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We look at:
- The DEVICE Trial
- The CAPE COD Trial
- Management of Cardiogenic Shock in Elderly Patients
- Magnesium in Atrial Fibrillation: 4 Trials
- Pad Placement and Energy levels in Cardioverting AF:...
Amiodarone has been the first line therapy for VT/VF since 2000. At that time it replaced Lidocaine as the drug of choice, in the resuscitation guidelines. Lidocaine however made a comeback in...
The Study
Pouryahya P et al. Utility of lumbar puncture after a normal brain commuted tomography scan in patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected subarachnoid...
Acute headache acounts for up to 2% of Emergency Department presentations, with up to 10% of those patients having a serious cause for their headache. Subarachnoid Haemorrhage(SAH) is...
A lecture by Dr Adam Michael on investigations in suspercted PE in Pregnancy.
This study looked at the safety and efficiency of non-invasive diagnostic approaches in pregnant patients suspected of having a pulmonary embolism(PE).
The Study
Milo A.M et al....
When and How to Perform a Lateral Canthotomy
A 35 yo woman presents to your rural emergency department. She has recently had eye surgery at a large tertiary centre and has been allowed home....
Case 1: Is that a Spider in her ear?
"Please help, there's something running around in my ear!" That was the triage. The patient woke with the feeling that something was crawling around in her...
This is a review from the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, of the data supporting their use of specific and non-specific reversal agents.
The Paper
Levy J H et al....
A 38 yo patient with no previous history presents with 3 days of epigastric pain, shoulder pain, shortness of breath and fevers. He presents to the emergency department because he is feeling weak.
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Bottom Line
In this large single-center retrospective study, there was a reduced risk of first pass failure when paralytic agents were used before induction agents.
The Study
Effect of...
The term 'hypertensive urgency' is a misnomer. It implies that there is an urgent need to treat. Treating asymptomatic hypertensive patients is the exception to, rather than the rule. Intensive...
In response to the uncertainty of which route is better for drug administration in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) ie., intraosseous (I/O) or intravenous (IV), "we conducted the...
Are Kids just small adults? The questions that creates outrage and debate.
How do we approach the child with a potential cervical spine in jury? This is an old school approach by Dr Claire...
This study looked at the use of intraosseous (I/O) versus intravenous (IV) routes for drug administration in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
The Primary outcome of ustained...
Hypertensive emergencies are defined as sudden and prolonged increases in the arterial blood pressure, with associated organ damage. The degree of increase above that which the patient normally...
This trial looked at "whether indirect laryngoscopy with a video laryngoscope would result in increased success on the first attempt at urgent oral endotracheal intubation in neonates".
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This week we have a podcast with special guest Dr Will Davies, who takes us through a recent interesting case he had of exertional heat stroke. Below is a rapid summary of exertional heat stroke.
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Rapid sequence intubation can be associated with peri or post intubation hypotension and in a small group of patients, cardiac arrest. In the lecture on Resuscitative sequence intubation (July 2024...
Cervical spine injuries in children are uncommon and radiation risk from CT scans can be significant. We don’t have specific paediatric prediction rules for potential cervical spine injuries...
Post Intubation hypotension has been linked to induction agents, although the studies for this are few. It is moreso related to age and Shock Index. In a registry-based study there was no...
The Use of Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest: An Interview with Professor Paul Middleton.
The use of ultrasound in cardiac arrest has increased significantly. The false belief that we need to be ECHO...
Right Ventricular(RV) failure presents a significant challenge in the emergency department. It can affect our resuscitative efforts. The only way to diagnose it is with echocardiography. That may...
