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SGEM#344: We Will…We Will Cath You – But should We After An OHCA Without ST Elevations?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: September 8th, 2021 Reference: Desch et al. Date: September 8th, 2021 Reference: Desch et al. He is interested and experienced in healthcare informatics, previously worked with ED-directed EMR design, and is involved in the New York City Health and Hospitals Healthcare Administration Scholars Program (HASP).

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Calcium in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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CPR is taken over by responding crews, and he is placed on a cardiac monitor/defibrillator. Current AHA guidelines do not recommend routine use of calcium in cardiac arrest (Panchal, et al., Calcium acts as a vasopressor and inotropic agent (Lindqwister, et al., He is found to be in ventricular fibrillation (VF).

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LBBB: Using the (Smith) Modified Sgarbossa Criteria would have saved this man's life

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Jesse McLaren (@ECGcases), of Emergency Medicine Cases Reviewed by Pendell Meyers and Steve Smith An 85yo with a history of hypertension developed chest pain and collapsed, and had bystander CPR. The paramedics found the patient with ROSC and a GCS 7, and an ECG showing LBBB with possible lateral ST elevation. Which was the culprit lesion?

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An EM Resident’s Guide to Basic Airway Management

Core EM

look them up in the EMR to see if theyve been intubated before, and look at the note on the difficulty and grade of view.) Even if CPR is ongoing – reassess that you did not tube the esophagus. et al (2022). Baker JB, et al. Blunt, MC, et al. Boyce, James Ronald, et al. Apfelbaum, J. Asai T, Morris S.

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