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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NCOAE

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

What an EMT Must Learn While nearly anyone can attempt to become an EMT, in order to qualify to take and pass the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians certification exam, candidates must first complete an approved EMS education program. That means they must learn how to assess and administer for each of those conditions.

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NAEMSP

APRIL 19, 2023

After several cycles of defibrillation, epinephrine, and amiodarone, the patient remains in cardiac arrest. Special causes of cardiac arrest to include hyperkalemia and calcium channel blocker overdose, have limited data regarding efficacy but do still carry the recommendation for calcium administration. References: 1. Ramazan, K.,

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 21, 2024

The patient in today’s case is a previously healthy 40-something male who contacted EMS due to acute onset crushing chest pain. Epinephrine infusion was begun. These are also the most commonly reported findings in toxic overdoses with ventricular arrhythmias being reported as the leading cause of death.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 29, 2020

EMS arrived and found her in a wide complex PEA rhythm. She was given 3 mg IV epinephrine and multiple rounds of ACLS over approximately 20 minutes. This is commonly found after epinephrine for cardiac arrest, but could have been pre-existing and a possible contributing factor to cardiac arrest. CPR was started immediately.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 4, 2024

Questions: What are the clinical manifestations of bupropion overdose? How is bupropion overdose treated? How long should a patient be observed after a bupropion overdose? 1 In addition to intentional overdoses, there are multiple case studies of abuse (ingestion, insufflation, injection). hours, SR 3 hours, XL 5 hours.

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REBEL EM

JUNE 12, 2024

According to the 2022 Annual Report of the National Poison Data System from America’s Poison Center, CCBs and BBs account for the sixth and seventh largest number of fatalities from overdose. Insulin versus vasopressin and epinephrine to treat beta-blocker toxicity. Circulation. 2005;111(20):2588-2595. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.497461

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REBEL EM

DECEMBER 19, 2022

At REBEL EM, we’ve done an extensive write up that details some of the different types of DED and the electrophysiology behind it. Within the United States, due to paramedic shortages, this dual-medic setup does not exist in many EMS systems. That write up was for the DOSE-VF pilot trial done in March 2020 and can be found here.

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