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It’s EMERGENCY Nurse to you!

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

It ' s EMERGENCY Nurse to you! In hospitals, the work role or function of nurses and other staff is usually (and traditionally) defined by place, e.g. : O.R.; Post-Anesthesia Care Unit; Delivery Room; Medical-Surgical Ward Nurse. Nurses'; L&D Nurses, Pediatric Nurses.

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Early Modern Resuscitators

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

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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Why Is Your Hospital’s Pediatric Readiness Score Important?

The Trauma Pro

This is a quality initiative that was developed by the Emergency Medical Services for Children program (EMS-C), which partnered with the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Emergency Nurses Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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The Pause- a recognition of a life

Don't Forget the Bubbles

In most Emergency Departments, staff are allotted little of that scarce resource, time, to begin processing what has just occurred. These unprocessed emotions can lead to vicarious trauma , especially in resuscitation providers. The Pause Jonathon Bartels worked as an Emergency Nurse in America in 2009. Resuscitation.

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Emergency Medicine Case Study on Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity

AENJ: Current Issue

The purpose of this case study on local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST), a potentially life-threatening complication of local anesthetic, is to ensure that emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) are knowledgeable on this disease process. They should be knowledgeable of the steps to resuscitate a patient who may have severe LAST.

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McSwain, Jude, Pioneers in Emergency Care die.

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Journal of Advanced Emergency Nursing mourns the death of Dr James Jude, but celebrations the life and his accomplishments. Jude, MD, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Cardiac Resuscitation Science. McSwain, Jr., Guy Knickerbocker, PhD, and James R.

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Erratum in Mouth-to-Airway [adjunct]

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Emergency Airway, Ventilation, and Cardiac Resuscitation Anesth Prog. 1967 November; 14(9): 236–249. PMCID: PMC2235452 Sincerely, Tom Trimble, RN CEN All opinions are those of the author.