AED Leader

APRIL 22, 2024

The Role of AEDs in Sudden Cardiac Arrest AEDs are portable electronic devices designed to deliver an electric shock to the heart and restore its rhythm during SCA. They are user-friendly and can be operated by individuals with minimal medical training. AEDs analyze the heart’s rhythm and determine whether a shock is needed.

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AED Leader

MAY 3, 2024

AEDs are designed to deliver an electric shock to the heart, restoring its normal rhythm. AEDs are designed to be user-friendly and can be operated by anyone, even without medical training. Look for AED models with clear instructions, visual prompts, and audio guidance to assist users in CPR and delivering the electric shock.

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AED Leader

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Key takeaways Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) increase survival rates by detecting irregular heart rhythms and delivering shocks during cardiac arrest. Various AED models exist, including those designed for home use with features like pediatric mode and self-testing capabilities. The process is straightforward.

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AED Leader

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Key takeaways AEDs, like the Philips HeartStart OnSite and ZOLL AED Plus, help save lives during sudden cardiac arrest by checking the heart’s rhythm and delivering a shock if needed. When buying an AED, consider where it will be used, how easy it is to operate, and maintenance costs. They are easy for anyone to use.

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AED Leader

APRIL 26, 2024

A defibrillator is a device that delivers an electric shock to the heart in cases of sudden cardiac arrest, restoring its normal rhythm. These devices are designed to deliver an electric shock to the heart, which helps restore its normal rhythm. These devices deliver a lower energy shock and are suitable for pediatric patients.

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AED Leader

JUNE 2, 2024

With innovative technology and intelligent algorithms, this AED delivers high-quality, accurate shocks to restore normal heart rhythm. The device is designed to be intuitive and easy to operate, even for individuals with no prior medical training. Fast and Reliable During a cardiac emergency, every second counts.

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AED Leader

APRIL 29, 2024

AEDs are portable devices that can be used to deliver an electric shock to the heart in case of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), a condition that can strike anyone, anywhere, at any time. Following these prompts, anyone can effectively administer CPR and deliver a shock if necessary. Can AEDs be used on children?

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AED Leader

JUNE 17, 2024

These devices are designed to analyze the heart rhythm and deliver a potentially life-saving electric shock called defibrillation to restore the heart’s normal rhythm. In a high-stress situation, having an AED that can be easily operated by anyone without medical training is crucial. Q: Can an AED be used on children or infants?

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AED Leader

JULY 1, 2024

Its user-friendly design ensures trained professionals and laypersons can confidently operate it during an emergency. It features ADAPTIV biphasic waveform technology, which adjusts energy levels based on the patient’s needs, ensuring effective and safe defibrillation shocks.

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AED Leader

JUNE 11, 2023

Studies have shown a greater likelihood of survival when a bystander used an AED (67%) rather than waiting for emergency medical services to shock the patient (43%). Following these instructions is critical to the safe and effective functioning of your defibrillator.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 26, 2023

For anyone approaching a structured ABC would be a priority to establish whether shock was present or not. Typical features include: HR >220bpm Narrow complex regular tachycardia P waves difficult to identify In this case there is no shock present so we can proceed to the right branch of the ALSG guideline.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Crash course in pediatric anatomy and physiology in trauma When you think of trauma in children, think of Charlie Brown. In pediatric trauma, we need to be proactive. Chest Tube Pearl #1: Chest tube sizing in pediatrics is straightforward if we remember that the traditional chest tube size is 4 x the ETT size. Brenner et al.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 10, 2023

A shocked friend is being ushered out of the way. Then the patient is rapidly moved to the operating theatre. Closed-Loop Communication Improves Task Completion in Pediatric Trauma Resuscitation. The effects of aviation-style non-technical skills training on technical performance and outcome in the operating theatre.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

MARCH 1, 2016

On arrival, he was in compensated shock, with tachycardia. Pediatric Massive Transfusion 40 mL/kg of blood products given at any time within the first 24 hours. Often children even with high-grade splenic and liver lacerations can be managed non-operatively. Semin Pediatr Surg. He decompensates and needs blood.

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Taming the SRU

JULY 31, 2024

morbidity and mortality - faculty case follow-up - R4 Capstone - high-risk, low prevalence diseases in pediatrics morbidity and mortality WITH dr. moulds Syncope Complete heart block is a rare but important cause of syncope P waves outnumbering QRS complexes should clue to you to high grade heart block Triage EKGs are often obtained to screen for cardiac (..)

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PEMBlog

JUNE 5, 2024

It was inspired by a hot-off-the-presses publication from the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) focused on clinical decision rules for cervical spine imaging in children. Leonard JR, Jaffe DM, Kuppermann N, Olsen CS, Leonard JC; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Cervical Spine Study Group.

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ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

First reported in 1879 in the case of diphtheria in a pediatric patient, TIF is fatal without surgical treatment due to hemorrhage and failure of airway security. The high mortality post-operatively may be related to difficulty in controlling hemorrhage, high infection rates, or other comorbid conditions. European J Pediatr Surg Rep.

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AED Leader

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

It provides directions, leading every step – verify breathing, shout for aid, hit the shock button if required. And let’s not forget about those automatic shock adjustments and pediatric modes. Your pulse quickens; your thoughts scatter. Then it hits you: you have a defibrillator at home. You snatch it.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Perhaps, not insignificantly, they were accustomed to receiving systematized government-supplied medical and trauma care, with "shock rooms" receiving an influx of victims, as contrasted to those later who opposed "socialized medicine." Committee on Shock. Mouth-to-Airway (adjunct). Advanced Emergency Nursing Blog.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

The infant in shock after a ‘cold’: myocarditis Beware of the poor feeding, tachycardic, ill appearing infant who “has a cold” because everyone else around him has a ‘cold’. Fontan Operation and the Single Ventricle. J Curr Pediatr. World Journal for Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery. Pediatr Cardiol. Pediatr Rev.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MAY 3, 2014

Review of the Wellcome Library movies on YouTube (1945) [ links below in references ] is instructive as to resuscitative methods of the 1930s and 1940s: Manual methods; gas bag or bellows operated by hand or machine; an anesthesia gas machine; or iron lung. Evaluation: Manually Operated Resuscitators (1971) Emergency Care Research Institute.

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AED Leader

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Defibrillation: Once a dangerous rhythm is detected, the AED delivers a controlled electric shock to help restore normal heart rhythm. An important feature is the ability to adjust shock levels, which can be crucial for patient survival. Always check if an AED has a pediatric setting, as this is vital for treating children.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

References National Academy of Sciences (US) and National Research Council (US) Committee on Trauma; National Academy of Sciences (US) and National Research Council (US) Committee on Shock. Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1966. National Academics.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

An elderly lady in cardiogenic shock (BP 60/40) with no veins , I was lucky to get a 24-gauge PIV into the back of her wrist. Intraosseous Infusion. Not as often resorted to promptly, as it should be. It was all she had. GPS, Mobile Data Terminals, and Cell Phones. Readers must verify validity to their own practice.

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EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Nachi: Unfortunately this procedure is associated with a relatively high re-operation rate – one study found 20% of patients required removal or revision. Jeff: Even more shockingly, some series showed a 52% repeat operation rate. These patients often require emergent operative intervention.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

This finding was not significantly different among operators with different levels of experience, or between adults and children. The diagnostic accuracy of fecal calprotectin during the investigation of suspected pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastroenterol. 2015 Oct 28;21(40):11246-59. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11246.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 28, 2024

These definitions include blood loss of 40 mL/kg over 24 hours, transfusion of ≥50% of total blood volume in 3 hours, transfusion of 100% of total blood volume in 24 hours, and bleeding with clinical signs of hypovolaemic shock that is unlikely to be controlled. This makes comparing data across research trials challenging.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

The guiding principles in pediatric pain assessment and management are: know the child; know the family; and know the physiology. As the pendulum on pain management swings one way or the other, do not let your pediatric patient get knocked by the wayside. They do not understand rational or logical thinking.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 4, 2024

International Consensus Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock. The aim of this paper was to update and evaluate the criteria for sepsis and septic shock in children. Check out DFTB’s module on SIRS, Sepsis and Shock Module – Don’t Forget the Bubbles (dontforgetthebubbles.com) Why does it matter?

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EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Jeff: There are a shocking 22 million past-month users of marijuana in the US, followed by pain relievers at 3.8 Jeff: For more on synthetic intoxications in the ED, be sure to take a look at the recent May 2018 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice on Synthetic Drug Intoxication in Children if you haven’t already read it.

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Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

to divert the plane).

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Pediatric EM Morsels

MARCH 7, 2025

Let’s take a moment to review TXA (Tranexamic Acid) in Pediatrics! Wouldnt it be nice if there were adjuncts to prevent further bleeding or add benefit when blood may not be option (prehospital)? Enter TXA or tranexamic acid , The Clot Stabilizer!Let’s mg/kg [Nishijima 2016] Poorly studied in renally impaired patients.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 16, 2025

Authors: Kyle Smiley (EM Resident, BAMC, San Antonio, TX) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Welcome to Critical Kids, an emDOCs series focused on pediatric emergency medicine. Pediatric emergencies are challenging. Well provide summaries of the evidence to support your decisions at the bedside.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Afro-Caribbean patients should be screened for sickle cell before anaesthesia for possible pre-operative transfusion. Symptoms may be non-specific in the beginning with patients quickly developing septic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Pediatr Allergy, Immunol Pulmonol 2017; 30: 191–201. Anemia ; 2015.DOI:10.1155/2015/791498.

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