Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 19, 2024

Children in the validation cohort were admitted to the intensive care unit or operating room less frequently than those in the derivation cohort. CASP checklist for Clinical Prediction Rule (CPR) studies Is CPR clearly defined?

CPR 124

CPR Operating Room OR Emergency Department 124

Paramedic Training Spot

JANUARY 20, 2022

The CPR course typically takes 4 to 8 hours to complete. With your CPR card in hand, you must then attend another course to earn an emergency medical technician certification. This is the entry-level licensure for all emergency medical services professionals and is regulated by the Office of Emergency Medical Services.

Paramedic 52

Paramedic Emergency Medical Technician Emergency Medical Services EMT 52

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. Auscultation. Even worse.

E-9-1-1 130

E-9-1-1 EMS ALS OR 130