Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to avoid secondary contamination. Establish IV access and begin fluid resuscitation with 250ml boluses of 0.9% Exposure Expose the patient in a systematic manner while keeping remaining body areas covered e.g. 1 limb at a time, to reduce the risk of hypothermia.

Burns 52

Burns Fluid Resuscitation PPE Resuscitation 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Use of 20% intravenous lipid emulsion can be efficacious in the resuscitation of life-threatening local anesthetic toxicity, especially from bupivacaine. Life-Threatening Cocaine Toxicity We recommend rapid external cooling for life-threatening hyperthermia from cocaine poisoning. Try calcium; consider pacing! COR 1, LOE C-LD.

Poisoning 115

Poisoning Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Seizures Administration 115

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Signs of malnutrition – which places patients at higher risk for infection – can include cachexia, muscular wasting, sunken eyes, redundant skin folds, edema, brittle skin and hair, bradycardia, hypotension, and hypothermia. IPC for Marburg Virus Disease (MVD): PPE Part 1:PPE Basics What, When, and Why to Use PPE.

Infectious Diseases 75

Infectious Diseases CDC PPE Rapid Diagnostic Testing 75