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.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

For decades, only one major organization—the American Heart Association (AHA)—provided standardized training and certifications in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). Major resuscitation organizations worldwide meet in this forum to share knowledge and best practices.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 10, 2023

Resuscitation is a team sport. Role stickers or role aprons with names on them are simple measures to highlight resuscitation roles. A study in Denmark in 2021 explored barriers to effective resuscitation in over 900 in-hospital resuscitations across six hospitals in Denmark. It was the most phenomenal resuscitation.

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Emergency Department Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Teamwork 91

PEMBlog

AUGUST 20, 2024

This episode of PEM Currents discusses ECPR (Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), an advanced procedure used in cases of cardiac arrest when traditional CPR fails. Establishing an ECPR program requires robust infrastructure, multidisciplinary teamwork, and extensive training. Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

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