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SGEM#438: Bone, Bone, Bone, Tell Me What Ya Gonna Do – for IO Access Location?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Prehospital Emergency Care. Date: April 25, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Missy Carter is a PA working in an ICU in the Tacoma area and an adjunct faculty member with the Tacoma Community College paramedic program. When emergency department (ED) staff roll her to remove her clothing her humeral intraosseous (IO) is dislodged.

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

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Sodium bicarbonate use during pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a secondary analysis of the icu-resuscitation project trial. Sodium bicarbonate use during pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a secondary analysis of the icu-resuscitation project trial. Your team begins high quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

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Dr. Elsburgh Clarke Was Among First to Specialize in Emergency Medicine

ACEP Now

The photos that Dr. Clarke took from 19781980 provide a glimpse into working in an emergency department in the years the specialty was being established. ED attendings Dr. Gerald Whelan and Dr. Shumary Chow supervising a full arrest in C booththe main trauma roomwith an ED tech administering CPR. Click to enlarge.)

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SGEM#275: 10th Avenue Freeze Out – Therapeutic Hypothermia after Non-Shockable Cardiac Arrest

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Laura Melville ( @lmelville535 ) is an emergency physician in Brooklyn, New York, is a part of the New York ACEP Research Committee, ALL NYC EM, and is the NYP-Brooklyn Methodist Resident Research Director. Case: A 59-year-old woman comes is brought into your emergency department (ED) by EMS in cardiac arrest.

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Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest: Pearls and Pitfalls

EMDocs

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. 1996;40(3):483-485. Accidental hypothermia.

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The 70th Bubble Wrap – DFTB x MSc in PEM

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This single-centre academic urban institution in the United States (US) undertook a 10-year retrospective observational study of paediatric intubation and bougie use in their emergency department (ED). Reviewed by: Roberto Segura and Mel Ranaweera Article 3: Does hand position affect CPR quality in young children? Resuscitation.

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The ‘Hidden C’

Don't Forget the Bubbles

The team sits down for a hot debrief once the patient is stabilised and transferred to the ICU. Introduction: Civility Matters Healthcare environments, particularly emergency departments, are characterised by high levels of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity ( VUCA ). How do you manage this situation?

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