Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

ETT onto a fiberoptic scope.

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CPR Burns Airway Management Wellness 89

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.

CPR 52

CPR Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EMS Documentation/Coding 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 10, 2023

Then you hear the words coming out of the speaker, “ Paediatric code black. Paediatric code black ”. You’ve heard the phrase code black before – it’s a traumatic cardiac arrest. They’re getting CPR. You know a paediatric code black means paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest. You actually run down the corridor.

Emergency Department 91

Emergency Department Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Teamwork 91

Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Lane & Mcdonough Definition of an immediate whole body CT (iWBCT) scan Shortly after patient arrival. 2015) reported a sensitivity of 98.9%

Sepsis 95

Sepsis Documentation/Coding Fractures Administration 95

AED Leader

JULY 3, 2024

Real-Time CPR Feedback Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) correctly is crucial for the success of a resuscitation attempt. Cardiac Science AEDs feature real-time CPR feedback, providing users with valuable guidance during chest compressions. Yes, Cardiac Science provides a warranty on its AED defibrillators.

CPR 52

CPR Resuscitation Pediatrics Operations 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

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. A 50-year-old man who was admitted to the hospital with a non-ST elevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) overnight was found unconscious and without a pulse.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 52

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Hospitals Outcomes Documentation/Coding 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 26, 2023

Low risk BRUE: Age >60 days Gestational age >32/40 Post conceptual age >45 weeks First episode No CPR given (by a trained medical provider) No concerning history or examination findings (eg FHx sudden cardiac death) Where the above features are present then investigation and hospital stay can be limited.

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EKG/ECG Hospitals Shock Documentation/Coding 98

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The following quotes from the ILCOR and AHA documents, under fair-use doctrine, will help summarize for you the changes. AHA statements are labeled with" [AHA]" We can now expect more frequent and closer cycling and knowledge translation from the laboratory workbench or studies of cases and outcomes to our own practice.

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CPR Basic Life Support Resuscitation Pediatrics 40

AED Leader

APRIL 24, 2024

It has advanced features that simplify the rescue process and improve outcomes. Some notable features include: Real CPR Help : This feature provides real-time feedback on the depth and rate of chest compressions, ensuring the rescuer administers high-quality CPR. Yes, Cardiac Science AEDs are covered by a warranty.

CPR 52

CPR Shock Pediatrics Documentation/Coding 52

AED Leader

AUGUST 22, 2024

Drawing from my extensive experience as a CPR instructor and emergency responder, I’ve witnessed firsthand how rapid deployment and proper usage of AEDs can mean the difference between life and death during neurological emergencies. Importance of CPR training CPR training is critical for anyone responding to a medical emergency.

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CPR Shock Operations Outcomes 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Case: You are working a regular shift in the emergency department when you hear a code blue called. SGEM#64 : Classic EM Papers (OPALS Study) * SGEM#136 : CPR – Man or Machine? From a patient oriented outcome perspective, more than 80% of adults with IHCA who do survive end up having a favorable neurologic outcome at discharge.

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Hospitals CPR Resuscitation Documentation/Coding 40

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 6, 2024

After resuming CPR and administering an additional 400 mcg IV NTG, the patient achieved return of spontaneous circulation with sinus tachycardia. This case report documents the first known instance of using NTG during an emergency department resuscitation to treat a patient in cardiac arrest due to severe coronary artery vasospasm.

Resuscitation 52

Resuscitation EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding COPD 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

She had a witnessed arrest, and CPR was initiated by bystanders. Do you continue with the ICE Code? But two earlier randomized controlled trials ( Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest Study Group 2002 and Bernard et al 2002 ) showed benefit for good neurologic outcome when TTM was initiated in the hospital after ROSC was achieved.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EMS Research Documentation/Coding 40

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Case: A code blue is called for a 71-year-old male in-patient that is boarding in the emergency department (ED). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is in progress. These authors reported a statistical increase in good neurologic outcome and survival to hospital discharge with steroids but not survival at one year or longer.

Advances Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) 40

Advances Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Hospitals Emergency Department Resuscitation 40

EMDocs

JANUARY 11, 2024

Data that do not establish neurological risk stratification in the first 6 hours after CA include the patient’s age, duration of CPR, seizure activity, serum lactate level or pH, Glasgow motor subscore in patients who received NMB or sedation, pupillary function in patients who received atropine, and optic nerve sheath diameter (95.3%, 20/21).

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Seizures Shock Infectious Diseases CPR 75

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

A Rising Troponin That afternoon, he complained of increased shortness of breath and was noted to have oxygen saturations in the 70s, prompting a mini code to be called. He underwent CPR, and regained a pulse after epinephrine, with an organized narrow complex rhythm at 140, but still with severe shock. 3–8 Shi et al. 2020; 10.

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Shock EKG/ECG Outcomes Hospitals 52

EB Medicine

MARCH 1, 2019

Post opiate hypotension in prehospital trauma patients is a rare but documented complication. The Western Trauma Association broadens the ED thoracotomy window a bit to include anyone with no signs of life but less than 10 minutes of CPR. Early defibrillation is linked to better outcomes. of those patients. Ann Emerg Med.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department EKG/ECG Operations Fractures 40

Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9,

Documentation/Coding 64

Documentation/Coding Seizures Psychiatric Wellness 64

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MARCH 27, 2015

factor than oral (which still suffers from the too-personal-contact-reluctance of the lay rescuer, as in “hands only CPR”), and to the more euphonious persuasion of “Mouth to Mouth” and “Kiss of Life.” At that time, too, it was felt that the cause, or —at least, the major focus of investigation, of Upper Airway Obstruction was the tongue.

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Resuscitation Airway Management EMS CPR 40