Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Sinha 2012] It is useful in the prehospital setting , correlating well with actual weight and ED Broselow weight. PAWPER was more accurate than EPLS (European life support formula) as well. Good correlation to bed scale weight in trauma patients (Pearson coefficient 0.86), but there was some error in the highest weight category.

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E-9-1-1 Emergency Medical Services Life Support ALS 271

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Guest Skeptic: Dr. 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 […] The post SGEM#350: How Did I Get Epi Alone? JAMA Sept 2021. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is in progress.

Epinephrine 100

Epinephrine Critical Care Life Support Emergency Department 100

Critical Care Scenarios

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Takeaway lessons Many decisions in the ED are less about what to do, and more about when to do it. Takeaway lessons * Many decisions in the ED are less about what to do, and more about when to do it. Time and location are key considerations for efficient care.* Goals of care starts in the ED, and not with lip service.

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ICU Life Support Emergency Department ED 100

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

She was intubated at the scene and transported to your ED, with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed en route. CRITICAL CARE CASE REPORTS: METABOLIC, RENAL, AND ENDOCRINE , pp. Extracorporeal life support rewarming rate is associated with survival with good neurological outcome in accidental hypothermia.

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CPR Life Support Critical Care ALS 145

EMDocs

JUNE 22, 2024

A 37-year-old G5P4 at 33 weeks presents to the ED after being brought in by ambulance. Treatment is supportive with respiratory therapy, critical care, inotropic therapy, and cardiac life support. We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp.

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EMS FFP Ambulance ICU 111

ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

emergency departments (EDs), with statistics reporting more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests per year. More recent literature and guidelines support the use of lidocaine as an alternative agent, and currently both are included in standard advanced cardiovascular life support. 2023;163(5):1109-1119.

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Defibrillator OR ALS Epinephrine 98

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). His blood sugar was normal en route to the ED, and his initial rhythm on the cardiac monitor was asystole. Per EMS he was very cold to touch.

Defibrillator 109

Defibrillator CPR Epinephrine Life Support 109