There has been a long-standing debate in the fields of emergency medicine and critical care regarding the ideal paralytic agent to use during RSI, rocuronium or succinylcholine. This dispute, has even developed slogans such as Roc Rocks, Sux Sucks as one side attempts to definitively proclaim its superiority through witty aspersions. But up until now […]
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EMCrit 170 – the ER REBOA Catheter with Joe DuBose
Resuscitative REBOA is interesting, but was probably too complex for Resus Doctors–well not anymore!
EMCrit 42 – A phD in EKG with Steve Smith
Electrocardiograms can be subtle; but you can’t miss them or patients die. Today, I interview, Dr. Stephen Smith of the incredible blog: Dr. Smith’s EKG Blog.
EMCrit 16 – Coding Asthmatic, DOPES and Finger Thoracostomy
DOPES will save your butt on crashing vent pts
EMCrit 205 – Push-Dose Pressors Update
An update on push-dose pressors
EMCrit – RACC Lit Review Oct/Nov 2022
Oct/Nov 2022
Hypothermia and Post-Arrest Studies
The Biggies TTM Trial TTM Trial Hemodynamics Polderman Editorial on TTM HACA Trial (NEJM 2002;346(8):549) Bernard RCT (NEJM 2002;346(8):557) Meta-Analysis ILCOR Hypothermia Statement ILCOR Post-Arrest Care Statement Lancet Review by Kees Polderman Nuts & Bolts Review by Kees Polderman (Crit Care Med 2009;37(3):1101-1120) Mechanisms of Hypothermia by Kees Polderman Study by Oddi ( )-Included Asystole […]
EMCrit RACC Lit Review for April 2022
All the lit, none of the sh&t
Enhancing Human Performance and Flow in Resuscitation Part 2: The Tao of Resuscitation Performance
Part II of Lauria’s discussion of flow and resuscitation
EMCrit 356 – More on Accidental Hypothermia with Ken Zafren
A deeper dive on accidental hypothermia in anticipation of my much awaited winter
EMCrit – A Debate on the Use of Cognitive Decision Aids for Resuscitation and why Twitter is absolute, utter Crap
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Preoxygenation, Reoxygenation and Deoxygenation
What is this page about? Scott Weingart, MD and Richard Levitan, MD published an article in the Annals of Emergency Medicine entitled Preoxygenation and Prevention of Desaturation during Emergency Airway Management. This page serves as a repository for supplementary material on the subjects raised in the article. The article is available for free on the […]
Top EMCCM Articles from Tim Ellender
Tim Ellender, EM Intensivist and all around cool guy just dropped his picks for the top EMCCM articles all trainees and attendings must read.
EMCrit 121 – REBOA
This episode, we discuss REBOA (resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta).
The Case of the Perfect Imperfection
The Enemy of Good is Perfect The interpretation of literature is not dissimilar from the interpretation of the Rorschach tests. To one person the data appears to be a freshly hatched butterfly full of hope and promise. While to another it is a discomforting stain resulting from the splatter of improperly handled bodily excrement. What you […]