The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Case: A 71-year-old man is brought to your emergency department (ED) by emergency medical serviced (EMS) having fallen two steps at home. The transfusion tech calls to remind you that your protocol is currently under review, and asks if would you like the 1:1 or the 1:3 version of fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) to packed red blood cells (pRBC)?

Frozen Plasma 130

Frozen Plasma FFP Emergency Medical Services Plasma 130

EMDocs

JUNE 22, 2024

A 37-year-old G5P4 at 33 weeks presents to the ED after being brought in by ambulance. Epub 2014 Jun 30. We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. She had a precipitous delivery while the ambulance was pulling in. The newborn is doing well, but the mother is complaining of shortness of breath and chest pain.

EMS 96

EMS Ambulance FFP ICU 96

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

All you know, back in ED, is that the ETA is 10 minutes, and there is a single stab wound to the chest. The ODP is caught up leaving theatres and has not yet made it down to ED. a) A balanced ratio of 1:1:1 (platelets: FFP: packed red cells) The PROPPR trial showed us that balanced ratios are important. The trauma call goes out.

E-9-1-1 139

E-9-1-1 FFP Plasma Emergency Department 139