NAEMSP

JANUARY 5, 2023

1] The Adult Cardiac Arrest ACLS algorithm currently includes epinephrine and either amiodarone or lidocaine as recommended pharmacologic therapies. The AHA further specifies that IV access is the preferred route; however, IO access is acceptable if unable to obtain IV access. [2] Or in other words, is IO access inferior to IV access?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Fine ventricular fibrillation She received 2 mg epinephrine, 150 mg amiodarone and underwent chest compressions with the LUCAS device. Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports (2013) 1:4352. She arrived in the ED 37 minutes after 911 was called, with continuing CPR. See image with lines below). It was stented. References : 1.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

Author continued : STE in aVR is often due to left main coronary artery obstruction (OR 4.72), and is associated with in-hospital cardiovascular mortality (OR 5.58). 2 The astute paramedic recognized this possibility and announced a CODE STEMI. 2 The astute paramedic recognized this possibility and announced a CODE STEMI.

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FOAMfrat

DECEMBER 26, 2024

These showed that with 22 incidents between 2011 and 2013, 43 people were harmed. TRIGGER WARNING: TOPICS OF SUICIDE MAY BE HARD FOR SOME PEOPLE TO READ ABOUT. THIS ARTICLE IS COVERING THE MEDICAL ASPECTS OF CHEMICAL SUICIDES. IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE NEEDS HELP, CALL 988 OR SEEK CARE AT A LOCAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The first visit was back in 2013 for SGEM#50 : Under Pressure – Vasopressin, Steroids and Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest. The Lancet 2020 This was an SGEM Journal Club episode recorded live at McGill University Grand Rounds. This was the third time coming to McGill University Department of Emergency Medicine to give Grand Rounds.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 16, 2024

The patient received 1 mg of epinephrine IV x2 with conversion of his rhythm to ventricular fibrillation (VF) for which he was defibrillated twice in the field. He requires low-dose epinephrine to maintain his mean arterial pressure (MAP) in the 60s mmHg and is transported to the cardiothoracic (CT) ICU.

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FOAMfrat

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Of note, in the paper by Russotto et al., the patients had to have an oxygen saturation greater than 80%, a blood pressure of 90 SYS/MAP 65 or higher, and not have required intubation due to cardiac arrest prior to the intubation procedure for inclusion. How Do I Predict Physiologically Difficult Airways? Recommendations : 1. are at high risk.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2013

With ventilations and epinephrine, she regained a pulse. A middle-age woman with h/o hypertension was found down by her husband. Medics found her apneic and pulseless, began CPR, and she was found to be in asystole. She was never seen to be in ventricular fibrillation and was never defibrillated. BP gradually rose. Kurkciyan et al.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A 2013 study found that half of young Australians are dissatisfied with school-based sex education. With millions of journal articles published yearly, it is impossible to keep up. Our team have scoured the literature, so you don’t have to… or it might spark an interest to go and have a look at the full article. Br J Gen Pract.

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This Podcast Will Kill You

JANUARY 14, 2025

Our allergy treatment toolkit includes an impressive suite of tools, and in the second episode of our two-part series on allergies, we focus on three in particular: antihistamine medications, allergy shots, and the epinephrine auto-injector (aka the EpiPen). “Epinephrine: a short history.” Then this is the episode for you.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 29, 2024

He was defibrillated twice and received two doses of epinephrine, with return of spontaneous circulation. A 10-year-old male with a past medical history significant for autism spectrum disorder and 15q3 deletion, experienced a cardiac arrest at home. There was no family history of syncope or sudden death. Figure 1: The EMS rhythm strip.

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