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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

James Broselow, a family medicine-turned-emergency medicine physician from Hickory, North Carolina , recognized that his team spent a lot of time trying to calculate doses of medications rather than spending their mental energy on the actual medical decisions for the resuscitation. Academic Emergency Medicine, 14: 500-501.

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Neonatal Resuscitation Tips

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A gravid woman presents to your emergency department (ED). Neonatal resuscitation is common; 10 percent of the four million newborns in the U.S. 2 These rare scenarios are difficult to prepare for; resuscitation guidelines are not strictly followed in more than 90 percent of cases. How do you stabilize this patient?

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Rethinking Fluid Resuscitation in Vaso-Occlusive Crisis: Is Lactated Ringer’s the Superior Choice?

RebelEM

saline (NS) solutions are both isotonic crystalloids widely used for intravenous fluid resuscitation across many contexts and disease states ( Myburgh 2013 ). PMID: 39250114 Clinical Question: In adult patients admitted for a vaso-occlusive episode, does early fluid resuscitation with Lactated Ringer solution compared to 0.9%

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EM@3AM: Stercoral Colitis

EMDocs

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 73-year-old female is brought in by EMS for abdominal pain, vomiting, and weakness for two days. If sepsis or septic shock is present, aggressive fluid resuscitation and empiric antibiotics covering intra-abdominal flora should be administered. Tran, J., & Shah, K.

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Don’t Forget About the IO in the Critically Ill Patient

RebelEM

Critically ill patients requiring resuscitation often present with many challenges including the ability to secure safe, sterile, fast, and reliable intravenous (IV) access. Over the years emergency and critical care physicians have tried many ways to establish IV access in emergencies including the “crash” or “dirty” central line.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

RebelEM

Over the past few years, there has been an increase in emergency department (ED) volumes and lengths of stay. The effect of emergency department crowding on lung-protective ventilation utilization for critically ill patients. Paper: Owyang CG, et al. J Crit Care. J Crit Care. N Engl J Med. Crit Care Explor.

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Updates in the Management of Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia or Ventricular Fibrillation Arrest

ACEP Now

emergency departments (EDs), with statistics reporting more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests per year. Post-resuscitation ECGs demonstrating ST segment elevation are significant in delineating which patients might benefit most from advanced reperfusion techniques. Resuscitation. Resuscitation.