Advanced Life Support ALS ED 
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
OCTOBER 14, 2023
Reference: Brennan L et al. Reference: Brennan L et al. Case: A 5-year-old boy presents to the emergency department (ED) with his parents for fever and fatigue. That episode reviewed the 2011 Fleming et al systematic review for the normal ranges of HR and RR in children from birth to 18 years of age. A prospective study.
EMDocs
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Yoo, MD (Assistant Professor/Core Faculty, San Antonio, TX) // Reviewed by Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case An 18-year-old man with a history of asthma and medication noncompliance presents to the emergency department (ED) with acute onset shortness of breath. He states that he recently moved to Texas from Colorado. Which one do you select?
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Don't Forget the Bubbles
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Four-year-old Ed is being resuscitated for presumed Invasive Group A Streptococcal Sepsis from tonsilitis. Although historically used quite frequently, dopamine is no longer recommended by advanced life support guidelines for septic shock unless adrenaline/noradrenaline are unavailable. After 40ml/kg of IV 0.9%
EMDocs
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
This post will focus on the key parts of the guideline that affect ED evaluation and management. High-dose insulin therapy is recommended early in the treatment of patients with life-threatening β-blocker and calcium channel blocker poisoning. Editorial Comment : Use standard BLS/ALS measures, especially if in cardiac arrest.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
AUGUST 7, 2023
The controversy around what is ‘normal’ in infants’ and children’s vitals was demonstrated in a 2011 systematic review by Fleming et al. and two cohort studies, one performed in Australia by O’Leary et al. and one in the US by Bonafide et al. Brennan et al. Our study supports previous work by Nijman et al.
NCOAE
AUGUST 12, 2022
Here, we present them in alphabetical order: ABC – Airway, Breathing and Circulation – “This is the Golden Rule of emergency medical professionals” AED – Automated External Defibrillator – The device that delivers electric shock to the heart of patients experiencing sudden cardiac arrest A-EMT – Advanced EMT ALS – Advanced Life Support Anaphylaxis— (..)
ACEP Now
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Introduction Pediatric intubations in the emergency department (ED) occur at only a tenth the frequency of adult intubations. 1 Pediatric rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in the ED is associated with a higher frequency of failed first attempts and adverse effects than in adult patients. Kerrey BT, Rinderknecht AS, Geis GL, et al.
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