Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 7, 2023

Heart rate (HR) and respiratory rate (RR) are THE major vital signs used in Advanced Paediatric Life Support ( APLS) guidance , sepsis guidelines , and Paediatric Early Warning Scores (e.g., The controversy around what is ‘normal’ in infants’ and children’s vitals was demonstrated in a 2011 systematic review by Fleming et al.

Life Support 98

Life Support Advanced Life Support ALS Emergency Department 98

FOAMfrat

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Extracorporeal Life Support Organization; Ann Arbor (MI): 2017. Extracorporeal life support: the ELSO red Book; p. Extracorporeal life support: the ELSO red book). You can reach me at bcress@perfusiondynamics.org Brian Cress, CCP, LP, FP-C, NRP References: Brogan T.V., MacLaren G.,

Life Support 52

Life Support Paramedic CPR OR 52

FOAMfrat

MAY 17, 2024

Extracorporeal Life Support: The Elso Red Book. Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 2023. As always, I welcome any feedback, questions, comments, or suggestions for future blog posts. You can reach me at bcress@foamfrat.com Brian Cress, CCP, LP, FP-C, NRP References: Brogan, Thomas V., Lich, Bryan V.,

Life Support 98

Life Support OR ALS EMS 98

EMDocs

APRIL 22, 2024

Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) had been initiated and on arrival at the ED, the patient was found to have Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA). Alerhand et al described ten individual echocardiographic findings of RV strain that suggest PE. Marino’s the ICU book, Wolters Kluwer Health, pgs 105-109, 4th ed.,

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ED NARCAN ALS OR 81