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Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage: A Three-Pronged Approach

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The key is a stepwise, three-pronged approachresuscitation, early ENT consultation with transport arrangements, and temporizing measures applied to control bleedingto keep the patient safe until shes transferred to definitive care. References Grasl S, Mekhail P, Janik S, et al. Dharmawardana N, Chandran D, Elias A, et al.

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SGEM#453: I Can’t Go For That – No, No Narcan for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

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Date: September 18, 2024 Reference: Dillon et al. You and your partner initiate high-quality CPR, place a supraglottic airway, establish intra-osseous (IO) access and administer epinephrine. Reference: Dillon et al. Naloxone and Patient Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in California. JAMA Network Open.

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Neurogenic Shock in Children

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Definition A series of hemodynamic changes related to autonomic denervation and loss of sympathetic tone. Both norepinephrine and epinephrine can be used. Epinephrine is key if there is significant bradycardia. Tenenbein M, Macias CG, Sharieff GQ, et al, eds. Tenenbein M, Macias CG, Sharieff GQ, et al, eds.

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Clinical Conundrums: How Long Should We Monitor After Giving IM Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis?

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How Long Should We Monitor After Giving IM Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis? Bottom Line Up Top: After prompt recognition and appropriate treatment with IM epinephrine, the risk of biphasic reactions are exceedingly low. At the time of discharge, appropriate patient education and prescriptions for IM epinephrine are essential.

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The Safety and Efficacy of Push Dose Vasopressors in Critically Ill Adults

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1-4 The PDPs, phenylephrine and epinephrine, result in vasoconstriction and increased cardiac contractility. They can be associated with side effects such as reflex bradycardia, decreased stroke volume in phenylephrine, tachycardia and hypertension associated with epinephrine. Paper: Singer S, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Sep 5.

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Don’t Forget About the IO in the Critically Ill Patient

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A study by Lee et al ( 7) compared femoral CVC placement to IO and demonstrated a first-pass success pass rate with IO of 90.3% In cardiac arrest, a delay in IV access subsequently results in a delay in epinephrine administration. References: 1 Astasio-Picado Á et al. Ong MEH, Chan YH, Oh JJ, et al. Iserson KV et al.

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Updates in the Management of Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia or Ventricular Fibrillation Arrest

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2 Standard management for VT and VF involves the use of electrical defibrillation, high-quality chest compressions, and epinephrine. 5 More recent literature defines “refractory” as VT or VF that is persistent or recurrent despite three shocks from a defibrillator, three rounds of epinephrine, and use of an antiarrhythmic (i.e.,