EMDocs
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Questions: What are the symptoms of second-generation antipsychotic overdose? How is second-generation antipsychotic overdose diagnosed? What is the treatment for patients who have overdosed on second-generation antipsychotics? 4 The specific incidence of second-generation antipsychotic drug overdose is unknown, however, 4.7%
ESO
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Early CPR plays an important role in the American Heart Associations (AHA) Chain of Survival , which emphasizes recognizing symptoms quickly, activating 911, performing CPR, and practicing early defibrillation and post-resuscitation care.
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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 25, 2024
He was defibrillated into VT. He then underwent dual sequential defibrillation into asystole. See these related cases: Cardiac arrest, defibrillated, diffuse ST depression and ST Elevation in aVR. This patient was witnessed by bystanders to collapse. They started CPR. EMS arrived and found him in Ventricular Fibrillation (VF).
REBEL EM
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Background Information: Double external defibrillation (DED) is an intervention often used to treat refractory ventricular fibrillation (RVF). This procedure involves applying another set of pads attached to a second defibrillator to a patient and shocking them in hopes of terminating the rhythm. N Engl J Med.
EMDocs
JANUARY 8, 2024
Calcium is associated with harm but is still necessary in certain situations (hyperkalemia, calcium channel blocker overdose) (Level 3 recommendation: no benefit). With respect to timing, for cardiac arrest with a shockable rhythm, it may be reasonable to administer epinephrine after initial defibrillation attempts have failed.
NAEMSP
APRIL 19, 2023
CPR is taken over by responding crews, and he is placed on a cardiac monitor/defibrillator. After several cycles of defibrillation, epinephrine, and amiodarone, the patient remains in cardiac arrest. His family has been performing bystander, and report that he suddenly collapsed just a few minutes ago. References: 1. Ramazan, K.,
Peter Canning
JANUARY 14, 2024
For all the fancy changes over the year, the bottom line has always been to provide good CPR compressions and timely defibrillation. Sodium bicarbonate should only be administered in cardiac arrest for suspected sodium channel blocker overdoses. Pediatric defibrillation doses should be 2j/kg, 4j/kg. mg via syringe.*
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