REBEL EM

JUNE 8, 2023

1-4 The PDPs, phenylephrine and epinephrine, result in vasoconstriction and increased cardiac contractility. They can be associated with side effects such as reflex bradycardia, decreased stroke volume in phenylephrine, tachycardia and hypertension associated with epinephrine.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Most emergency drugs except for amiodarone and succinylcholine are based on ideal body weight [Emergency Medical Services for Children, Luten 2007] Epinephrine, dopamine, fentanyl, ketamine based on what child should weigh. 2020) The Times & Tapes Are a-Changin’: The Latest Broselow-Luten Tape for EMS , EMS World.

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REBEL EM

APRIL 29, 2024

Critically ill patients requiring resuscitation often present with many challenges including the ability to secure safe, sterile, fast, and reliable intravenous (IV) access. Over the years emergency and critical care physicians have tried many ways to establish IV access in emergencies including the “crash” or “dirty” central line.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 16, 2024

Authors: Christian Gerhart, MD (EM Resident Physician, Washington University in St. Louis); Dr. Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Attending Physician, Washington University in St. You receive a page for a cardiac arrest and take report from emergency medical services (EMS). Per EMS he was very cold to touch. 2009;338:b2085.

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ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

2 Standard management for VT and VF involves the use of electrical defibrillation, high-quality chest compressions, and epinephrine. 5 More recent literature defines “refractory” as VT or VF that is persistent or recurrent despite three shocks from a defibrillator, three rounds of epinephrine, and use of an antiarrhythmic (i.e.,

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Handtevy

MARCH 14, 2018

911 is called and EMS professionals are 7 minutes away. If we remove these decades old requirements we can begin to reshape human behavior at the point of care, where it matters most. In this video we describe a step by step approach to pediatric critical care using training that is specifically geared towards System 2 elimination.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 4, 2024

Other Norepinephrine or epinephrine are preferred vasopressors when needed. Critical Care Toxicology. Consider lidocaine for associated dysrhythmias. 8 Consider intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) for cardiotoxicity not responsive to other treatments. 9-12 Do not use this prophylactically in bupropion overdoses. 2014;52(9):969-72.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

EMS physicians report he was found in ventricular fibrillation. Multiple attempts at defibrillation, epinephrine, and amiodarone have been unsuccessful. Simon EM, Tanaka K. A 67-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) in cardiac arrest. He was found by bystanders after he collapsed and 911 was called.

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NAEMSP

APRIL 19, 2023

After several cycles of defibrillation, epinephrine, and amiodarone, the patient remains in cardiac arrest. 2020), but IV Calcium is still used routinely in some cases in the critical care setting, such as congenital heart disease. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 23 (11), 860-871. Kay, J., & Blalock, A.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Guest Skeptic: Missy Carter is a PA currently practicing in critical care after having attended the University of Washington's MEDEX program. Case: You’re doing a ride along with your local emergency medical service (EMS) crews and responding to an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Reference: Couper et al.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Authors: Rachel Bridwell, MD (EM Attending Physician; Tacoma, WA), Katey DG Osborne, MD (EM Attending Physician; Tacoma, WA) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK, EM Attending Physician, UTSW / Parkland Memorial Hospital) and Brit Long, MD (@long_brit, EM Attending Physician, San Antonio, TX) Welcome to emDOCs revamp!

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FOAMfrat

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Earlier in the summer, I wrote a blog discussing the challenges, intricacies, and educational pitfalls of postpartum hemorrhage in EMS. In the standard care of anaphylactoid reactions, we administer Epinephrine, Diphenhydramine, steroids, and bronchodilators. Critical Care Medicine, 33 (10), S279-S285.

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FOAMfrat

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Fast forward a few years, maybe a critical care class or a few Studio modules, and now we’ve learned that there’s a whole world of vasopressors, inotropes, inopressors, and inodilators out there. In the EMS setting, the most common cardiogenic shock patient is most likely a STEMI. mcg/kg/min. link] Levy, B., link] Shankar, A.,

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