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London HEMS pre-hospital REBOA video

ETM Course

This is a potentially lifesaving treatment pioneered by the US military 1 for patients with exsanguinating pelvic and lower limb haemorrhage. Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) as an adjunct for hemorrhagic shock. Stannard A, Eliason JL, Rasmussen TE. 2011 Dec;71(6):1869-72 (full article free text) 2.

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Trauma Resuscitation Updates

RebelEM

CRYSTALLOIDS Too much crystalloid resuscitation in traumatic hemorrhagic shock can increase dilutional coagulopathy, as well as increase morbidity and mortality Bickell WH et al. I recently gave a talk on the initial management of trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock. vs SBP target <90mmHg which resulted in a mortality of 33.4%

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Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

In fact, one of my surgeon grandfather's ortho buddies (perhaps with the help of some lunchtime martinis) took a look at the x-rays of my Boxer's Fracture and snapped it back into place without any analgesia or procedural sedation, casted me, and sent me home. 1950s & 1960s Resuscitation Research. Still no pain medicine.

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The Nose: the other route to the lungs

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Her rejoinder was “I didn’t think to blow through the nose, but, boy, did I blow between the teeth! ” The nose in Early Modern Expired Air Resuscitation: Early teaching in expired-air resuscitation was three-fold. Few people now remember that a strong early proposal in the move for expired air resuscitation was Mouth to Nose.