EMDocs

JANUARY 16, 2024

Louis) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case You are working in the trauma/critical care pod of your emergency department (ED). The patient received 1 mg of epinephrine IV x2 with conversion of his rhythm to ventricular fibrillation (VF) for which he was defibrillated twice in the field.

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NAEMSP

APRIL 19, 2023

CPR is taken over by responding crews, and he is placed on a cardiac monitor/defibrillator. After several cycles of defibrillation, epinephrine, and amiodarone, the patient remains in cardiac arrest. 2020), but IV Calcium is still used routinely in some cases in the critical care setting, such as congenital heart disease.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Multiple attempts at defibrillation, epinephrine, and amiodarone have been unsuccessful. 1 Overall, survival is poor following cardiac arrest, and is affected by factors including age, comorbidities, witnessed arrest, early CPR, early defibrillation, and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).

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AAEM RSA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Interventions during the acute phase of treatment post return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) are therefore critical. 1 The primary goal of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is to optimize coronary perfusion pressure and maintain systemic perfusion in order to prevent neurologic and other end-organ damage while working to achieve ROSC.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2016

_ Here is another post on hypoK: Patient with severe DKA, look at the ECG In this post, I discussed another patient I took care of : Prehospital Cardiac Arrest due to Hypokalemia I recently had a case of prehospital cardiac arrest that turned out to be due to hypokalemia. Crit Care Med. Setting: Multidisciplinary critical care unit.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Guest Skeptic: Missy Carter is a PA currently practicing in critical care after having attended the University of Washington's MEDEX program. After starting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you note pulseless electrical activity (PEA) on the monitor. Epinephrine has long been a cornerstone in the management of OHCA.

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FOAMfrat

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In the standard care of anaphylactoid reactions, we administer Epinephrine, Diphenhydramine, steroids, and bronchodilators. Sure, we still do CPR, defibrillate as needed, and give Epinephrine based upon our local guidance. Critical Care Medicine, 33 (10), S279-S285. Could this work for the AFE patient?

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