 
Pediatric EM Morsels
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Another change is the CDC approved the use of IV artesunate for malaria treatment in the US in May 2022. This allowed US hospitals to stock the drug to ensure quick treatment of suspected severe cases, rather than having to ship it from the CDC under the prior expanded-access protocol (Thomas 2023).
EMDocs
JANUARY 6, 2025
Based on available hospital resources, the patient is treated for septic shock secondary to pneumonia and an infected wound using broad-spectrum antibiotics and IV crystalloid fluids. A whole blood transfusion is initiated for the management of her anemia. Power and sensation are grossly intact and tendon reflexes are normal.
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