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The Safety and Efficacy of Push Dose Vasopressors in Critically Ill Adults

REBEL EM

The retrospective design of this study omitted assessment of ventricular dysrhythmias related to push dose pressor administration, as they were reliant on information in the EMR. Adrenergic agonists certainly have the potential to affect sympathetic sequelae, and adverse events.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

REBEL EM

Background Information: Obtaining definitive control of the airway, when indicated, is the responsibility of the emergency medicine physician. Reason for intubation, severity of illness, ARDS risk score, and ventilator settings were extracted from the electronic medical record (EMR).

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An EM Resident’s Guide to Basic Airway Management

Core EM

look them up in the EMR to see if theyve been intubated before, and look at the note on the difficulty and grade of view.) Figure 15: LEFT: patient lying supine – meatus of ear is definitely below level of the sternum – you may have a difficult time getting a good view in this position. Auscultation. Even worse.

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