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Grand Rounds Recap 7.12.23

Taming the SRU

Fundamentals of ECMO - leadership curriculum - ultrasound GR - macgyver techniques fundamentals of ecmo WITH dr. bonomo ECPR from the ED: The ideal patients: Young patients with refractory VF/VT arrest ≤ 30 min since arrest onset Poisonings with cardiogenic shock Severe hypothermia with arrest Massive PE with arrest Key points: Good CPR/advanced ACLS (..)

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SGEM#231: You’re So Vein – IO vs. IV Access for OHCA

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

His primary interests are resuscitation, prehospital critical care, airway management, and point-of-care ultrasound. Bystander CPR is initiated prior to EMS arrival. Annals of EM May 2018 Guest Skeptic: Andrew Merelman is a critical care paramedic and first year medical student at Rocky Vista University in Colorado.

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Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest: Pearls and Pitfalls

EMDocs

Some authors recommend not starting chest compressions in hypothermia unless there is no organized cardiac activity (e.g., VF/asystole), a pulse cannot be identified via Doppler ultrasound for a full minute, or if lack of organized cardiac activity is confirmed on bedside echocardiogram. Classification of hypothermia.

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The 87th Bubble Wrap

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Article 1: Is lung ultrasound a viable alternative to chest x-ray in diagnosing community-acquired pneumonia? Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care lung ultrasound for community-acquired pneumonia in children in ambulatory settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ultrasound. 2024 Oct 29; Whats it about? Whats it about?