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Awake, and Paralysed: A Never Event

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This is referred to as CPR I nduced C onsciousness ( CPRIC ). In some cases, patients require psychiatric or psychological attention. In studies including patients with trauma or Glasgow Coma Scale less than 8, intubation without sedation led to poorer neurological outcomes. How can we prevent this?

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.3.23

Taming the SRU

BROADSTOCK Suicidal Ideation & Behavior with Concomitant Substance-Use Difficult to distinguish suicidal ideation/behavior from primary decompensated psychiatric disease versus substance-induced in the ED Statement of Belief Aka pink slip, 72 hour hold, involuntary civil commitment, etc.