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Hypothermia and drowning

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You request a 12 lead ECG and repeat a blood gas, asking for it to be run on the PICU analyser. Your trusted nurse hands you the ECG: Paediatric ECG interpretation has never been your strong suit. What is the likely cause of Elsa’s ECG changes? You look at her monitor, and an arterial blood gas performed moments ago.

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EM@3AM: Hyperthermia

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A 12-lead EKG shows sinus tachycardia but is otherwise normal. football players, military). The patient is agitated, not oriented, and becoming combative with ED staff. As you attempt to examine the patient, he has a generalized, tonic-clonic seizure. What is your diagnosis, and what are your next steps in evaluation and management?