Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

James Broselow, a family medicine-turned-emergency medicine physician from Hickory, North Carolina , recognized that his team spent a lot of time trying to calculate doses of medications rather than spending their mental energy on the actual medical decisions for the resuscitation. This system has now become the “ industry standard.”

Pediatrics 271

Pediatrics Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Wellness 271

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 15, 2024

Emergency Department Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Trauma Patients With Exsanguinating Hemorrhage: The UK-REBOA Randomized Clinical Trial. Case: A 24-year-old patient is involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. Reference: Jansen et al.

Resuscitation 120

Resuscitation Patient Safety Operations Emergency Department 120

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 17, 2024

The Importance of Civility in Critical Care Resuscitation A 3-year-old patient with diabetic ketoacidosis arrives at your ED. While you are leading the resuscitation, one of your senior colleagues belittles a junior staff member for struggling to site an IV line. Conclusion Critical care resuscitation is stressful.

Leadership 105

Leadership Resuscitation Teamwork Patient Safety 105

Mind The Bleep

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Management Steps Step 1 – Mother/Father’s kiss Instructions: Place your mouth over the child’s open mouth, creating a secure seal as you would during mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Always prioritise patient safety; if in doubt, don’t hesitate to seek help from the on-call ENT team.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Resuscitation Outcomes 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

In the emergency department resuscitation room, weight is usually estimated using an age-based formula until the child is stabilised and can be safely weighed. This approach prevents severe complications and improves patient safety by enabling timely catheter adjustments.

Ultrasounds 52

Ultrasounds Research Emergency Department Outcomes 52

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

But bear in mind that ultrasound will undoubtedly be more difficult if the patient has a large body habitus, so don’t be disappointed if you’re not getting the best views. The history of metabolic and bariatric surgery: development of standards for patient safety and efficacy. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013;21 Suppl 1:S1-S27.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40

EMDocs

MARCH 20, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. But few of us are comfortable discussing the subject with patients and their families. “Code,” “No Code,” “CPR,” “resuscitation,” etc.

Documentation/Coding 106

Documentation/Coding Hospice Resuscitation CPR 106