St. Emlyn

JUNE 4, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed This study in the Journal of Trauma Acute Care Surgery shows that emergency department (ED) intubation for patients needing urgent haemorrhage control surgery is linked to higher mortality and complications.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

You are the Paediatric doctor on call and receive a call for an incoming patient to the emergency department. Tragically, several attempts at resuscitation upon arrival at the emergency department were unsuccessful. Pediatric Endotracheal Intubations for Airway Management in the Emergency Department.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 11, 2025

If sepsis or septic shock is present, aggressive fluid resuscitation and empiric antibiotics covering intra-abdominal flora should be administered. Stercoral colitis in the emergency department: a review of the literature. International journal of emergency medicine, 17(1), 3. Annals of emergency medicine, 82(1), 3746.

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RebelEM

APRIL 29, 2024

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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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 27, 2024

Reference: Tanner et al, A retrospective comparison of upper and lower extremity intraosseous access during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation. Prehospital Emergency Care. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Prehospital Emergency Care. Prehospital Emergency Care. February 2024.

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EMDocs

JUNE 29, 2024

Spoon Feed This secondary analysis of the DOSE VF trial found that DSED (dual sequence external defibrillation) was the superior strategy for obtaining ROSC and functional neurologic outcome regardless of whether the patient was in recurrent VF or shock-refractory VF after three standard defibrillation shocks. Resuscitation.

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ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

emergency departments (EDs), with statistics reporting more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests per year. 2,3 In general, patients who develop cardiac arrest with an initial rhythm of VT or VF tend to have favorable outcomes compared to patients who develop cardiac arrest from either asystole or pulseless electrical activity.

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EMDocs

MARCH 18, 2025

Resuscitate prior to intubation. Bronchoscopy (Pulmonology/critical care): Used in intubated patients, those too unstable for CT despite resuscitation, or if the source of bleeding is not clear despite other imaging (CT). Am J Emerg Med. The emergency department evaluation and management of massive hemoptysis.

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ACEP Now

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Before nitroglycerin (NTG) could be administered, the patient became unresponsive and was transferred to the resuscitation bay, where the monitor revealed a ventricular fibrillation arrest. We present a case of refractory ventricular fibrillation resuscitation due to coronary vasospasm from recent amphetamine use with IV NTG.

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RebelEM

MARCH 27, 2023

Ventilator-associated lung injury and inflammation can occur even during short-term mismanagement can worsen patient outcomes. Over the past few years, there has been an increase in emergency department (ED) volumes and lengths of stay. This is a critical error that leads to poorer outcomes for patients in need of critical care.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 16, 2024

Louis) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case You are working in the trauma/critical care pod of your emergency department (ED). You receive a page for a cardiac arrest and take report from emergency medical services (EMS).

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Taming the SRU

MARCH 27, 2024

Effect of prehospital high-dose glucocorticoid on hemodynamics in patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a sub-study of the STEROHCA trial. In this study, the authors aim to assess the hemodynamic effects of prehospital high-dose glucocorticoid treatment in resuscitated comatose OHCA patients. Hill, J.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 25, 2025

Management is directed based on underlying etiology, but consider fluid resuscitation, antipyretics, and antibiotics as indicated. A 45-year-old outdoor enthusiast presents to the emergency department with fever, headache, myalgias, and malaise. An update on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic idiopathic neutropenia.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 17, 2024

The Importance of Civility in Critical Care Resuscitation A 3-year-old patient with diabetic ketoacidosis arrives at your ED. While you are leading the resuscitation, one of your senior colleagues belittles a junior staff member for struggling to site an IV line. Conclusion Critical care resuscitation is stressful.

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RebelEM

JULY 24, 2023

Population: Patients > 14 years of age who underwent RSI with either etomidate or ketamine from the National Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR). Outcomes: Primary: Postintubation hypotension (SBP < 100 mm Hg) 15 minutes post-intubation. Emerg Med J. Independent variable studied: Etomidate and ketamine drug dose.

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EMDocs

JUNE 12, 2024

HypoCa is common in trauma patients and is associated with poor outcomes. Calcium and resuscitation Severely injured trauma patients are commonly hypocalcemic. Giancarelli et al found that 97% of patients who underwent massive transfusion protocols during trauma resuscitation were hypocalcemic (iCa < 1.1 Am J Emerg Med.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 10, 2024

He is an assistant professor in Emergency Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at the School of Medicine at the University of Washington. Case: A 65-year-old man is brought into the emergency department (ED) by emergency medical services (EMS) after his family saw him slump over at the dinner table.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

The primary outcome measure was chest drain failure, i.e., retained haemothorax requiring a secondary interventional procedure. In addition, a flimsy cannula is easily dislodged during ongoing resuscitation and easily clots off. They looked at 119 adult patients from an (unspecified) number of trauma centres. to −0.5%]; P  = 0.03.).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Because the patient had asystole, was resuscitated without difficulty, and had no neurologic function, suspected a cerebral hemorrhage was suspected as the etiology of the arrest, specifically subarachnoid hemorrhage. Data collected included demographics, initial rhythm, EKG, emergency department (ED) CT and outcomes.

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Critical Care Now

JULY 14, 2024

This week’s article, by Heuts et al, titled “Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation versus standard treatment for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a Bayesian meta-analysis” is a fresh take on the issue. Now, before we dive into the weeds, we need to establish what exactly a Bayesian meta-analysis is.

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RebelEM

JULY 17, 2023

Background: Standard rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in the emergency department involves administration of an induction agent and a neuroblocking agent in quick succession. RSI inherently carries with it risks of complications such as post-intubation hypotension and cardiac arrest in the most extreme cases.

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RebelEM

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Background Information: Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate (RVR) is one of the many tachydysrhythmias we encounter in the Emergency Department (ED). Amiodarone versus digoxin for acute rate control of atrial fibrillation in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Sep 7.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A 76-year-old female presents to the emergency department obtunded with left hemiplegia. Both INTERACT-2 and ATACH-2 showed no statistical difference in their primary outcome between intensively lowering the BP and a less-intensive strategy. Symptoms began just prior to presentation. Her blood pressure (BP) is 195/104 mmHg.

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PulmCCM

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Uncertainty has persisted about the ideal blood transfusion strategy to resuscitate and support trauma victims as they are prepared to undergo surgical and other mechanical interventions to achieve hemostasis. The intervention is called resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA). Thromboelastometry (e.g.,

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Early expeditious definitive hemorrhage control is a major focus in trauma resuscitation. Emergency Department Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Trauma Patients With Exsanguinating Hemorrhage: The UK-REBOA Randomized Clinical Trial [published online ahead of print, 2023 Oct 12].

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EM Updates

JUNE 15, 2021

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is Brooklyn’s largest hospital, an academic quaternary care center with, in normal times, 711 total beds, 66 intensive care beds, and an Emergency Department that treats approximately 120,000 patients per year. and Emergency Medicine residents, in 12 hour shifts.

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Northwestern EM Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

“Tracheostomy: Epidemiology, Indications, Timing, Technique, and Outcomes.” Tracheotomy outcomes and complications: a national perspective. While most of the immediate complications of tracheostomy will occur in the ICU, these patients still frequent our emergency department with and without tracheostomy related emergencies.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

This was sent by anonymous The patient is a 55-year-old male who presented to the emergency department after approximately 3 to 4 days of intermittent central boring chest pain initially responsive to nitroglycerin, but is now more constant and not responsive to nitroglycerin. Resuscitative attempts were initiated quickly.

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PulmCCM

JULY 3, 2023

emergency departments and ICUs were randomized to undergo either DL or VL for intubation. More than 90% of the intubations were performed by emergency medicine residents (~70%) or critical care fellows (~23%). At six months of followup, there was no difference in the rate of good neurologic outcome (43.5%

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RebelEM

JUNE 8, 2023

Assessed clinical practice, outcome, length of stay, safety, and efficacy of both phenylephrine and epinephrine peripherally administered through a push dose.

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PHEM Cast

DECEMBER 12, 2016

pdf Equipment required for resuscitative thoracotomy: Surface anatomy: Appearance of pericardial clot A foley catheter being used to fill a cardiac wound – note how easily this could be pulled out. An open chest with aortic compression Simulation of resuscitative thoracotomy by London HEMS team. Resuscitation; 2011: 1194-1197

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 25, 2019

Nationwide Analysis of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Civilian Trauma. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Robert Edmonds is an emergency physician in the US Air Force in Virginia. Nationwide Analysis of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Civilian Trauma. JAMA Surgery March 2019.

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Broome Docs

MARCH 28, 2024

Emerg Med J. PMID: 38050078 Bottom line: High dose nitroglycerin seems to result in better outcomes in SCAPE, at least according to this small, single center, unblinded trial. Resuscitation. High-dose versus low-dose intravenous nitroglycerine for sympathetic crashing acute pulmonary edema: a randomised controlled trial.

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Northwestern EM Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Written by: Diana Halloran (NUEM ‘24) & Andrew Long (NUEM ‘25) Edited by: Nick Wleklinski (NUEM ‘22) Expert Commentary by : John Bailitz, MD Introduction The Emergency Department is a challenging work environment for a variety of reasons. Any team member of the resuscitation may lead the hot debrief.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 6, 2024

Outcomes included clinical status when urine culture was available, subsequent antibiotic treatment within seven days and subsequent UTI within 30 days. The primary outcome was the successful intubation on the second attempt. Secondary outcomes included tracheal intubation adverse events (TIAEs) or severe desaturation.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

2 Laboratory assays for DEG are not widely available and have long turn-around-times, thus have limited utility in diagnosis in the emergency department. 2,10 Initial stabilization of DEG toxicity includes correcting acid-base abnormalities, electrolyte abnormalities, and volume resuscitation. Toxicological Sciences , vol.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

EmergeNcy Department use of Apneic Oxygenation versus usual care during rapid sequence intubation: A randomized controlled trial (The ENDAO Trial). Guest Skeptic: Dr. Rory Spiegel is a clinical instructor at University of Maryland and a recent graduate of Stony Brook’s Resuscitation Fellowship. Reference: Caputo et al.

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