The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 13, 2024

Date: January 11, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Root is an EMS fellow in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of New Mexico Health […] The post SGEM#426: All the Small Things – Small Bag Ventilation Masks in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Resuscitation 2023.

CPR 274

CPR Defibrillator First Responder Epinephrine 274

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 25, 2024

He was defibrillated into VT. He then underwent dual sequential defibrillation into asystole. After 1 mg of epinephrine they achieved ROSC. Total prehospital meds were epinephrine 1 mg x 3, amiodarone 300 mg and 100 mL of 8.4% This patient was witnessed by bystanders to collapse. They started CPR. sodium bicarbonate.

Defibrillator 124

Defibrillator Coronary Epinephrine ACS 124

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The arrhythmia spontaneously converted before defibrillation was achieved. The patient was administered thrombolytics and shortly after the lytics were administered, the systolic blood pressure rose to about 80mmHg with ongoing epinephrine infusion. Just prior to arrival he fell out of consciousness with the below ECG on the monitor.

Coronary 128

Coronary ACS Emergency Department Defibrillator 128

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 21, 2024

Epinephrine infusion was begun. He required multiple defibrillations within a period of a few hours. This time, the arrhythmia did not spontaneously terminate — but rather degenerated to VFib, requiring defibrillation. An ICD ( Implantable Cardioverter Defibrilator ) was placed prior to discharge. What do you think?

Defibrillator 131

Defibrillator Coronary ALS STEMI 131