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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

Sinha 2012] It is useful in the prehospital setting , correlating well with actual weight and ED Broselow weight. 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.

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SGEM#350: How Did I Get Epi Alone? Vasopressin and Methylprednisolone for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

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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? Epinephrine is provided and you quickly place an advanced airway. JAMA Sept 2021.

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2023 AHA Update on ACLS

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This post will focus on the key parts of the guideline that affect ED evaluation and management. Vasopressor medications during cardiac arrest We recommend that epinephrine be administered for patients in cardiac arrest. It is reasonable to administer epinephrine 1 mg every 3 to 5 minutes for cardiac arrest. COR 1, LOE B-R.

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Updates in the Management of Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia or Ventricular Fibrillation Arrest

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emergency departments (EDs), with statistics reporting more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests per year. 2 Standard management for VT and VF involves the use of electrical defibrillation, high-quality chest compressions, and epinephrine. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a commonly encountered entity in U.S.

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ToxCard: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity

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These medications are a vital tool in the care of ED patients, from simple local analgesia for a laceration repair to regional analgesia for painful procedures. 1,2] Consider using a physiological marker to help identify inadvertent vascular injection, such as epinephrine. [3] doi:10.1007/BF03161199 Olson K, Smollin C, eds.

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Case Report: Coronary Vasospasm-Induced Cardiac Arrest

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Advanced cardiac life support protocol was initiated, and the patient was intubated. Traditional Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) medications, namely epinephrine, have been known to exacerbate coronary vasospasm. Dr. Rad is ED faculty at Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center in Marietta, Ga.,

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Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest: Pearls and Pitfalls

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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. It is unclear how long he was down. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001518