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SGEM#353: At the COCA, COCA for OCHA

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Bystander CPR is being performed. The paramedics performed high-quality CPR and follow their ACLS protocol. Intraosseous access is quickly obtained, and a dose of epinephrine is provided. CPR is continued while a supraglottic airway is placed successfully. The monitor is hooked up.

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SGEM#394: Say Bye Bye Bicarb for Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Case: A 6-month-old boy presents to the emergency department (ED) with three days of worsening cough, cold symptoms, and fever. Your team begins high quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Apart from high-quality CPR and early defibrillation, many other interventions we try lack a strong evidence base.

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SGEM#350: How Did I Get Epi Alone? Vasopressin and Methylprednisolone for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Neil Dasgupta is an emergency physician and ED intensivist from Long Island, NY, and currently an assistant clinical professor and Director of Emergency Critical Care at Nassau University Medical Center. Case: A code blue is called for a 71-year-old male in-patient that is boarding in the emergency department (ED).

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SGEM#247: Supraglottic Airways Gonna Save You for an OHCA?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JAMA 2018 Guest Skeptic: Missy Carter, former City of Bremerton Firefighter/Paramedic, currently a physician assistant practicing in emergency medicine in the Seattle area and an adjunct faculty member with the Tacoma Community College paramedic program. It required multiple attempts which caused several prolonged interruptions in CPR.

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Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest: Pearls and Pitfalls

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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). You receive a page for a cardiac arrest and take report from emergency medical services (EMS). Am J Emerg Med. Per EMS he was very cold to touch.

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Exactly What Is It That an EMT Does?

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How to stop bleeding, perform CPR, and assist breathing. Basic anatomy and physiology, what causes common diseases like diabetes and asthma, and how to treat emergencies associated with them. Many fire departments require that all of their firefighters also be EMTs. First Aid and to how to respond to a cardiac arrest.

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Resident Journal Review: Available Evidence Regarding Targeted Temperature Management (TTM)

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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. Interventions during the acute phase of treatment post return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) are therefore critical.

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