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Systemic Steroids: An ED Focused Overview

EMDocs

1 Though hydrocortisone is often included in ‘crash carts,’ the most recent consensus on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has a weak recommendation against the use of corticosteroids during CPR. Consider the other complications of systemic steroids: weight gain, cataracts, fractures, and neuropsychiatric events.

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Grand Rounds Recap 9.6.23

Taming the SRU

ETT onto a fiberoptic scope. ETT onto a fiberoptic scope.

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Project COVERED | Pediatric UA ILR | Infant AOM | ARREST RCT | Boot or Cast Dancer's Fx

JournalFeed

We cover Project COVERED, interval likelihood ratios for pediatric UA, sepsis workup for infant otitis media, ARREST RCT - ECMO+CPR, and the best immobilization for dancer’s fractures. It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of Jan 25-29, 2021.

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The Technologically Dependent Child in the ED

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

The two most common complications of VP shunts are malfunction (due to obstruction, fracture, or kinking) or infection. The main thing for us is to suspect it, detect it, control it, and if the child arrests, to do vigorous CPR to mechanically disrupt the bubbles. of them were removed for clinical improvement.

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CPR Refresher Course

American Medical Compliance

The following CPR Refresher Course educates healthcare providers (HCP) on the basic principles of CPR. CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) is a technique used to keep victims of sudden cardiac arrest and other emergencies, alive and to prevent brain damage until more advanced medical professionals arrive.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Managing Pneumothorax

Taming the SRU

Common causes include central venous catheterization (subclavian or internal jugular), lung biopsy, barotrauma from PPV, thoracentesis, bronchoscopy, pacemaker insertion, CPR, and intercostal nerve block [12, 14]. Blunt trauma can cause rib fracture or dislocation that may injure the visceral pleura.

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Awake, and Paralysed: A Never Event

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Ben has a possible skull fracture and has been intubated, but his oxygen requirement is minimal. This is referred to as CPR I nduced C onsciousness ( CPRIC ). You are the Paediatric doctor on call and receive a call for an incoming patient to the emergency department. His name is Ben. While waiting, another call comes in.