Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 19, 2024

PECARN prediction rule for cervical spine imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt trauma: a multicentre prospective observational study. Children in the validation cohort were admitted to the intensive care unit or operating room less frequently than those in the derivation cohort.

CPR 124

CPR Operating Room OR Emergency Department 124

FOAMfrat

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Sure, we still do CPR, defibrillate as needed, and give Epinephrine based upon our local guidance. When performing CPR on a pregnant female, a clinician on the resuscitation team will need to be dedicated to displacing the fundal abdomen towards the left shoulder. We can all agree upon this.

Epinephrine 105

Epinephrine CPR Operating Room Plasma 105

Core EM

JANUARY 16, 2025

Only about 50% sensitive for detecting an esophageal intubation (Grmec 2004) and about 65% sensitive for detecting a main-stem intubation in the operating room where everything is much quieter than in the ED (Sitzwohl 2010). Even if CPR is ongoing – reassess that you did not tube the esophagus. Ann Emerg Med.

EMS 130

EMS E-9-1-1 ALS OR 130