CPR Documentation/Coding Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
You are tidying your things […] The post SGEM#391: Is it Time for a Cool Change (Hypothermia After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest)? You are tidying your things in anticipation of the arrival of the dayshift when a code blue is called. The nurses started CPR immediately and place pads before you even arrived. It was also not blinded.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
NOVEMBER 16, 2019
Case: A 59-year-old […] The post SGEM#275: 10th Avenue Freeze Out – Therapeutic Hypothermia after Non-Shockable Cardiac Arrest first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. She had a witnessed arrest, and CPR was initiated by bystanders. Do you continue with the ICE Code? What do you say?
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The Skeptics' Guide to EM
MAY 8, 2021
CPR is initiated and a hospital rapid response team is called. The issue of whether corticosteroids should be administered is brought up during the code. This contrasts with what the public sees watching CPR being done on TV. The resuscitation team arrives and ACLS protocols are continued.
PulmCCM
JANUARY 29, 2024
Read the document for all the details (it’s not long). Patients presenting with hypothermia should not be warmed too quickly (allowing their temperature to increase by <0.5°C/hour). three shocks with 2 minutes CPR in between) have been performed. three shocks with 2 minutes CPR in between) have been performed.
Taming the SRU
JUNE 6, 2023
mg/kg of IBW Seek to match a patient's minute ventilation with TV and RR after intubation Intentionally match patient's intrinsic RR noted prior to intubation Note that healthy lungs can handle 8 mL/kg, based on IBW, if that is useful for compensation Secure your ETT Thomas Tube Holder is a new ETT holder on Air Care for ETT down to size 6.5
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