EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 34-year-old male is brought via EMS after collapsing during an outdoor adventure race. EMS reports the patient was conscious but altered, with slurred speech and confusion. football players, military). Point of care glucose in the field was 102 mg/dL.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 94

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EMS Stroke Seizures 94

RebelEM

MAY 25, 2023

I recently gave a talk on the initial management of trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock. Clinical Take Home Point: In patients with TBI and hypovolemic shock, target a SBP or MAP ≥90mmHg, but know this is based on limited evidence. vs SBP target <90mmHg which resulted in a mortality of 33.4%

Resuscitation 145

Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation Head Injuries Shock 145

Critical Care Now

JULY 7, 2024

Military practice guidelines, along with ACEP and the American College of Surgeons, recommend REBOA for traumatic life-threatening hemorrhage below the diaphragm in patients with hemorrhagic shock who are unresponsive or transiently responsive to resuscitation. Check out the full post on REBEL EM

Resuscitation 52

Resuscitation Military Outcomes Hospitals 52

Critical Care Now

JULY 7, 2024

Military practice guidelines, along with ACEP and the American College of Surgeons, recommend REBOA for traumatic life-threatening hemorrhage below the diaphragm in patients with hemorrhagic shock who are unresponsive or transiently responsive to resuscitation. Check out the full post on REBEL EM

Resuscitation 52

Resuscitation Military Outcomes Hospitals 52

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Trimble, BVMs] Many physicians of this era had experience of WWII and Korean War military medicine; they were joined by younger men who used GI Bill benefits to enter medicine, and then honed their skills in Vietnam. Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care: WWII and Korean War military medical experience and progress.

Emergency Nursing 40

Emergency Nursing EMS Resuscitation Military 40

ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Years before, he’d started his EM career as medical director of the ER at Memphis’ public hospital and Memphis Fire EMS. 1 “I remarked that EM was not even a specialty then, and suggested it might be an opportune time for an updated IOM report that examined the achievements and challenges of emergency care in the U.S.,”

EMS 45

EMS Research Academics Military 45

RebelEM

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Military practice guidelines recommend REBOA for profound shock (SBP <90mmHg) 1 and ACEP along with the American College of surgeons recommend REBOA for traumatic life-threatening hemorrhage below the diaphragm in patients with hemorrhagic shock who are unresponsive or transiently responsive to resuscitation.

Resuscitation 91

Resuscitation Operations Outcomes Hospitals 91