Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

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? Military medicine , 163 (10), 719-721. a) Hyperkalaemia? The K+ is 1.7.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 145

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Military CPR EKG/ECG 145

EM SIM Cases

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Since leaving the military, Dr. Koo works as an Emergency Physician and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at MedStar Health and Georgetown University. This case comes from Major Alex Koo.

COPD 52

COPD Military Emergency Department EMS 52

Sensible Medicine

MAY 31, 2023

Her outpatient follow-up appointments were scheduled; we had reviewed her safety plan; she felt well and ready to leave the hospital. Well, for what it’s worth, I think it’s excellent. I tend to work well with adversarial, hostile, manipulative, and agitated patients. “No, I’m doing another one.

Psychiatric 94

Psychiatric Hospitals Wellness Military 94

RebelEM

MARCH 13, 2023

The only statistically significant factor intra-arrest was the first ECG rhythm, which only had an odds ratio of 1.12, which is relatively low. Apart from the first monitored ECG rhythm, this study found no other prognostic factors available to differentiate between survivors and non-survivors.” Discussion: Dead On Scene: The 96.2%

Basic Life Support 52

Basic Life Support EMS Outcomes Resuscitation 52