EMDocs

DECEMBER 6, 2024

7 Workup other than serum iron concentration at 4 hours after ingestion not shown to accurately predict clinical outcomes or severity of toxicity. Aggressive fluid resuscitation as patients may be severely hypovolemic from GI symptoms. 6 Absence of visualized tablets on x-ray does not exclude iron ingestion. 2 L/hr in adults.

Poisoning 94

Poisoning Fluid Resuscitation Seizures Resuscitation 94

EMDocs

JANUARY 11, 2025

Operative management is necessary for signs of peritonitis, evidence of perforation, extensive bowel involvement >40cm, or after failed medical management. 2-4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14 Operative intervention typically consists of emergency laparotomy with bowel resection, colostomy formation, and Hartmann pouch creation. Mathis, K.

EMS 94

EMS Sepsis Shock Fluid Resuscitation 94

RebelEM

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Background: DKA is traditionally treated with fluid resuscitation, electrolyte replacement, and intravenous infusions of insulin. The SQuID Protocol (Subcutaneous Insulin in /diabetic Ketoacidosis): Impacts on ED Operational Metrics. A more optimal, and promising, solution may be the use of SQ insulin in mild to moderate DKA.

Operations 97

Operations Academics Fluid Resuscitation Outcomes 97

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

In this patient with a penetrating posterior flank injury, trace-free fluid in the pelvis on eFAST, and ongoing signs of hemorrhagic shock despite fluid and blood product administration, transferring to the operating room for exploration is indicated, especially with high probability of zone III injury-related retroperitoneal bleeding.

EMS 93

EMS Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Radiology 93

PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Further, the treating clinician must have deemed either normal saline or balanced crystalloid as appropriate resuscitation options; the patient’s expected-admission to the ICU must have been at least 3 days. Death, from any cause, within 90 days of randomization was the primary outcome.

Fluid Resuscitation 40

Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Outcomes Sepsis 40

Taming the SRU

MAY 11, 2024

Flood syndrome- start fluids, give antibiotics, consult surgery. Be careful with fluid resuscitation in renal transplant patients who can be at risk for volume overload. Have a high suspicion for infection in transplant patients. Immunosuppression can blunt the typical immune response.

Administration 92

Administration Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation Research 92

EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

8 Based on multiple randomized controlled trials (RCTs), SSC 2021 guidelines suggest against using procalcitonin as a screening method to guide initiation of antibiotic therapy, as no difference in clinical outcomes was appreciated. 15 Two changes were elucidated in the 2021 SSC guidelines for fluid resuscitation.

Sepsis 83

Sepsis Fluid Resuscitation Shock Resuscitation 83