EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Nachi: Unfortunately this procedure is associated with a relatively high re-operation rate – one study found 20% of patients required removal or revision. Jeff: Even more shockingly, some series showed a 52% repeat operation rate. Vitamin D, B12, Calcium, foate, iron, and thiamine deficiencies are all well documented complications.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

This is the fifth part of our series on "Early Modern Resuscitation." " Part I: Oral Airways, early resuscitation, and recognition of airway care. It was not a practical resuscitative aid until production could be commercially successful (~1895) and made portable in compressed form.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MAY 3, 2014

Although told several times, the story of the development by Henning Ruben of the prototypical modern manual resuscitator, the self-refilling bag with unidirectional non-rebreathing valves which now dominate the world of resuscitation, is still not well-known. Czech Military resuscitation kit, 1969, mfr.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MAY 27, 2014

This is the fourth part of our series on "Early Modern Resuscitation." " Part I: Oral Airways, early resuscitation, and recognition of airway care. The select bibliography will provide ample links to extend your reading. “Carbon Dioxide Resuscitation?” You think to yourself, “ What could that be?” In 1927, H.W.

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AED Leader

AUGUST 22, 2024

This blog post aims to demystify the operation, importance, and application of AED defibrillators for both healthcare professionals and laypersons alike. AEDs are designed for easy use, so even people without medical training can operate them effectively in critical situations. How does an AED Work?

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ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

Treatment for burns should focus on fluid resuscitation as appropriate based on your institution’s burn protocol per Brooke, Parkland, Rule of 10s etc. In the operating room, there was minimal urinary output and the bladder pressures were 35 mmHg under sedation and analgesia. His ECG was unremarkable. Emerg Med Pract. Am J Cardiol.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The latter 1950s and 1960s, quested for nerve gas defense studying expired air resuscitation and modern resuscitology; developing intensive care units. To me, it harkens a new scientific renaissance of resuscitation science, emergency care, and creating systems for care. 1950s & 1960s Resuscitation Research.

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Taming the SRU

MAY 30, 2023

Generally accepted (and some airlines spell it out) that they are assuming the liability even for you helping Documentation: To protect yourself (and the airline), will/should make documentation of what happened. hours earlier and went to OR 3.5 Legal implications vary from country to country. Airline companies have been sued.

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Northwestern EM Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This post will discuss a brief overview of hospital planning and operational setup with key elements of a disaster response from events that cause high numbers of blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, burns or crush injuries that may be seen following explosive events, mass shootings, or large scale motor vehicle collisions, to name a few.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

Hemodynamically labile children should be resuscitated and a stat transesophageal echocardiogram obtained. The best documented cormorbidity is sickle cell disease, although other pro-thrombotic conditions also put the child at risk. Fontan Operation and the Single Ventricle. References Congenital AboulHosn JA et al.

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EB Medicine

MARCH 1, 2019

Post opiate hypotension in prehospital trauma patients is a rare but documented complication. In one RCT, the FAST exam reduced the time from arrival in the ED to operative care by 64% in the setting of trauma. Jeff: Operative management, specifically ED thoracotomy is a heavily debated topic, and it’s next on our list to discuss.

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EB Medicine

JUNE 6, 2019

CT is good but you really should learn ultrasound, and lastly, sick patients need prompt consultation and resuscitation, not rapid trips to radiology. Unstable patients do not belong in a radiology suite - they belong in the ED resus bay to be resuscitated first. Nachi: All valid points, but let’s dive in too some actual detail.

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EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

Jeff: Perhaps most importantly, no history or physical alone can rule in or out an ectopic pregnancy, for that you’ll need testing and imaging or operative findings. For a completed abortion, you would expect a closed OS with no IUP on ultrasound with a previously documented IUP. Jeff: Up first is the urine pregnancy test.

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Mind The Bleep

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Initial Management (whilst Urology team are on their way) Bloods FBC, U/Es, CRP, Coagulation screen, Blood glucose levels, Blood cultures IV Antibiotics as per Trust guidelines (may be under section for Necrotising fasciitis) Urethral catheter- this will help with monitoring urine output and help identify the urethra during the operation.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MARCH 27, 2015

Her rejoinder was “I didn’t think to blow through the nose, but, boy, did I blow between the teeth! ” The nose in Early Modern Expired Air Resuscitation: Early teaching in expired-air resuscitation was three-fold. Few people now remember that a strong early proposal in the move for expired air resuscitation was Mouth to Nose.

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