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Grand Rounds Recap 1.17.24

Taming the SRU

Leadership curriculum: recruiting & building a team r4 Case follow-up - r3 small groups Leadership curriculum: recruiting & building a team WITH Drs. ETT Depth = ETT size x3 initial defibrillation: 2J/kg (next shock is 4J/kg) Toxicology Quick Hits Fomepizole is the treatment for both polyethylene glycol and methanol toxicity.

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Top Ten Things I Learned at ACOEP 18

All Ohio EM

If they have 2 of the 4 criteria (shock index > 1, penetrating mechanism, positive FAST, pelvic fracture), go ahead and start the MTP early. While permissive hypotension is all the rage in hemorrhagic shock, head injured patients are the exception.

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CT Angiography Head and Neck: Indications and Limitations

EMDocs

23 Blunt carotid injury is more likely in patients with at least one of the following: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ≤ 6, fracture of petrous bone, presence of diffuse axonal brain injury, and LeFort II/III fractures. 23 BCVI should be suspected with any high-energy trauma or any fractures of the maxilla or mandible. 24) Kelts, G.;

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