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JJ 14 Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest

Emergency Medicine Cases

Does epinephrine improve the chances of return of spontaneous circulation at the expense of the brain? In other words, while we know that epinephrine doubles rates of ROSC in all comers in cardiac arrest, there’s never been robust evidence for long term improvements in neurologic functional outcomes.

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Clinical Conundrums: How Long Should We Monitor After Giving IM Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis?

REBEL EM

How Long Should We Monitor After Giving IM Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis? Bottom Line Up Top: After prompt recognition and appropriate treatment with IM epinephrine, the risk of biphasic reactions are exceedingly low. At the time of discharge, appropriate patient education and prescriptions for IM epinephrine are essential.

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Ep 193 The Crashing Asthmatic – Recognition and Management of Life Threatening Asthma

Emergency Medicine Cases

What are the best options for dosing and administering magnesium sulphate, epinephrine, fentanyl and ketamine in the management of the crashing asthmatic? We answer such questions as: what are the key elements in recognition of threatening asthma? What are the most time-sensitive interventions required to break the vicious cycle of asthma?

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Neonatal Resuscitation Rapid Review Video Part 2 – Chest Compressions, Epinephrine, Algorithm Pearls and Pitfalls

Emergency Medicine Cases

Nick Clarridge runs through the NRP algorithm and delivers the nuggets of wisdom on when and how best to perform chest compressions, give epinephrine and pearls and pitfalls of the algorithm.

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EM@3AM: Bacterial Tracheitis

EMDocs

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. 2][3] Bacterial tracheitis should be suspected over croup if nebulized racemic epinephrine or steroids do not improve the clinical course. [2][3][8] link] The post EM@3AM: Bacterial Tracheitis appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. 1983;137(8):764.

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SGEM#453: I Can’t Go For That – No, No Narcan for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Chris Root is an emergency medicine and emergency medicine service (EMS) physician at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Chris completed his emergency medicine residency and EMS fellowship at UNM. Before attending medical school, he was a New York City Paramedic. There is drug paraphernalia scattered around the room.

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Transcutaneous Pacing: Part 2

EMS 12-Lead

Epinephrine administered intravenously. They administered 10 mcg of push-dose epinephrine. Atropine and further doses of epinephrine were not administered. Paramedics continued compressions and ventilations (30:2 per protocol prior to advanced airway placement) and had an initial rhythm of asystole. Approach TCP with skepticism.