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How Much O2 Is Right in COVID?

REBEL EM

Lower vs higher oxygenation target and days alive without life support in COVID-19. Population: Adult patients ( > 18 years of age) admitted to the ICU with COVID-19 and severe hypoxemia (defined as receiving supplemental O2 with a flow rate of at least 10L/min or receiving mechanical ventilation or non-invasive ventilation.

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The Science on Targeted Temperature Management

ACEP Now

Temperature management after cardiac arrest an advisory statement by the advanced life support task force of the international liaison committee on resuscitation and the American Heart Association emergency cardiovascular care committee and the council on cardiopulmonary, critical care, perioperative and resuscitation. N Engl J Med.

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POCUS findings of hemodynamically unstable PE with cardiac arrest

EMDocs

Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) had been initiated and on arrival at the ED, the patient was found to have Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA). Marino’s the ICU book, Wolters Kluwer Health, pgs 105-109, 4th ed., Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 07 Feb 2024) [link] Lobo JL, Holley A, Tapson V.

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