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ToxCard: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity

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1,2] Consider using a physiological marker to help identify inadvertent vascular injection, such as epinephrine. [3] Supportive care includes: protecting the airway if necessary, supplemental oxygen if needed, and vasopressor support if the patient is hypotensive. 5,8] In one review the incidence of LAST was estimated to be 2.7

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Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest: Pearls and Pitfalls

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The patient received 1 mg of epinephrine IV x2 with conversion of his rhythm to ventricular fibrillation (VF) for which he was defibrillated twice in the field. He requires low-dose epinephrine to maintain his mean arterial pressure (MAP) in the 60s mmHg and is transported to the cardiothoracic (CT) ICU. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001518

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Resident Journal Review: Available Evidence Regarding Targeted Temperature Management (TTM)

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For both groups, mean time to basic life support was determined to be one-minute, advanced life support started at 10 minutes, and time to ROSC at 25 minutes. Secondary outcomes included mortality, duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU and hospital length of stay (LOS), infections, and hematologic adverse events.

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